Pursuant to Article XI of the Amelia Island Genealogical Society ByLaws the nominating committee submits the following slate of candidates for 2023. Position Candidate President James L. (“Jim”) Shroads Vice-President […]
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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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On Tuesday, September 20, we were treated to an informative and very entertaining presentation by Joel Warner, President of the Jacksonville Genealogical Society. Joel had come to Amelia Island to
On Tuesday, July 19, an audience of 33 (including 7 guests) was treated to a highly entertaining and enlightening presentation by Sharon Clark Driscoll. Using her own DNA tests through
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The Villiage of Crandall was platted in 1927, it had sprung up around the L. A. Davis and Brother’s Turpentine Mill located on the St. Mary’s River west of Roses
For any organization (large or small), there’s always more work to be done than there are people to do it. For some situations, it’s just a matter of hiring more
AIGS Volunteer Opportunities – We Need You! Read More »
We almost had a full house for our monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 15, which was attended by a total of 52 people, including 20 non-members! The audience listened to
The Genealogy of Genes Read More »
AIGS started off the new year on January 18 with a presentation by Past-President Jean Dixon Mann. No less than 38 attendees, including several new members and 13 non-members (welcome!)
The Last Spanish Land Grant in Florida Read More »
During our Annual Meeting on November 16, members had the opportunity to talk briefly about a family heirloom or tell a family history. As always, the presenters did not disappoint,
Ancestor Road Show Read More »
