CALENDAR OF WFGS EVENTS
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Date
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Activity
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Time
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Description
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| 2008 |
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| Jan 5th |
Regular Meeting |
10 a.m |
LDS Resources, Their Origins and Reliability. By Laura Lee
Scott |
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| Feb 2 |
Regular Meeting |
10 a.m. |
The GEDCOM: What it is, why it's important, and how to fix it when it
doesn't work. By Jerry Merritt |
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| Mar 1st |
Regular Meeting |
10 a.m. |
Jeanette Bornholt, Librarian at the Foley
Public Library and President of the Baldwin County Genealogical Society. |
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| April 5th |
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9 a.m. |
FIND YOUR WEST FLORIDA ANCESTORS
at Family History Day
Saturday April 5, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Bring a Friend
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| May 3rd |
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The use of DNA testing. By Jerry Merritt |
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| June 7th |
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Internet sites where seasoned and apprentice
family researchers can go to find "Genealogy on the Internet". By Glen Wilson |
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| July 5th |
NO Meeting |
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Happy Fourth of July |
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| August 2nd |
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| Sept 6th |
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"Using Worldconnect to Preserve & Share
Data" By Laura Lee Scott |
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| Oct 4th |
Registration 8:30 a.m. |
fee
$25. |
Fall Conference "State Archives
Explored". Presented by AL & FL Archivists |
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| Nov 1st |
Regular Meeting
Program 10 a.m.
Doors open 9 a.m. |
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Using land records to trace our ancestors. By Pete Baucum |
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| Dec 6th |
Regular Meeting
Program 10 a.m.
Doors open 9 a.m. |
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Jacki Wilson, Curator of Research and Collections of the Pensacola
Historical Society.
She will be discussing archival techniques
for photos, papers, and digital media. She will also bring examples of
archival sleeves for protecting photos and negatives. |
| 2009 |
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| Jan 3rd |
Regular Meeting
Program 10 a.m.
Doors open 9 a.m. |
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Pam Watts will give a presentation on the Civil War |
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| Feb 7th |
Regular Meeting
Program 10 a.m.
Doors open 9 a.m. |
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Laura Lee Scott will give a presentation on Using Timelines;
Personal, Ancestral and History. |
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| March 7 |
Regular Meeting
Program 10 a.m.
Doors open 9 a.m. |
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Bruce Rova - Alabama Libraries |
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| April 4 |
Conference |
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Debra Sandstrom Fleming, The Ancestry Detective LLC, will
present the following topics:
Getting Started in Genealogy
The Three D's: Deeds, Death, Divorce
Obscure Record Sources
Heritage Quest.com: An Under Utilized Resource |
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| May 2 |
Regular meeting
Program 10 a.m.
Doors open 9 a.m. |
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Ms. Susan Cariglino, Santa Rosa County Clerk
of Courts, Archives Coordinator, who will give a presentation detailing
the genealogical and historical holdings of the Archives. |
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| June 6 |
Regular meeting
Program 10 a.m.
Doors open 9 a.m. |
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Margaret Harris, Past
President of the Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County, will give
a presentation on "Case Studies for the Internet". |
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| July 4 |
NO Meeting |
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Happy Fourth of July |
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| August 1 |
Regular meeting
Program 10 a.m.
Doors open 9 a.m. |
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The speaker will be Dr. Brian
Rucker, Professor at Pensacola Junior College. |
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| Sept. 5 |
Regular meeting
Program 10 a.m.
Doors open 9 a.m. |
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Elmer Spear
- Madison Library |
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