BGS September meeting

BREVARD GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

JOHN WHITNEY, SPEAKER

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS IN THE LDS LIBRARY

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

9:30 A. M., Room 1

Central Brevard Library

308 Forrest Avenue

Cocoa, Florida

Visitors are welcome.

IRGS Fall program press release

Indian River Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1850

Vero Beach, FL 32961

www.irgs.org

PRESS RELEASE

The Board of Directors of the Indian River Genealogical Society is happy to announce its schedule of programs for fall 2009.

September 16 – “How to do German Research”

October 13 – “Using Memorabilia, Artifacts and Heirlooms to Tell Your Family Story”

November 10 – “In Deed”, property records research

December 8 – “Compare Software”, for researching and storing genealogy information

All general meetings of the IRGS are free and open to the public. The society holds its general meetings at 9:30 AM in the large first floor meeting room of the Indian River County Main Library, 1600 21st Street, Vero Beach. With the exception of September’s meeting (that was scheduled to accommodate Labor Day weekend travelers), all general meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month.

Visitors, whether novice or experienced researchers or just inquisitive about genealogy, are encouraged to attend meetings. Membership dues are $25 a year. For more information about IRGS, please check our website: www.irgs.org. It contains newsletters and announcements of upcoming events.

Since its founding in 1983, IRGS members have published two books: one listing the county’s cemeteries and the other, a local best seller, depicting Indian River County in vintage postcards. Each year the society hosts its Valentines Seminar featuring a noted genealogist and, throughout the year, members volunteer to help others with their families’ histories. Plus, the society provides numerous classes for beginning genealogy researchers. Please join us at a meeting soon!

Suzy Bromwell, Public Relations Chair

sbromwell@gmail.com

IRGS Fact Sheet

A one page IRGS Fact Sheet has been added to our new About Us page on the Web site. Download and print a copy or two, keeping them handy for the next time someone asks you about our society. Bring along a membership form too and help us grow!

Nancy Sieck dedication ceremony, 9/13/09

To all,

The dedication ceremony to honor Nancy C. Sieck is scheduled for Sunday, 13 September 2009 at 4:30 P.M. in the Titusville Library. Naming of the Genealogy area as a memorial to Nancy and the display of her plaque will be part of the activities.

Additional information will be provided as obtained.

Patrick Bowers

2009-10 programs and other Web site changes

Please visit the IRGS.org Web site to see the first cut at the program schedule for the 2009-10 meeting season. You will also notice that a new "About Us" page has been added, as well as a memorial page. Hopefully the slimmed-down front page will load a little faster for you now.

Also note that we have stopped mirroring all of the Web content at our old Rootsweb address. If you are still using the "flindigs" address, it is time to update your bookmarks!

I hope you are having a fun-filled summer of research.

Regards,
Phil Wright, webmaster

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Ponder this:

Just after midnight and just after noon on July 8, 2009 it will be ... 12:34:56 7/8/9

Happy Serial Day!

First Fall Meeting date shifted!

Hi everyone,

Our first fall meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 16, at 9:30 am in the large meeting room in the library. We hope to see you there. You will receive information later on about the program for that day.

Your IRGS Board

Genealogy Game Show: May 12th

IRGS Membership Meeting
May 12, 2009
It’s Game Time Again!

By popular request, our May program will be another program of Genealogy
Jeopardy presented by Nancy and Tom Garvey. The audience will be divided
into three teams vying for genealogy related prizes. The three captains are
Marcia Eyberse, Maryellen McGarry and Tony Young. Marcia heads up the
Purple Team; Maryellen the Green Team and Tony, in his favorite team color,
will captain the Orange Team.

This time, the genealogy terms will be from many sources – legal, medical,
wills and occupations among others. Four possible answers will be presented.
While there is only one right answer, all four choices may look logical. These
are all words used by our ancestors but seldom found in today’s world. Many
have a very whimsical sound. All are a source of pure fun. We may learn a
little but mostly we’ll just have good competitive enjoyment.

After each quiz, the three captains will tally the number of correct answers for
their teams. Pete Kersey as The Master Scorekeeper will keep track of the
correct totals. The highest cumulative score determines the winning team.
Each member of the team with the highest number of winning answers will
receive a prize with special genealogy or historical remembrances. Look at
some of your old documents and even historical novels for clues! Come
prepared to win and have fun!

See our Web page at irgs.org for details

10 Genealogy Libraries to visit before you die

The Julian W. Lowenstein Archive Center & Genealogy Department at the Indian River County Main Library in Vero Beach, Florida ...

and, oh yeah, these other 9: http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/9-libraries

I didn't see the Godfrey Memorial Library listed ... what would you add to the list? Post a comment to let us know!

George Branford Wilson, IRGS co-founder, passed away Mar 26th

Obituary, Press Journal, Wednesday, April 1, 2009

George Branford Wilson, 100, of Sebastian, Florida and former life long resident of Maryland, died Thursday, March 26th, while in rehab recovering from an earlier fall. Mr. Wilson was born in Hillsboro, Maryland the third and last child of George Lawrence and Louise Branford Wilson. He attended Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland and graduated from the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Maryland. Following his civilian retirement from the United States Army Chemical Corp Mr. Wilson developed an interest in genealogy, wrote and published several family histories and was a co-founder of the Indian River Florida Genealogical Society. He is survived by his sons: George Robert Wilson of Urbana, IL., John Bonifant Wilson and wife Anne (Brien) of Winston-Salem, NC, stepson Eric B. Larson and wife Ellen of Bethesda, Maryland and numerous grand and step grandchildren. Mr. Wilson’s ashes will be returned to Denton, Maryland for interment on June 15, 2009.

Local arrangements entrusted to Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach, Fl. Condolences may be sent through www.seawindsfh.com/obit.php