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SUMMARY:Let's Make a New Deal
DESCRIPTION:The Amelia Island Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7pm on the 3rd Tuesday\, 20 January 2026\, in the community room at the Fernandina Branch Library. The public is invited to join us! \n\n\n\nAt this meeting\, guest speaker Larry Fermi will present “Let’s Make a New Deal\,” a program examining the Works Progress Administration\, Civilian Conservation Corps\, and National Youth Administration. The presentation focuses on how these New Deal programs affected ordinary Americans during the Great Depression and the records they produced. \n\n\n\nThe talk will explain the purpose and scope of these make-work projects and highlight the genealogically significant records created by each agency. Attendees will learn how to identify whether their relatives participated in these programs and where to locate relevant documentation. \n\n\n\nRetired in 2014\, Larry honed his skills in front of audiences doing technical presentations in the corporate world and as an actor in countless community theater productions since 1971. He worked for 15 years as a professional genealogist and was a long time member of the NJ based Monmouth County Genealogy Society and was a popular speaker on basic and advanced genealogy related subjects in the greater NY metropolitan area. Before retiring Larry was a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists\, the Genealogical Speakers Guild\, the National Genealogical Society as well as the Genealogical Society of New Jersey and is now an active member of the Genealogical Society of Southeast Volusia County. \n\n\n\n\nDownload Flyer
URL:https://aigensoc.org/event/lets-make-a-new-deal/
LOCATION:Fernandina Beach Library\, 25 N 4th St\, Fernandina Beach\, FL\, 32034\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ancestors Under Water (FOIA Reveals 100+ Buried Relatives)
DESCRIPTION:The Amelia Island Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7pm on the 3rd Tuesday\, 17 February 2026\, in the community room at the Fernandina Branch Library. The public is invited to join us! \n\n\n\nAt this meeting\, our guest speaker\, Andrew Thompson will present “Ancestors Under Water: FOIA Reveals Over 100 Relatives Buried Beneath Lake Moultrie\, South Carolina.” This presentation examines how genealogist Andrew Thompson used the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) laws as a genealogical research methodology\, leading to the identification of more than 100 relatives (enslaved individuals\, formerly enslaved persons\, and their descendants) whose burial sites now lie beneath the waters of Lake Moultrie\, South Carolina.Andrew Thompson is an avid genealogist with extensive experience in the historical South Carolina Lowcountry. He has reconstructed his family history across the era of slavery\, uncovering 66 enslaved relatives (9 direct lineal ancestors\, 57 extended family members). Andrew has presented numerous lectures throughout the Southeastern United States on African American Genealogy. Andrew currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Amelia Island Genealogical Society. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDownload Flyer
URL:https://aigensoc.org/event/ancestors-under-water-foia-reveals-100-buried-relatives/
LOCATION:Fernandina Beach Library\, 25 N 4th St\, Fernandina Beach\, FL\, 32034\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T190000
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SUMMARY:Behind the Scenes of Graveside Chronicles
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Behind the Scenes of Graveside Chronicles\, Stories of Life\, Love and Legacy.\n\n\n\nThe Amelia Island Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7pm on the 3rd Tuesday\, (March 17\, 2026)\, in the community room at the Fernandina Branch Library. The public is invited to join us! \n\n\n\nAt this meeting\, our Cemetery Tour Committee will give us an insider’s view of how each year’s tour comes to life! \n\n\n\nDownload Flyer
URL:https://aigensoc.org/event/behind-the-scenes-of-graveside-chronicles/
LOCATION:Fernandina Beach Library\, 25 N 4th St\, Fernandina Beach\, Florida\, 32034\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T190000
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SUMMARY:John Martin Waas: Early Immigration
DESCRIPTION:Topic: John Martin Waas: Early Immigration Guest Speaker: Ernie Davis\n\n\n\nThe Amelia Island Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7pm on the 3rd Tuesday\, (April 21\, 2026)\, in the community room at the Fernandina Branch Library. The public is invited to join us! \n\n\n\nDownload Flyer
URL:https://aigensoc.org/event/john-martin-waas-early-immigration/
LOCATION:Fernandina Beach Library\, 25 N 4th St\, Fernandina Beach\, Florida\, 32034\, United States
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SUMMARY:Memories of the Cold War
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Memories of the Cold War\, Timeline of the Cold War and How it Impacted Our LivesGuest Speaker: James Shroads\n\n\n\nThe Amelia Island Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7pm on the 3rd Tuesday\, (May 19\, 2026)\, in the community room at the Fernandina Branch Library. The public is invited to join us!Among scholars of history\, the Cold War is emerging as the defining period of the Twentieth Century. Consider: It started with a bang and ended with the political implosion of a major world power; It is the period in which the thinking human minds of governing authority – human minds whose analytical capacities are essentially unchanged since the time of the Greek philosophers – are forced to comprehend an unprecedented leap in the technology of warfare\, a leap that potentially threatens the continued existence of civilized life. With whatever skills and limitations we might possess as humans\, how do we formulate and implement policies to deal with the potential of nuclear warfare? And\, how are those policies implemented\, what works\, and what doesn’t? It is the period in which governmental funding of defense-related research directly or indirectly accounts for the greatest widespread advances in technology\, in absolute scale and scope\, of any period of human history to date. And we were part of it. As genealogists we place our ancestors into their historical context to understand them and their lives. For our heirs who will someday try to understand us within the historical context of our lives\, we should leave a legacy explaining what it was like living through the Cold War period. What was it like\, what did it mean for us\, for our friends and family\, for our country\, for the human beings who inhabit this planet. Where were we during the Cold War period\, what did we witness\, how did we feel\, what did we do? Our successors ought to know and try to understand this pivotal time because they will live in the aftermath. It’s genealogy and history on a forward-looking level. It’s the story that we tell\, and the story we will leave behind. The program will recount the Cold War period and suggest a timeline-based framework upon which personal memories can be added. Whatever we did\, we were part of the Cold War as it defined our time on this planet\, so use it as the contextual outline upon which you can add and explain your own history. \n\n\n\nDownload Flyer
URL:https://aigensoc.org/event/memories-of-the-cold-war/
LOCATION:Fernandina Beach Library\, 25 N 4th St\, Fernandina Beach\, Florida\, 32034\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Revolutionary Soldier's Story
DESCRIPTION:Topic: A Revolutionary Soldier’s Story\, The Life & Times of Lt. William PullenGuest Speaker: Johanna Cleary\n\n\n\nThe Amelia Island Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7pm on the 3rd Tuesday\, (16 June 2026)\, in the community room at the Fernandina Branch Library. The public is invited to join us!Lt. William Pullen\, Sr. was a Revolutionary War soldier who served for seven years with the Continental Army. But once he left the military at age 26\, what did his future hold? Johanna Cleary explores Pullen’s life after the Revolutionary War and considers how his story tracked those of many early Americans.Dr. Johanna Cleary is a University of Florida associate professor emeritus in broadcast journalism. She earned a doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \n\n\n\nDownload Flyer
URL:https://aigensoc.org/event/a-revolutionary-soldiers-story/
LOCATION:Fernandina Beach Library\, 25 N 4th St\, Fernandina Beach\, Florida\, 32034\, United States
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