• April Meeting – Preserving Your Memories by Establishing & Following Your Process with Diana Smith

    Fort Myers Regional Library - Meeting Rm A & B - Hybrid 1651 Lee Street, Room A & B, Fort Myers, FL, United States

    Join us along with Diana Smith as she presents her program "Preserving Your Memories by Establishing & Following Your Process."  Getting started is said to be the hardest part of genealogy research – but there are other challenges along the way which have derailed many who started working on their family history and just got […]

  • Using Indirect Evidence to Prove Lineage with Connie Lizak

    Fort Myers Regional Library - Meeting Rm A & B - Hybrid 1651 Lee Street, Room A & B, Fort Myers, FL, United States

    Join us along with Connie Lizak as she presents her program "Using Indirect Evidence to Prove Lineage." When direct evidence isn't available, indirect evidence documents can be combined to prove the link. In this session, we will discuss when to use a Proof Argument using indirect evidence, how to prepare and write one, and provide several […]

  • June Meeting ~ Passing the Baton with Sue Styx

    Fort Myers Regional Library - Meeting Rm A & B - Hybrid 1651 Lee Street, Room A & B, Fort Myers, FL, United States

    Join us along with Sue Styx as she presents her program "Passing the Baton."  What will happen to your genealogy research and family treasures when you’re gone? This class explores practical steps genealogists can take now to preserve their work. Learn how to organize research, select a genealogy heir, manage digital accounts, and use tools […]

  • July Membership Meeting – Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Recreating Life in a Community using Death Certificates with Karen Fortin

    Fort Myers Regional Library - Meeting Rm A & B - Hybrid 1651 Lee Street, Room A & B, Fort Myers, FL, United States

    Join us along with Karen Fortin as she presents her program "Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Recreating Life in a Community using Death Certificates."  Death certificates can tell us a lot about how our ancestors lived and died. When looked at as a group they can also tell us  about life and death in their communities. […]

  • August Meeting ~ Mixers and Shakers – Tracing Your Bartending, Saloonkeeping, and Tavernkeeping Ancestors before Prohibition with Debra Dudek

    Fort Myers Regional Library - Meeting Rm A & B - Hybrid 1651 Lee Street, Room A & B, Fort Myers, FL, United States

    Join us along with Debra Dudek as she presents her program "Mixers and Shakers - Tracing Your Bartending, Saloonkeeping, and Tavernkeeping Ancestors before Prohibition." Taverns and saloons have been a crucial American institution, and the men behind the bar were the social rock stars of their era.  This program will lead you through the pre-prohibition […]

  • September Meeting ~ Mixers and Shakers – Tracing Your Bootlegging, Shimmy-Shaking, and Repeal-Seeking Ancestors During and After Prohibition with Debra Dudek

    Fort Myers Regional Library - Meeting Rm A & B - Hybrid 1651 Lee Street, Room A & B, Fort Myers, FL, United States

    Join us along with Debra Dudek as she presents her program "Mixers and Shakers - Tracing Your Bootlegging, Shimmy-Shaking, and Repeal-Seeking Ancestors During and After Prohibition."  Temperance advocates celebrated victory when America  went dry in 1920.  For a short time, the great experiment appeared to curb the ills associated with imbibing alcohol.  However, American drinking […]

  • October Meeting ~ Your Ancestor’s FAN Club: Using Cluster Research to Get Past Brick Walls with Drew Smith

    Join us along with Drew Smith as he presents his program "Your Ancestor's FAN Club: Using Cluster Research to Get Past Brick Walls." Our ancestors were each surrounded by family, associates, and neighbors. By researching them, we discover additional records pointing to our own ancestors. Speaker will be remote. To attend in person, see directions below. […]

  • November Meeting ~ Probate Records: Wills and a Whole Lot More with Annette Burke Lyttle

    Fort Myers Regional Library - Meeting Rm A & B - Hybrid 1651 Lee Street, Room A & B, Fort Myers, FL, United States

    Join us along with Annette Burke Lyttle as she presents "Probate Records: Wills and a Whole Lot More." Probate records can be some of the richest genealogical resources. Yes, they can contain wills, but often the best information comes from the other records in the packets – and our ancestors didn’t even have to die to […]