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Program for 2008 -
Please see below
for educational opportunities
See Google Calendar
view here.
| 19 Jan - Annual Business Meeting plus
Cheryl McDonald will speak on "Voice is Easier than Typing" 26 Jan - Annual Seminar |
16 Feb - Damon Hostetler - "Putting
'meat' on Your Research Bones" Damon will explain how finding additional information about your ancestors beside their birth, death and marriage dates can really bring these people to reality. Note - This meeting will be held in the Youth Room of the Library |
15 Mar - Carl Sarine will be
returning to do "Civil War - Music and Family Letters" Carl will tie Civil War music with his real family letters from the War, giving us an insight to the life and times of being a part of the War. |
19 Apr - Jean Morris, Professional
Genealogist - "How & Why to Research Quaker Records" |
17 May - Lette Pascoe - "Who or What
was Here Before the McMullen's and the Booths" Lette is the park naturalist for Boca Ciega Millennium Park. Fossils have been found at the park and she will bring examples. |
21 Jun - "How Do You Do That?" This program will be a how to for using the digital camera for capturing records. The second part of the program will be a demonstration for enhancing pictures with the free software Picasa 2. Presenters will be Bob Bryan and Sally Brown. |
| 19 Jul - Census Analysis Debra Fleming will present how to make the most of the pre-1850 census records. There is lots of information in those censuses. |
16 Aug - Getting to Know the Tampa
Library What does the John Germany Library have to offer for genealogy? Melinda Phillips, the Library’s Outreach person, will entice us to make a research visit. |
20 Sep - Houses Have A Genealogical
Past Also Learn how to search for past records on a house and who lived there. Ellen Babb and Joyce Pickering from |
| 18 Oct - Speaking from the Grave:
Understanding Your Ancestors' Probate Files Whether your ancestors died with or without wills, probate files contain much information. Understanding the records and the laws that created them will help you to understand more than is initially obvious. Presented by Sharon Moody, Certified Genealogist. |
15 Nov - Introduction to French
Canadian Genealogy Jim and Terry Willard, Professional Genealogists and writers will focus on the descendants and ancestors of those that left Quebec to come to the US. French speakers, do you have some of these people? |
20 Dec - Holiday Party and Elections "Sharing information with others" - Members will be asked to bring a finger type snack food. Paper goods and punch will be provided. |
All meetings, except where noted, begin at 11:00 AM ET in the Jenkins auditorium in the
Largo
Public Library. Guests are warmly welcomed and encouraged to attend.
The Computer Interest Group
meets at 9:45 AM before the general meeting in the Jenkins auditorium in the
Largo Library.
Classes for 2008
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Computer Interest Group (CIG) or Computers in Genealogy group,
meets at 9:45 A.M. in the Jenkins Assembly Conference Room on the third
Saturday of each month just before the regular PGS meeting throughout the
year. This forum is an informal discussion group in a question and answer
format on anything related to the use of computers in genealogy. Typical
subjects include: new websites, email problems, using digital cameras,
scanners, downloading files and finding them on your computer, genealogy
software programs, etc. There is no fee and all levels of computer
expertise are welcome. If you would like more information or would like to
become a member of the e-mail discussion list, please contact
Bob Bryan. Computer Interest Group meetings this year (2008) are: 19 Jan, 16 Feb, 16 Mar, 19 Apr, 17 May, 21 Jun, 19 Jul, 16 Aug, 20 Sep, 18 Oct, 15 Nov, 20 Dec. |
| Family Tree Maker (FTM)
enthusiasts meet on the first Saturday of each month, September through
May, at 10:00 AM in the Jenkins
Assembly Conference Room in the lobby of the
Largo Library. Each session lasts
approximately two hours. If you have any questions or comments please contact Karen Keegan. There is no fee for this workshop, but donations to the Greater Largo Library Foundation for support of the New Library Building Fund are appreciated. FTM meeting dates this year (2008) are: 5 Jan, 2 Feb, 1 Mar, 5 Apr, 3 May, 6 Sep, 4 Oct, 1 Nov, 6 Dec. |
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FINDING YOUR CIVIL WAR ANCESTORS (Shows how to use free internet sites as well as readily available print material to track down your Civil War ancestors. This was a presentation at one of our general meetings in 2007, but if you missed it or want a refresher, here is your chance.) Register with Sue Duhamel (727-374-7309; sueduhamel@hotmail.com) 30 Jan, 10 AM, Local History Room (2d. Floor of the Library) Registration required. |
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INTRODUCTION TO ROOTS MAGIC (Roots Magic is a genealogy computer program similar to PAF and Family Tree Maker. Although all of them have some similarities, they also have some differences. This meeting will explore what RM has to offer. If there is enough interest in this topic, a regular users group meeting may grow out of it. No registration is required for this meeting. 26 Apr, 10 AM, Jenkins Auditorium. No registration required. |
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GETTING STARTED IN GENEALOGY (Although you may have been doing genealogy for some time, you may know someone who is just starting out or is considering it. If so, point them to this class. It is truly the basics of getting information from first sources and understanding the various forms use to record that information. Using the internet for research and computer programs to organize the information is also introduced) .Register with Sue Duhamel (727-374-7309; sueduhamel@hotmail.com) 15 Jan, 10 AM, Local History Room (2d. Floor of the Library) Registration required. |
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SEARCHING WITH ANCESTRY.COM (This class covers step-by-step how to do various types of searches for information using the popular website Ancestry.com. It addresses not only searching the vital records databases, but also publications, historical photographs, and the Ancestry card catalog.) Register with Sue Duhamel (727-374-7309; sueduhamel@hotmail.com) 10 Jan, 10 AM, Genealogy Department (2d. Floor of the Library) Registration required. |
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TIME LINES (This class explores the different time lines you can use to amplify and clarify the information you have collected about your ancestors. It also shows how to make time lines to you’re your own particular needs.) Register with Sue Duhamel (727-374-7309; sueduhamel@hotmail.com) 28 Feb, 6 PM Local History Room (2d. Floor of the Library) Registration required. |
**NOTE: There will NOT be a meeting of the Board during June, July,
August.**
Prior year calendar may be found here.
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