Lee County Genealogical Society

(Allen County Public Library) Black Sheep with Bryan Mulcahy
2023-09-19 14:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
To join this virtual program, use the following link: https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9077897

DNA Special Interest Group of Lee County
2023-09-18 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-08-21 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-07-17 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-06-19 14:00 - 15:30
The DNA Special Interest Group of Lee Counties Florida (DNA SIG)
Leader: Arthur Sissman – genresearch13@yahoo.com – send email to be on contact list.
Meets: 3rd Monday of each month / 12 months
Time: 2-3:30 pm EDT
Place: Zoom – sent by leader on Request
DNA Newbies are welcome!
This SIG is action oriented and tries to present information that you can repeat with your own data. The DNA SIG features a variety of topics and offers free workshops on all the DNA platforms. Most meetings are recorded and sent to attendees and often Resource Guides on the topics presented are sent.
Members are encouraged to use 2 devices/monitors/etc and follow along when appropriate.
For further information and to be on the contact list: e-mail Arthur Sissman at genresearch@yahoo.com or call 954-328-3559.
For more info about Arthur and his approach – see the LCGS Scribe profile of Aug 2022/Vol 41/No 4/ page 6: https://lcgsfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/August-2022-Scribe-FINAL.pdf

PGS presents The Importance of belonging: The Role of Genealogical Societies in Your Research Plan with Diana Crisman Smith
2023-09-16 11:00 - 13:00
PGS presents The Importance of belonging: The Role of Genealogical Societies in Your Research Plan with Diana Crisman Smith.
This event is free and open to the public as both a live event (at Largo Public Library) and a virtual event using Zoom. Refer to the website Calendar at the top of the website Home Page for instructions on how to join the meeting.
Go to https://pinellasgenealogysociety.com/# for more information

Jewish Genealogy SIG of Lee County (JGSIG)
2023-09-12 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-08-15 13:00 - 14:20, 2023-07-11 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-06-13 13:00 - 14:30
Jewish Genealogy SIG of Lee County (JGSIG)
Leader: Arthur Sissman – genresearch13@yahoo.com – send email to be on contact list.
Meets: 2nd Tues of each month / 12 months
Time: 1-2:30 pm EDT
Place: Zoom – sent by leader on Request
The JGSIG meetings focus on mostly topics of general interest to any genealogist. This JGSIG is action oriented and tries to present information that you can repeat with your own data: new features offered online, tips and tricks, etc. Most meetings are recorded and sent to attendees and often Resource Guides on the topics presented are sent.

Members are encouraged to use 2 devices/monitors/etc and follow along when appropriate.

For more info about Arthur and his approach – see the LCGS Scribe profile of Aug 2022/Vol 41/No 4/ page 6: https://lcgsfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/August-2022-Scribe-FINAL.pdf

Genealogy Workshop ~ Uncover Your Family’s Story Using the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) presented by Elizabeth Hodges MA, MSLIS {Allen County Public Library}
2023-09-09 11:00 - 13:00 | Zoom via LCGS
Uncover Your Family’s Story Using the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) presented by Elizabeth Hodges MA, MSLIS who is with the Allen County Public Library. PERSI was recently made free to the public, the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) is the premier subject index for genealogy and local history periodicals, and is produced by the staff of The Genealogy Center. Join Genealogy Center senior librarian Elizabeth Hodges to learn how to make PERSI your new favorite tool in your family history tool box!
This a Genealogy Workshop and a virtual only event.
Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctdumhpz0oGdTYr7tYbTLQXrndP_sSA10e
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

English Roots ~ SIG
2023-09-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-06-09 10:00 - 12:00
English Roots
For LCGS members – The group meets to share information, techniques, ideas, sources, and stories to help further English research. It is an informal sharing and all levels of searchers are welcome. This group usually meets virtually from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the 2nd Friday of each month. Contact Bev directly for the link to join.
Bev Sierpina
bev.sierpina@gmail.com
239-834-7093

German Roots ~ SIG
2023-09-07 10:00 - 12:00
German Roots Special Interest Group
For LCGS members researching ancestors from Germany and other German-speaking countries. This group usually meets on the first Thursday of each month from September through April from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If you are interested in joining this group, contact Ken Weaver at kenneth.n.weaver@gmail.com or 239-243-9414.

LCGS Writers Group ~ SIG
2023-09-05 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-08-01 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-07-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-06 13:00 - 15:00
Writers Group

Whether you are a beginner or have been writing for years, you are welcome to join us. Each month, the group chooses from over 260+ topics to write and share at the next month’s meeting.

