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January 2011
- DATE: Tuesday, 4 Jan. 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: Pinellas Genealogy Society
EVENT: Class
TIME: 6 pm - 8 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Damon Hostetler
TOPIC: Courthouse Records
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at
bbryan84@gmail.com
or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Tuesday, 4 Jan. 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 10 am - 12 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Peter Summers
TOPIC: Internet Site Exploration
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at bbryan84@gmail.com
or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Wednesday, 5 Jan. 2010
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 6 pm - 8 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Peter Summers
TOPIC: Military Records--How to Find and Use Them
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at bbryan84@gmail.com
or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Thursday, 6 Jan 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 10 am - 12 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Peter Summers
TOPIC: Photo Restoration and Management Using Photoshop Elements
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at
bbryan84@gmail.com or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Sunday, January 9, 2011
SOCIETY: Jewish Genealogical Society of Tampa Bay
AREA: central
EVENT: monthly Meeting
TIME: 1:30 PM/4:00 PM
LOCATION: gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, 14041 Icot Blvd., Clearwater,
Florida
SPEAKER: LIZ COURSEN
TOPIC: TELLING YOUR STORY
COST: No Charge
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: dessert & Coffee
CONTACT: Sally Israel, sisrael@tampabay.rr.com , 727-343-1652
- WEB SITE:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fljgstb/
ADDITIONAL INFO: This presentation will explain the process of turning your
family history into a published work that can be passed to family and
friends. This process includes steps such as editing, book design and
pre-production proof reading.
- DATE: Monday, 10 Jan. 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 6 pm - 8 pm
SPEAKER: Bob Smith
TOPIC: Family Tree Maker 2010 Basics--Pert 1
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at bbryan84@gmail.com
or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Tuesday, 11 Jan. 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 6 pm - 8 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Peter Summers
TOPIC: Naturalization: The Process, The Documents, and How to Find
Them
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at
bbryan84@gmail.com or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Wednesday, 12 Jan. 2010
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 10 am - 12 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Bob Bryan
TOPIC: Getting Started in Genealogy
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at
bbryan84@gmail.com
or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Wednesday, 12 Jan. 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 6 pm - 8 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Peter Summers
TOPIC: FamilySearch--Getting the Most From ?This Huge, Free Website
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at
bbryan84@gmail.com or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Thursday, 13 Jan 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 10 am - 12 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Peter Summers
TOPIC: National Archives--Getting the Most From the Website
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at
bbryan84@gmail.com or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Saturday, 15 Jan 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Tour
TIME: 1 pm-2 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Peter Summers
TOPIC: Tour of the Genealogy Center of the Largo Public Library,
Largo, Florida
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at
bbryan84@gmail.com or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Saturday, 15 Jan 2011
SOCIETY: Bay County Genealogical Society
AREA: North
EVENT: Monthly Meeting
TIME: 1:00 pm till 2:30 pm
LOCATION: Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City,
Florida
SPEAKER: Fred Borg
TOPIC: COMPUTER SCANNING & TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTS Mr. Borg will
show us some quick and effective tricks for scanning printed pages and
converting them into MS Word or PDF files. He will also discuss how to
translate documents from one language to another.
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Refreshments
CONTACT: Mary K. McGraw,
mary.mcgraw@comcast.net , 850.258.5813
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- DATE: Tuesday, 18 Jan. 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 6 pm - 8 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Bob Bryan
TOPIC: Google Your Family Tree
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at bbryan84@gmail.com
or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Wednesday, 19 Jan. 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 6 pm - 8 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Peter Summers
TOPIC: Immigration Records and Ship Passengeer Lists, How to Find and
Use Them
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at
bbryan84@gmail.com or calling 727-595-4521
- WEB SITE:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flpgs/index.htm
ADDITIONAL INFO: All classes are free and open to the public. The Local
History Room at the Largo Library has limited seating space. Please
reserve your place for the class by sending an email to Bob Bryan at
BBryan84@gmail.com or
calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Thursday, 20 January 2011
SOCIETY: Bay County Genealogical Society & Bay County Public Library
AREA: North
EVENT: Genealogy After Hours
TIME: 5:00 pm till 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City,
FL
SPEAKER: N/A
TOPIC: THE 16th GENEALOGY AFTER HOURS session is when YOU do YOUR
family history research with assistance from staff after the library has
closed to the public. Beginners will receive a beginner's packet and
staff assistance. All attendees should bring YOUR family information
with you so YOU can research YOUR family! RESERVATIONS REQUIRED - Please
Call (850)522-2130 to make reservations or to answer questions about the
session.
- COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Rebecca Saunders, Bay County Public Library, (850) 522-2130
- WEB SITE:
www.rootsweb.com/~flbcgs
- ADDITIONAL INFO: RESERVATIONS REQUIRED - Please call (850) 522-2130
to speak with Bay County Public Library's Local History/Genealogy Staff.
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- DATE: Saturday, 22 January, 2011
- SOCIETY: Volusia-Flagler Council of Genealogical Societies
- AREA: North East
- EVENT: Seminar: "Thinking Creatively About Difficult Research Problems"
- TIME: 8:15 - ( registration) 9: 00 a.m. - 4: 00 p.m.
- LOCATION: The Club-Halifax Plantation 3400 Clubhouse Dr, Ormond Beach,
FL
- SPEAKER: Apryl Cox
- TOPIC: "Thinking Creatively About Difficult Research Problems"
- 1. Thinking Creatively About Difficult Research Problems
- 2. Strategies for Finding Elusive Ancestors
- 3. Building a Case When Direct Evidence is Missing
- COST: $35.00 till December 15. Thereafter $40.00 includes lunch &
dessert
- FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Three menu choices. Select when making reservations.
Coffee, Tea, water
- ADDITIONAL INFO: Reservations required by 15 January, 2011 Used
Genealogical Materials Sale "Fun Stuff for Genealogists" Vendor Door &
Raffle Prizes
- click on Seminar.
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- DATE(S): Saturday, 22 Jan 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: User's Group
TIME: 10 am - 12 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Peter Summers
TOPIC: Roots Magic User's Group
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at
bbryan84@gmail.com or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Monday, 24 Jan. 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 6 pm - 8 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Bob Smith
TOPIC: Family Tree Maker 2010 Basics--Part 2
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at bbryan84@gmail.com
or calling 727-595-4521
- WEB SITE:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flpgs/index.htm
ADDITIONAL INFO: All classes are free and open to the public. The Local
History Room at the Largo Library has limited seating space. Please reserve
your place for the class by sending an email to Bob Bryan at
BBryan84@gmail.com or calling
727-595-4521
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- DATE: Thursday, 27 Jan 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 10 am - 12 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Peter Summers
TOPIC: Non-Population Schedules of the US Census
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at bbryan84@gmail.com or calling 727-595-4521
- WEB SITE:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flpgs/index.htm
ADDITIONAL INFO: All classes are free and open to the public. The Local
History Room at the Largo Library has limited seating space. Please reserve
your place for the class by sending an email to Bob Bryan at
BBryan84@gmail.com
or calling 727-595-4521
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- DATE: Saturday, January 29, 2011
SOCIETY: Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County
AREA: South Florida
EVENT: 2011 Winter Program
TIME: 10:00am to 3:00pm
LOCATION: Episcopal Church of Bethesda by the Sea Parish Hall, , Palm Beach
SPEAKER: Pamela J. Cooper
TOPIC: Lecture Topics:
1. Pathfinders, Guides, Finding Aids and Catalogs
2. Library or Labyrinth: getting through the maze
3. Searching Newspapers Online
4. Has Your Ancestor Been Mugged?
COST: $25.00, Including Box Lunch from TooJay’s
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: Box Lunch, coffee, tea, soft drinks, water
CONTACT: Lorraine, Ancestry@gensocofpbc.org 561-616-3455 WEB SITE:
www.gensocofpbc.org
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- DATE: Monday, 31 Jan. 2011
SOCIETY: Pinellas Genealogy Society
AREA: West Central
EVENT: Class
TIME: 6 pm - 8 pm
LOCATION: Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo, Florida
SPEAKER: Bob Bryan
TOPIC: Photo Organization and Basic Image Enhancement Using Picasa
COST: Free
FOOD/REFRESHMENTS: None
CONTACT: Bob Bryan at bbryan84@gmail.com
or calling 727-595-4521
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