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News Smyrna Beach Genealogical Society of Southeast Volusia  County
Meeting from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on 2nd  Monday each month at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library. Open to the public.

DeLand   Roots and Branches  Genealogical  Society 
Roots and Branches Genealogical Society of West Volusia County,  meets at the Deland Public Library,
130 East Howry Ave., at 2 PM on the third Sunday every month  from  Sept through June.

 

 The  Volusia - Flagler Council of Genealogical  Societies  Newsletter 
is a  free  monthly on-line  publication  that serves  the  Five Genealogy Societies in  the Volusia and Flagler County area in East Central Florida.  Included each month are  announcements  of  Society meetings, speakers, research links, Library info, DAR /SAR news, and  news  of  interest.       

Ormond Beach   Halifax  Genealogical  Society
Meetings held on 2nd  Thursday of each month at l:30 p.m.  in the Ormond Beach Library auditorium, 30 S. Beach St.

Palm Coast   Genealogy Society of Flagler County
Meets 4th Thursday at the Flagler County Library  in   Palm Coast at 5:30pm

Daytona  Beach      Volusia County  Genealogical  Society
Normally Meets Daytona Beach City Island Library Auditorium on Third Thursday each month at 6pm  except July and August.  
Come visit the Genealogy room,  featuring two in room online genealogy computers.

 
Volusia County  Public Library      Flagler County  Library     Daytona Beach FHC               GenWeb Project   Florida    Voluisa Co.    FlaglerCo.

Volusia – Flagler County Genealogical Societies Newsletter 
FEBRUARY  2010     Issue 6.02

 

VOLUSIA and FLAGLER GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES

Volusia County Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m. in the Auditorium of the City Island Library, 105 E. Magnolia Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL. Directions and Map    Carolyn Carlisle will present  ” Using DNA in Genealogical Research.”    Visitors always welcome.  For more info e-mail: vcgs@cfl.rr.com

Halifax Genealogical Society -  The February meeting of the Halifax Genealogical Society will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.  in the Ormond Beach Library Auditorium.  There will be a Board Meeting at noon in Meeting Room 3.  SPEAKER:  Rev. A. Dale Stewart.  PROGRAM:  "The Hochstetler Massacre" In this program Rev. Stewart introduces his ancestor Jacob Hochstetler of Berks County, Pennsylvania.  Follow Jacob's involvement in this incident of 1757 and learn something of the Amish culture.    NEW FOR 2010 - Monthly Genealogical Class:  February 11, 2010.  "Using the United States Census"  The classes will follow the general meeting, from approximately 3:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m..  Visitors are welcome.

Roots and Branches Genealogical Society of West Volusia County meets in the auditorium of the DeLand Regional Library, 130 East Howry Avenue at 2:00 PM on the third Sunday of the month from September through June. A basic genealogy lesson is presented prior to the general meeting at 1:00 PM in the first floor conference room.  

Genealogical Society of Southeast Volusia County will meet on  Monday  February 8, from 5-7pm.  at the Edgewater Library  NOTE - Venue Change  Cherie Brumfield will present  "Finding That Elusive Civil War Ancestor"  The handout will be "Homesteading"

Genealogy Society of Flagler County in Palm Coast will hold its regular meeting at the Flagler County Public Library, 2500 Palm Coast Pwky, N.W., on Thursday February 25 at 5:30 p.m.  Every Monday and Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. there will be a volunteer genealogist at the library to help those interested in researching their family history; and, anyone interested in attending our meeting is welcome.  Call John at 386-447-5805 for more information.

DAR
New Smyrna Beach Jane Sheldon Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution,  
will meet on Monday, February 1, 2010, at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library at 1:30 p.m. DAR Good Citizen Chairman Dorothy O’Brien will present the Good Citizen Award to New Smyrna Beach High School Senior Kathryn Nicole Turner. Women whose ancestors participated in the American Revolution and desire membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution are invited to call (386) 663-7280 for additional information.

The Sugar Mill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet on February 16, 2010 at 7:00 PM at the Port Orange Christian Church, 904 Taylor Road, Port Orange.  Our Florida State Regent, Barbara Makant, will be the featured speaker.  Please call our local Regent, Dawn Sutter at 322-1818 for further details.


SAR
The Daytona Chapter Sons of the American Revolution will meet Thursday Feb.18, 2010 at The Palmetto Club,1000 South Beach St., Daytona Beach, FL. Joe Cahill will speak about George Washington, his friends& enemies, both foreign and domestic  .Please note this is a joint meeting with the Ladies of the DAR. Social Hour11:30a.m. -Lunch 12:00 noon. Prospective members may visit the genealogical section of the City Island Library on Friday afternoons to meet with SAR Representatives for assistance with their paperwork. Reservations to attend luncheons may be made by calling Douglas Little at (386) 676-0551

V-F COUNCIL QUARTERLY MEETINGS:
16 Feb  2010,   GSFC  Palm Coast Library  Note: Possible change of date pending
18 May 2010,   RnB  Deland Library  
17 Aug  2010,  GSSVC  NSB  Library
15 Nov  2010 ,  VCGS  City Island Library
 

GEN WEB PROJECT 
What is Gen Web?  A group of volunteers working together to provide, free genealogy websites, for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States.  This Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free genealogy access for everyone.

US Gen Web Project   
http://usgenweb.org/
Florida Genweb Project  
http://www.flgenweb.net/index.html

Volusia Count Gen Web      
http://www.volusiagenealogy.net/
Flagler Co Gen Web    
http://www.volusiagenealogy.net/Flagler/flagler.html
Seeking County Coordinator for Flagler GEN web


LIBRARIES
 
Volusia County Public Library    
http://www.vcpl.lib.fl.us/

Orlando  Main   Public  Library
101 E. Central Blvd.
Orlando, Florida 32801
 407-835-7323
Located -  between Rosalind Avenue  and Magnolia Avenue on Central Boulevard.
Hours:
Monday – Thursday    
New Hours  9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday  9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday -  1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Orlando Library –Links
 
http://www.ocls.info/locations/MainLibrary/default.asp?bhcp=1

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V-F FAMILY HISTORY CENTERS

Daytona Beach Florida 1125 6th Street, Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, United States
Tuesday and Thursday: 9 to 5 ,  Wednesday and Saturday: 10 to 2
As always, it's a good idea to phone ahead (386-257-9223) to make sure we are open.
Daytona FHC – June Byrnes  link    
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~clover/sites/sites.html

Deland Florida  1345 S Aquarius Ave,  Deland, Volusia County, Florida, United States
Phone: 386-822-9695     Hours: T,W,Th, Sat 10am-2pm; T,W 6pm-9pm

Bunnell Florida 402 N Palmetto St, Bunnell, Flagler County, Florida, United States
Phone: 386-437-7881   Hours: T 9am-5pm; Th. 9am-9pm.
Closed: Closed the last two weeks of December .


 

This On-Line newsletter is for the Volusia and Flagler County Genealogy, Heritage, History and Veterans Groups, Societies, Camps and Clubs.    Any announcement of relative interest as meeting dates or speaker and event announcements are welcome.   This newsletter format will be in simple Text style.   I encourage group correspondents to email me your announcements at  VFCGSNewsletter@cfl.rr.com   before  the  26th of each month . If I don’t receive the item in time, no pressure, It can go in next month if still relevant.   Thank you all.  


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