The LCGS SIG Writers Group meets virtually on the first Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Meeting virtually is a great way to stay motivated in your genealogy research.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Teresa Hopgood at Travelgirl757@yahoo.com.

PGS presents Don’t Make Your Descendants Research You with Patricia Charpentier
2023-08-19 11:00 - 13:00
Don’t Make Your Descendants Research You by Patricia Charpentier
As genealogists, many of us focus all our time and energy on research and collecting data about our ancestors and neglect to record our own lives. This forces our descendants to research us! But there’s a better way. Give the generations that come after you the gift of your life story with the details research can’t provide. Be inspired and guided in writing your life story in this hands-on workshop that shows you how fun it can be to walk down memory lane and write the story only you can. After all, the only way to do this wrong is to not do it at all! This free Summer Workshop is hands on training for up to two hours. You are welcome to bring and eat your lunch as you write your story.
This event is free and open to the public as both a live event (at Largo Public Library) and a virtual event using Zoom. Refer to the website Calendar at the top of the website Home Page information on how to join the event. Go to https://pinellasgenealogysociety.com/# for more info.
About the speaker, Patricia Charpentier
Patricia Charpentier, author of the multi-award-winning book, Eating an Elephant: Write Your Life One Bite at a Time, teaches, writes, edits, ghostwrites, and publishes personal and family history and life-based stories. Patricia has coauthored, edited, and published more than 70 personal and family histories. Her belief about capturing life stories is, “The only way to do this wrong is to not do it at all!” Patricia founded the Life Writers membership in 2020. Life Writers combines three components, which she believes are necessary for success—community, instruction, and accountability—and brings people together online from across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Jamaica. Learn more at LifeWriters.us. To encourage writing, Patricia offers free, virtual First Tuesday Write and Read sessions every month where people from across the globe come together to write in response to prompts and share their writing in small groups. Visit Patricia at WritingYourLife.org.

August Meeting: Thrulines: Maximize your Ancestry DNA Results with Patti Smith
2023-08-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church – Fellowship Hall, 8260 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers, FL, United States
August Meeting: Ancestry ThruLines: Maximize your Ancestry DNA Results with Patti Smith ~ Understanding how to effectively use ThruLines can help individuals avoid common pitfalls such as the temptation of gathering unverified relatives to grow their family tree, contaminating the Ancestry database with unnecessary and incorrect data, and trusting the accuracy of the family tree of DNA matches. Learn how to effectively use ThruLines to make ancestral connections with your DNA matches.
NOTE: If you are attending in person, you will need to print the handout and bring it with you to the meeting – http://lcgsfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Handout-ThruLines-Maximize-Your-Ancestry-DNA-Results-Smith-Patti.pdf
To attend this program virtually does require registration using the following link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkd-CrrzwuG919qQflie-NTecqbr6kmuPK
SPEAKER IS REMOTE

July Meeting: Unusual Source Records for Genealogical Research with Sue Kaufman
2023-07-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church – Fellowship Hall, 8260 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers, FL, United States
July Meeting: Unusual Source Records for Genealogical Research with Sue Kaufman.
Program overview: Some of the more interesting bits of researching our families are the stories that we hear and the stories that we discover. Through the documents, it is often us, the researcher, who weaves those stories from the names, dates, places from those documents we discover while doing family history. The stories create the memorable bits of our family; the bits that can often get an “oh my gosh – I need to run they are going to talk about genealogy” relative interested in family history enough to say “hey that IS a cool document.” You know then you have accomplished one of the most important goals of researching our families; passing on those family stories with documentation.
The sources presented in this presentation are geared toward that goal, getting the uninterested interested. These sources offer unusual documentation that accomplish the specific task of family history research – placing an individual in a specific time period, in a specific place. Beyond the usual places to look, these and other types of beyond the normal resources offer interest to those boring family charts.
Speaker is remote

To attend virtually, register at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcOurrDwqHdarRLeIuQwyq2Uz5aSVdUSR

(FMRL) Native American Resources with Kaaren Linton
2023-07-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Fort Myers Regional Library – Meeting Rm A & B – Hybrid, 1651 Lee Street, Room A & B, Fort Myers, FL, 33901, United States
Program Description: Kaaren will explore the types of records available for doing Native American family history research and where to find them.
Registration opens June 1, 2023: https://leelibrary.librarymarket.com/event/native-american-resources

CCGSI presents FamilySearch Mobile App with Turia Clark Day
2023-06-26 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom via CCGSI, FL, United States
CCGSI members will receive the Zoom LINK for classes by email, and non-members may email Dottie Baugh for Zoom LINK at dharris122@yahoo.com.

