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Volume 16 Issue 05 Summer 2011
MEETINGS
P inellas Genealogy Society (PGS) meetings are held on the third
Saturday of the month beginning
at 11:00 a.m. in the Jenkins Auditorium in the Largo Public Library (preceded
at 10 am by a computers-in-genealogy Q&A ses-
sion). Guests are welcome. Upcoming programs
are:.
21 May: David Ellis—Copyright Law: What You Can
Use, When You Can Use It
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MEMBERSHIP
Our membership is the engine that keeps the PGS moving forward. Do you know anyone who would like
to explore genealogy...be part of an active and dynamic
organization? Bring them to a meeting and introduce
them to the subject and to the Society.
Let them know about the events, speakers, programs,
classes, research assistance, and other services the PGS
has to offer.
Give a welcome to these new members:
Joann Brederode
Susan Lorenz
Terry Lorenz
Karen Sample
Matile Bohart
If you are a member of a
neighborhood organiza-
tion, church group, com-
puter group, etc that
would like a short presen-
tation about some aspect of genealogy at one of their
meetings, send Bob Bryon a note at BBry-
We have presentations on all sorts of topics from get-
ting started to more advanced.
REMINDERS
This is the last News-
letter until September.
Have a great summer!
Put the June FIELD
TRIP on your cal-
endar
JUNE FIELD TRIP
In lieu of a regular monthly meeting in June, we will
be sponsoring a field trip to the Armed Forces Military
Museum.
Meet at the museum parking lot at 11 am (our regular
meeting time. There will be no Q&A session on com-
puters in genealogy before the trip.
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MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT MAY
23 (6 pm) Photo Organization and enhance-ment with Picasa
24 25 (10 am) Digi-tal Cameras in Genealogy
26 27 28 (10 am) Roots Magic Users Group
30 31
JUNE
1 2 3 4
6 (6 pm) Google Your Family Tree
7 (6 pm) Using Ancestry.com
8 9 10 11
13 (6 pm) Put-ting Meat on Then There Bones—Getting details beyond name, date, and place
14 (6 pm) Using FamilySearch Website
15 16 17 18 (11 am) Field trip to the Armed Forces Military Mu-seum (see page 1 and map on page 4)
Is there some instruction that you would like the PGS to explore and possibly make available to you? If there is, please contact
Bob Bryan, Education Director, at [email protected]; Subject Line: PGS Education.
The classes are free, and space is limited, so registration is necessary to ensure adequate seating. Contact Bob
Bryan at [email protected] or 727-595-4521 to register. Unless otherwise noted, all classes are in the Local
History Room (2d floor of the library) and last about 90 minutes.
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PINELLAS
GENEALOGIST
This official publi-
cation of the Pinel-las Genealogy Soci-
ety is issued free of
charge to paid-up
members of the
Society. Authors
an d com pil er s
(members and non-
members alike) are
welcome and en-
couraged to submit
articles for publica-
tion. Also appreci-ated are stories of
research trips and
reviews of printed
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NEW MATERIALS IN GENEALOGY
The Necrology of St. Peter & Paul's Cemetery1977-1992, Lewiston, Maine Vol 3 [RGEN 929.374182 La Bonte, Youville] Index to Ancestor Charts of the Sangamon County Genealogical Society Members 1821-1840 [RGEN 929.377356 Sangamon] Odet Phillippe: Peninsular Pioneer [923.759 Philippe] Heraldry: Customs Rules and Styles [929.6 Von Volborth] A Family History of My Ebersole Lineage [Family History: Ebersole] The Genealogical History of the Gallup Family in the US [Family History: Gallup] Descendant of the Sea [Family History: Morgan] A Genealogical Record of the Family of Lemuel Rockwell 1817-1966 [Family History: Rock-
well] Indian Home Guards Civil War Service Records [355.22362 Charse] United States Submarine Men Lost During WWII [355.309 Wittmer] Scott County, VA Marriage Book 1894-1912 [ 929.3755732 Peterson] Scott County, VA Marriage Book 1812-1931 [ 929.3755732 Peterson] Franklin, Stock & Washington Township (Ohio) Cemeteries [929.377168 Harrison] Harrison County, Ohio Cemeteries [929.377168 Harrison] Genesee county, Michigan, Cemeteries (30+ volumes) [929.377437 Genesee]
“Pupplies still have bad breath...even after eating a tic-tac” Anon. Translation for genealogists...There are some things you just can’t change,
but don’t let that discourage your research!
