 Julia
Atzeroth & her husband's tombstone. Fogartyville Cemetery,
Bradenton, Florida. |
MGS
2010 SEMINAR
Saturday, February 13th, 2010.
Our all-day seminar will feature "The RootsMagic
Genealogical Software”. Bruce Buzbee, the software developer and
founder of RootsMagic, will speak and lead the morning and
afternoon sessions of our seminar. Laurie Buzbee, will be available to
assist attendees with specific, personalized help sessions. You are encouraged to bring your laptop
computer and get your specific questions answered by Laurie and Bruce.
The help can be directed to various questions/issues ranging from
installation of the RootsMagic program, to entering data, to some of the
advanced features of RootsMagic. It will be a meeting that you should not miss!! It will be a
great day with the RootsMagic experts. Discounts on
RootsMagic Software and related products, door prizes, and other
incentives are planned. The seminar will begin with
registration and drinks/doughnuts at 8 AM, start at 9 AM, and end at 3 PM. Computer help sessions
are planned during the program, breaks, at lunch and after 3 PM. Lunch will be
provided for all individuals that preregister. The cost is $35; the location
of the seminar is the Bethel Baptist Church facilitiy (on 30th Ave West in
Bradenton, FL click here for map).
The specific agenda for the day can be viewed by clicking here at
Agenda (a PDF file). Click for
Registration Form
(a PDF form for printing), or
click here for the On-Line Registration Option . If you have a
specific question regarding the seminar, click
Question Regarding Seminar? .
In your email subject line, put
RootsMagic Seminar Question
, or your
message may not get attention. See you at the
Seminar for a GREAT TIME!!
Society Purpose: The Society was formed to promote
individual and community awareness in genealogy, family history and allied
fields of study, conduct genealogical meetings, workshops and seminars, and
sponsor projects to promote and preserve genealogical knowledge. For example, "Tombstone Inscriptions in Cemeteries of Manatee County, FL 1850 - 1980". See Publications for this, and other MGS material available on this website.
Membership: Any person
with an interest in genealogy, family history or allied fields of study may
become a member of the Society upon acceptance and payment of dues.
Dues are currently $20 for an individual, and $25 for a family couple. Dues can be paid
at any regular membership meeting, or mailed to the Manasota Genealogical
Society, 3547 53rd Ave W. , PMB 269, Bradenton, FL 34210.
Click here for membership application
Meetings: Our General Meetings are usually the 1st Tuesday of the months October through May. The location is the
Auditorium of the Manatee County Central Public Library, 1301 Barcarrota
Boulevard West, Bradenton, FL 34205.
Benefits of Membership:
Regular meetings & workshops, newsletter, eligible for
participation in our research interest data base, publish research and general interest articles on the MGS Website, personalized name tags at
meetings, learn from other members and their experiences, and share research
knowledge and methods (just to name a few).
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday -
Feb. 2,
2010: 9:30am - 12 noon
"Coloring
Your Ancestor Alive", by Karen Krugman, P.G.; Karen is
a professional genealogist and an Ellenton, FL native; she now resides in Michigan.
The
Computer Special Interest Group (starting about 11:15am) will present a program on computer
security. It will provide tips as to how to keep your data and computer
safe and secure from Internet predators and computer failure. We will
also address what to do should your computer become infected.
The latest issue of
Cracker Crumbs (the Newsletter of the Manasota Genealogical Society)
is the Fall 2009 issue; however, the latest issue posted/archived to this website is the July 2009 issue.
The archived newsletters are PDF files that you can download and view with Adobe Acrobat
Reader. Go to Publications .
MGS Members receive a direct e-mailing of the Newsletter when published
(this saves a number of months; an advantage of membership). |