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2024 AIGS Membership Renewal

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November is here already!  It has been a year of growth for our membership; we are back close to pre-COVID numbers.  Our membership numbers have gone from 122 (2022 yearend) to our current count of 143. 
Looking ahead to 2024, it is time to renew (or restart) your Amelia Island Genealogical Society membership. New memberships are welcome! Membership dues remain the same as 2023, $25 for an individual, $35 for a “family” (two family members residing at same address).

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1905 Death Certificate _____ Releford

Genealogy and Wildcard Search Techniques

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Nassau County death certificate #1914. is a great example of a poorly written record with significant deficiencies in the information. The rabbit hole I proceeded to jump into led me to a Nassau County family with at least 4 different spellings of their last name in the records. They were traceable, but how to find them wasn’t going to prove simple. Let’s step through the process I used to identify the individual in the death record and her family makeup. The key to this, was using wildcard searches. Don’t worry, I explain to you what those are. Are you ready to go down this rabbit hole with me?

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2023 AIGS Membership – Please Renew or Join!

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October is here already!  It has been a year of recovery for AIGS after the 2021 COVID impacts.  We have grown our membership numbers from 83 (2021 year end) to our current count of 122.  The 2022 monthly meeting presentations have been quite varied, both in topic and format – we’ve had a great combination of in-person and virtual (live) presenters, covering subjects including DNA, local land grant and Fort Clinch history, ancestor research, the history of the US Census, and military records research. There is one more meeting this year – please join us for our November program!

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