Insanity is my means of relaxation!
PGS SUPPORTS SUN COAST HOS-
PICE CENTENARIAN BIRTHDAY
PARTY
On 5 May the PGS participated in a
birthday party for Pinellas County cente-
narians. This is the second year for the
event, and the second time the PGS was
one of its sponsors.
We provided a family history question-
naire that the honorees filled out, and
was then used to introduce them. We did
the same thing last year, and again, that
activity was the center-piece of the fes-tivities...in addition to the cake, of
course. (You can find that questionnaire
at the Members-only website.)
We also had a display table at the event
with three of our loyal volunteers to dis-
tribute handouts, answer questions, and
encourage families to continue their in-
formation gathering after they got home.
By the way, the oldest honoree was 112!
TAKE A BREAK
As usual every year about this time, some of
our activities will go dark for a couple
months:
The Family Tree Maker Users Group will
not meet again until 3 September.
The Roots Magic Users Group will meet
this month on 28 May, but then will not meet
again until 27 August.
The Family History Writers Workshop
will not meet again until 23 August.
18 Jun: Field trip to the Armed Forces Mu-
seum (see article on page 1)
16 Jul: Brian MacNeel—Crime Prevention:
Strategies and Tips
20 Aug: Damon Hostetler—Where is the Old
Geezer? I Know He’s There!
If you have ideas for programs or speakers you would like
to hear during our meetings, let us hear from you. Contact
Millard Russell: [email protected]
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There is a nomi-
nal fee to enter
the museum: the normal cost is
$11.95, but if we
have more than
15, then the cost
drops to $9.95.
Regardless of
any of that, sen-
iors (65+) are
charged $9.95.
Anyone with a
military ID card
(active or re-
tired) is free.
The museum is just a couple blocks east of the corner of Starkey and
Ulmerton Road. If you have any military memorabilia or stories to
share, bring them along. This museum is huge, so expect some walk-
ing. It is one of the “treasures” of this area. Come and be amazed!
(Continued from
TRIP on page 1)
or computerized gene-
alogy materials. New items of genealogical
reference are also
gratefully accepted.
Send submissions to
David Dellinger at
( PINELLAS GENEALO-
GIST: Continued from page
3)
EDITOR’S NOTE:
Our goal is to keep PGS members, library genealogy consult-
ants, and visitors up to date on events, classes, new acquisi-
tions and more. Do you have an idea on how to improve this
newsletter? Is there something you would like to share with
others—a genealogy tip, a website, or an upcoming event?
Email [email protected]; Subject Line: PGS Newsletter.
[NOTE: The PGS bears no responsibility for products or services listed in
this publication. Any non-copyrighted materials appearing in this publication
may be borrowed and published if not for profit. Original source must be
cited.]
From the “Has-this-ever-happened-to-you?” department:
Your microfilm reader is the one that squeaks, has to be
turned backwards, and doesn't quite focus.
April Quiz:
Your father’s mothers’ fa-ther’s brother is what to you?
Answer to March
relationship quiz:
Brother
YOU KNOW YOU’RE A GENEALOGY ADDICT WHEN…
You can’t give up looking for a gggrandfatrher born in 1824 (who you KNOW is dead) because you think he
might be waiting for you to find him.
OUR ADDRESS Pinellas Genealogy Society
120 Central Park Drive
Largo, FL 33771
DONATIONS
Thanks to all of you who have donated material to the PGS col-
lection. Although each year we
purchase a number of new books,
it is through donations that our
collection grows more rapidly.
Most recently we tip our hat to:
>Gov. William Bradford Colony,
Society of Mayflower Descendants
(Mary Kitchen, Colony Elder) >Donna Renninger
>Betty Lindberg
DIRECTIONS
Here are the directions to the
Armed Forces Military Mu-
seum