~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vol. 6 No. 6 November 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ******************************************************** DON'T MISS OUT-- Do we have your correct contact information? Please remember to inform us when you change Society Liasions... Email their name and email address to deannaramsey@comcast.net! ******************************************************** PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO MEMBERS OF YOUR SOCIETY... Liaison News/Announcement Submissions PLEASE email your society's news and announcements at least 2 MONTHS in advance (this will allow time for individuals to plan on attending your meeting/s). Please email them no later than 5 p.m. on the last day of each month. The FSGS Liaison Newsletter will be emailed to you by the 3rd of each month. Please remember to notify me of any changes in your local society's Liaison (i.e. name and email address). Should you have any topic suggestions/articles - please contact Deanna Ramsey at deannaramsey@comcast.net. Liaison Events Please submit your calendar of events using the NEW Calendar Event Submission form on the FSGS website at www.flsgs.org under the Calendar link. Events submitted using this form will be published on the FSGS Website and will print in the Liaison Newsletter. ******************************************************** ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM FSGS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CHAIR ******************************************************** FLORIDA STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 30th ANNUAL CONFERENCE 10-11 November 2006 Crowne Plaza Melbourne 2605 N. A1A Oceanfront Melbourne, Florida Mention FSGS for a special room rate - $95.00 (+ taxes) Rooms being held until OCTOBER 19th. Call 800-227-6963 Featured Guest Speaker CLAIRE MIRE BETTAG, CGSM, CGLSM Visit the FSGS web site www.flsgs.org to download and print a registration form. ~~The Conference schedule is now online. Visit www.flsgs.org and click on view the 2006 Conference Schedule!~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FREE consultations from APG Members for FSGS Conference Attendees! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHAT: Professional genealogist will provide free consultations to any family history researcher who attends the Florida State Genealogical Society, 2006 Conference in Melbourne, FL on Saturday Nov 11. Attendees can bring their tough genealogical problem and discuss it with a professional expert and member of the Assocication of Professional Genealogical (APG) This is a great opportunity to (1) get good ideas to solve one of your brick wall" problems. and (2) see how a professional genealogist approaches a difficult family research problem. WHEN: Sign up Friday, November 10, 2006 from 1:15 to 5 pm Consultations, Saturday, November 11, 2006 from 10 am to 3 pm WHERE: Florida State Genealogical Society 2006 Conference, Crowne Plaza, 2605 N. A1A Melbourne, Florida SIGN UP: To sign up, bring a complete appointment form to the APG Road Show table at the FSGS Confernce site. You may obtain an appointment form at the confernece or by sneding an E-mail to Ken Macomber (kmacomber@rootsdata.com) no later than noon FRIDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2006. Bring Family groups sheet and any docmentation with you that you have relating to your problem. Please focus on a single ancestor problem since consultations will be limited to apprximately 15 minutes. Any questions, contact Debbe Hagner, AG Publicity for APG-FL Chapter ******************************************************** **************** GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM FSGS ******************************************************** **************** 2006 Banner Parade Registration Form Banner Parade News Since 1984, the Banner Parade has been a part of our opening ceremonies at each annual conference of the Florida State Genealogical Society. We hope Society Presidents will help us continue this tradition by sending their banners and stands to this year's meeting in Melbourne on Nov. 10-11, 2006. Please bring your banner or appoint someone to present it for your Society. Mary Singley, the Banner Parade Coordinator, needs to know you are coming no later than October 20, 2006. Contact her with your society name, banner description, and name of presenter by emailing mdsingley@cox.net or mail to Mary Singley , 1415 NE 7th Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32601. Come join the fun! Be an active participant this year. ~~~~~~~ ATTENTION Societies it is not too late to request a FREE Vendor Table for the Conference. Contact Melody Porter at southernancestors@yahoo.com ~~~~~~~ Speakers Bureau Need help selecting a speaker for your organization? Visit our speakers bureau link on www.flsgs.org for assistance! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CALENDAR EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Due to issues sending the calendar of events please use the following link to access the November calendar of the FSGS website http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/calendar_11.htm. Please not ALL upcoming events OR electronic issues of this publication are accessible at ANY TIME online at www.flsgs.org. ******************************************************** Published on behalf of the Florida State Genealogical Society By: Deanna Ramsey, Public Relations Chair ********************************************************