Lee County Genealogical Society, Inc.
Monthly Membership Meetings
"Moving Forward - Moving Backward - Moving Forward"
Upcoming Programs and Speakers for 2019
 
 
19 December Janeen Bjork
Finding Family in Online Newspapers:
Tips from My Great Grandfather
 
 


Join Us at Our LCGS Monthly Membership Meetings
 
Monthly Membership Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each 
month, January through December from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Doors
open to members and guests at 9:30 a.m. Our meetings are being held
in the Fellowship Hall of Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church, 8260 Cypress 
Lake Drive, in Fort Myers. CLICK HERE for a map and driving directions.


Family History Center Assistance in Southwest Florida
Family History Center
4935 23rd Court SW, Naples, FL 34116
 
Open for genealogy research assistance:  
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Wednesdays 
9:00 a.m. - Noon - Saturdays.
 
All other times by appointment with Kaaren Linton. 
Call Kaaren at 239-261-1754 or Email Kaaren at flalinton@gmail.com.


Quick link to the Fort Myers Regional Library
 


Florida Gulf Coast University Library
10501 FGCU Blvd, South, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565
 
 
Southwest Florida (Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Hendry,
or Glades) community residents:
You may get a free FGCU Library Borrower's Card
by filling out an application and showing proof of residence 
at the Circulation Desk.
See the Library's Circulation Policy for more information. 
 


Genealogy
 
Genealogy is the study of your family’s history, which is a personal record of your ancestors. Through your research you learn about when and where they were born, who they married, who their children were, where they lived and worked, and how you fit in your overall family tree.

Learning about your family history usually starts at home by talking with family members and recording information about your ancestors. You may have useful sources at home such as birth certificates, obituaries, wedding announcements, a family Bible, etc.  Read these documents carefully – you may find some information about that ancestor or relative that you didn’t know before.  These documents may also prove or disprove some of those family stories you grew up with.

You may find that others in your family or extended family have already done genealogy research on your family.  Don't hesitate to ask close or distant relatives if they have already started researching your family.
Facts and Tips
Most veterans and their next of kin can obtain free copies of their DD Form 214 (Report of Separation), Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), Replacement Medals, and Medical and Health Records by using Standard Form 180 (SF-180) to Request Military Records.
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During the Civil War, the Union drafted only aliens who’d declared their intention to naturalize. The records show these foreign-born draftees’ country of birth.
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Online searches - The order you put your search words affects the responses you get.
[Internet]
Make sure you cite your sources!
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If you are visiting a library for the first time, ask the librarian for a tour of their holdings.
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