A little newsletter for genealogists in Northwest Florida or other areas.

If the links do not open, please search on Google the items below.  I will check this as soon as I post this and try to do some editing so that will not happen often.

 

The goal of this twice monthly communication is to bring to your attention the most important updates that you need to know­, with links to further information, and to reduce the amount of updates via one-off emails.

FEATURED

• Family History News, Events, Education and Motivation info and links

ACTIONS NEEDED

• Support your local genealogical society.

• Visit your local Family History Center

• Plan vacations to correlate with your family history locations.

KNOWLEDGE BASE HIGHLIGHTS

Popular new pages:

• page 1:  The New York Times

• page 2: The Wall Street Journal

NEWS & NOTEWORTHY RESOURCES

• What's New or Noteworthy at Family Search

•  Family History Daily 

• Family Tree Magazine                                

TOP PRODUCT UPDATES

Check out FindMyPast.com.  They recently posted a Guide Finding Your Female Ancestors.  They also have the largest collection of Irish newspapers, anywhere!

What was released recently and what's coming up:

Feature 1:  Genealogy Cruise with Ancestry

Feature 2:  Search Irish Church Records, Here

Feature 3:  Needing a Step-by-Step Guide for discovering your Irish Ancestor?

Coming Soon

Feature 1:  Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County, Florida offers a presentation, Saturday, 24 March, 10:30 a.m. (No fee) - Location is The Fort Walton Beach Public Library

March’s Speaker  for the Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County is Dr. Thomas Sajwaj

 Presenting:  “Ethics in Genealogy: Case Studies”

 Dr. Sajwaj is a popular GSOC guest speaker always giving us a new perspective on our research and it's possible impact on others.  For more information, please contact Val Moreland at  850 582 8202 or check out the GSOC Facebook Group.

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Feature 2:  Family History Night: Friday, Mar 23, 2018, 6-8 pm; Fort Walton Beach L.D.S. Church 339 Lake Drive.  The program will feature a Presentation by the Price couple; following that presentation, one-on-one help is available for those in attendance.  Questions?  Contact Margaret Harris if you have questions.  (850-533-6710)

Feature 3:  GSOC SIG Meeting, Fort Walton Beach, Florida Public Library-Open to any genealogy enthusiasts who have "Brick Walls" in their research or who have specific difficulties in their research.  Saturday, 4/7/2018 at 10:30 a.m.  You don't have to belong to the genealogy society to participate in this meeting.  It's also FREE!

Ongoing Programs

UPCOMING Genealogy EVENTS

We support and encourage any events that will assist or promote Family History.

Date/Time	Upcoming Event	Location + Additional Details
March 23rd, 2018/ 6 p.m.-8p.m.	Family History Nite	339 Lake Drive, Fort Walton Beach (off Memorial Pkwy. at LDS Church.  All are welcome; No fee.  Personal one-on-one Help and Presentation by the Price's.
March 24th 2018/10:30a.m.	Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County, Florida	Fort Walton Beach Public Library Fort Walton Beach, Florida All are welcome!  No admission fee to Meeting.
Saturday 7th April, 2018/10:30a.m.	GSOC Special Interest Group	Fort Walton Beach Public Library - All are invited. No Fee.  Bring your genealogy questions!  Contact  Cindy Barber2@gmail.com
14th April 2018/4p.m.-5:30p.m.	Organization of NWFL  GENETIC GENEALOGY SOCIETY	Niceville L.D.S. Meetinghouse Contact MarcStrickland5@gmail.com