What's New?
Please visit our new web site at http://www.flbgs.org/ This RootsWeb site remains for historical purposes but it is no longer being updated.
20 May 2007		Posted BGS Standing Rules
15 May 2007		Posted BGS Bylaws Approved 16 April 2007  & 13 November 2006
07 Dec 2006		Added Florida State Genealogy Society 2006 Achievement Award             Florida TODAY Death Index 1970             Florida TODAY Death Index 1971             Florida TODAY Death Index 1972             Obituary Index for Florida TODAY, Full Year of 1974
20 Oct 2006		Added  Obituary Index for Florida TODAY, Full Year of 1973
12 Sept 2006		Added New Calendar                                                        Archived Old Calendar
06 Dec 2005		Added New Intro for Florida TODAY Death Index               Obituary Index for Florida TODAY, Full Year of 1975
21 Aug 2005		Added Obituary Index for Cocoa Tribune, 1917 through 1924
19 Aug 2005		Added Obituary Index for Cocoa Tribune, 1925 through 1929                Obituary Index for Cocoa Tribune, 1930 through 1934
July 2005		Added Cocoa Cemetery, Portion of Section D with its entire Index                         Grave Photos, and Plot Photos with Tour                Thanks to Pete Bradish for web help and               Betty Eichhorn for the Index
03 June 2005		Added Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Cemeteries
01 June 2005		Added Obituary Index for Cocoa Tribune, 1935 through 1939                Obituary Index for Cocoa Tribune, 1940 through 1944                Obituary Index for Cocoa Tribune, 1945 through 1949
26 February 2005		Added Obituary Index for Cocoa Tribune, 1950 through 1954
06 December 2004		Added Obituary Index for Cocoa Tribune, 1955 through 1959
08 November 2004		Added Obituary Index for Florida TODAY, January through June 1975
October 2004		Added Obituary Index for Cocoa Tribune, January 1, 1960 through April 5, 1966
07 May 2004		Added Membership Application in pdf format
10 December 2003		Updated the site  Listed new Board Members  Corrected broken links
15 November 2003		Addeed FreeFind Search to site. You can now request notification when a page is updated. Also included is a new "Site Map" and an automagic What's New page.
		What's New is new!   Check here for General Announcements Check the BGS Calendar for Meetings, Programs and Special Events.
26 September 2003		The 1850 through 1920 Brevard County, Florida Federal Census images are now FREELY available online at the USGenWeb Archives Census Project - Census Images courtesy of the Brevard Genealogical Society.   Note:  The Census Images CD available from SK Publications is much clearer than the GIF versions that are online.
15 June 2003		Spring/Summer Edition of Newsletter, "Travelers In Time" added.
9 January 2003		Winter Edition of Newsletter, "Travelers in Time" added. It includes photos of the Genealogy Open House. Contact information updated to include new officers. Also minor housekeeping changes on all pages.
14 October 2002		Fall Edition of Newsletter, "Travelers in Time" added.
17 September 2002		1885 Census index links complete... Census is done!
11 September 2002		1885 Census - added Mortality Schedule & Index. The index entries will be linked to their pages soon.
06 July 2002		A calendar has been added to the web site. Check the Brevard Genealogical Society - Meetings + Calendar for Meetings, Programs and Special Events.  There is a link to the BGS Calendar at the bottom of every page.
04 June 2002		Thanks go to Pete Bradish for the wonderful job he has done as webmaster -- no one can really fill his shoes, but we can try to fulfill his vision.
2001		The 1885 Florida State Census for Brevard County
History of BGS
		Brick Wall of Fame  FSGS Conference Volunteers
Charter Members		The Brevard Genealogical Society started in 1968 as The Southern Genealogist’s Exchange Society - Brevard Chapter.  Evelyn M. (Mrs. Carl F.) Bley  Merritt Island  Donna (Mrs. Joel G.) Brinkle  Cocoa  Gladys (Mrs. I. A.) Burnaman  Cocoa  Russeline S. (Mrs.) Clifton  Merritt Island  Evelyn H. (Mrs. Joe A.) Cowart  Cocoa  Joe A. Cowart, Jr.  Cocoa  Dorothy W. (Mrs. J. M.) Ellington  Cocoa  Mary M. (Mrs. I. J.) Ellington  Cocoa  Irene A. (Mrs. Tom) Fogarty  Merritt Island  Lillian H. (Mrs. Earl) Hayes  Titusville  Duane B. Martin  Merritt Island  Marjorie M. (Mrs. Duane B.) Martin  Merritt Island  Mildred (Mrs. Otto) Powers  Titusville  Mrs. R. E. Stokes  Merritt Island  Dorothy M. Stratton  Merritt Island  Patricia Stratton  Merritt Island
Then and Now
1968-1969 2007  Society Name The Southern Genealogist’s Exchange Society Brevard Chapter  Brevard Genealogical Society, Inc.  Membership  16  130 plus  Meetings  2nd Tuesday 7:30 p.m.  2nd Monday 9:30 a.m.  Dues  $5.00  $20 single / $25 couple
Membership 25 Years and Over
		Edith J. Fisher  January 1971  James C. Fulton  July 1972  Glenn B. Daughton  December 1973  Ilene M. Kidd  January 1975
Old Calendar of Events Archive
		September 2003 - August 2006

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