For information and updates visit www.ccgsi.org. For further questions, please email President Dottie Baugh dharris122@gmail.com.

June Meeting [VIRTUAL MEETING ONLY]: Legacy 9.0 Software with Geoff Rasmussen
2023-06-15 10:00 - 11:30 | Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church – Fellowship Hall, 8260 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers, FL, United States
Join us along with guest speaker, Geoff Rasmussen who will be giving us an overview of Legacy 9.0 software. You will hear the benefits of using the software for your genealogy and the new features that have been rolled out. Geoff will also be answering all of your questions.
GIVEAWAYS – TWO Lucky LCGS Members will be Winners!! Geoff will be donating a Legacy 9.0 Software and a Webinar Membership.
This meeting is VIRTUAL ONLY. This is the month that the church has a function happening in Fellowship hall all week and it happens to be the week of our meeting.
To attend, please register using this link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqf-GtqT8vG9Fp1EddUQmAC3C8j2k20imR

CCGSI presents Ancestry.com Sharing your Tree with Dottie Baugh
2023-06-12 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom via CCGSI, FL, United States

(FMRL) WPA Historical Records Survey with Bryan L. Mulcahy
2023-06-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Fort Myers Regional Library – Meeting Rm A & B – Hybrid, 1651 Lee Street, Room A & B, Fort Myers, FL, 33901, United States
The work of Historical Records Survey consisted of locating, arranging, and cataloging historical records; of preparing and publishing inventories of these records for the use of historical and other students; and of transcribing, photographing, or otherwise preserving records of special historical value that were in danger of loss or destruction. These records were chiefly the archives of State, county, city, and town governments; but they also included church archives and other manuscript materials and early American imprints found in books and newspapers.
The boon for genealogists and other historians is that the surviving inventories and publications of the Historical Records Survey provide an invaluable roadmap to the availability and location of a wide number of historical records and manuscript materials in counties, churches, and archives across the United States. The inventories produced by Historical Records Survey projects generally go beyond just a list of records; they also include historical background material on the relevant county, church, etc.
One of the biggest projects of the Historical Records Survey was the Survey of County Records. Field workers inventoried the extant public (and some private) records of counties in states across the nation—locating, describing, and classifying government records, manuscripts, and church records—to make them more easily accessible to county officials, historians, and researchers. The WPA workers also compiled histories of each county and descriptions of the organization and function of each government unit. The completed inventory for each county, along with the historical background material, was to be published as a guide for each county.
The registration link for this upcoming program is https://leelibrary.librarymarket.com/event/wpa-historical-records-survey-and-genealogy. If you encounter any issues with registering, feel free to contact me and I will register you for the program. There is still plenty of room so feel free to bring any guests. Thank you for your continued support.

2023 Family History Conference ~ NGS
2023-05-31 - 2023-06-03
The National Genealogical Society is pleased to announce the 2023 Family History Conference, Virginia: The Deep Roots of a Nation, will be held in Richmond, Virginia, 31 May-3 June 2023.
We hope COVID-19 will not be a factor in May 2023; however, contingency plans will be in place for any eventuality to ensure the health and safety of registrants, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, and staff.

GSCC ~ Canadian caeSIG ~ Program TBA
2023-05-23 14:00 - 16:00
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Subject: To be determined (Watch this location and the “WHAT’S NEW” section of your Canadian eSIG site for the latest info).
We are a group of volunteer members of the Genealogical Society of Collier County (GSCC) who share a special interest in all aspects of Canadian genealogy. This group operates primarily on the internet. We meet on the third Thursday of the month from 1:30 pm to 3 pm via ZOOM. Our meetings are scheduled from September through November and January through May. There are no meetings in December or from June through August.
In addition to ZOOM meeting presentations, we conduct periodic genealogical round-tables discussing research to help you find answers. All participants have a chance to speak about their research, their stonewalls, and perhaps most importantly, what has been found to be helpful.
If you are interested in this Canadian eSIG you may contact us through our “about” page and we will add you to our email list and provide an invitation to our next zoom get-together.
These links are:
Entry page – Hello- Welcome & Bienvenue –
Your Canadian eSIG – The Canadian eSIG of the Genealogical Society of Collier County
About us
About our Canadian eSIG – Your Canadian eSIG
The schedule of our meetings that are planned for September 2022 — May 2023.
https://alsqda.wordpress.com/your-%f0%9f%87%a8%f0%9f%87%a6-canadian-esig-coming-events/
