Welcome to the Lee County Genealogial Society

21 March	Donna Moughty	*My DNA Journey*
18 April	Paul Rivera Arthur Sissman Bob Helgeson	Off the Grid: Doing Genealogy in Other Parts of Europe
16 May	Marie Overman	*Newspaper Research -* *Another* Source to *Track Those* *Interesting and Elusive Ancestors*
20 June	Norman Jones	*"I Knew There Was Blue Blood Somewhere!"*

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.

Quick link to the Fort Myers Regional Library

GENEALOGY E-Sources

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.

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.

Download your Library Card Application.

Facts and Tips

You might find your ancestors named in church history books such as anniversary celebrations. You might be lucky enough to even see photos with your ancestors.

[Church Records]

Ellis Island was owned by a New Jersey merchant-farmer named Samuel Ellis during the American Revolution. After his death the State of New York purchased the island for $10,000.00.It was later sold to the U.S. Federal government.

[Immigration-Emigration]

Remember to search for female ancestors using nicknames for their given name.

[Basic Information]

After many years of disuse, Ellis Island was reopened in 1990 as a museum.

[Immigration-Emigration]

Child bearing years for women in previous generations ranged from age 13 to 48.

[Basic Information]


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