July 2021 Business Meeting
The Amelia Island Genealogical Society board and officers meet monthly to handle the society business. AIGS membership is welcome to attend.
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How to Write Biography
You’ve explored a broad array of sources for discovering the facts of your ancestors’ lives, and you’ve depicted those facts schematically on pedigree charts and family group sheets. In last month's meeting you saw how those bare-bone facts may be fleshed out into real-life events, which is what many of us are seeking in genealogy. A narrative genealogy or family history is a collection of biographies of people related by blood—in other words, an anthology of the life stories of kinfolk. In this lecture, we’ll see the process of constructing and narrating the biography of an ancestor. Come join us on Tuesday, July 20 at 7:00 – 8:00pm, to listen to a professional recording of a lecture by Professor John Philip Colletta, titled How to Write Biography.
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August 2021 Business Meeting
Fernandina Beach Library 25 N 4th St, Fernandina Beach, FL, United StatesThe Amelia Island Genealogical Society board and officers meet monthly to handle the society business. AIGS membership is welcome to attend.
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UNF Excavations at the Mocama (Timucua) Indian Village of Sarabay (Big Talbot Island)
Fernandina Beach Library 25 N 4th St, Fernandina Beach, FL, United StatesPresentation by Keith Ashley, UNF Professor of Anthropology. Located on Big Talbot Island, Sarabay was one of the local Mocama Indian communities mentioned by French and Spanish explorers during the 1560s. The University of North Florida (UNF) first investigated the site in 1998-99 and returned for more excavations in the fall 2020 and summer 2021. Artifacts recovered so far include thousands of fragments of indigenous pottery along with bone, shell, and stone tools. The recovery of a small collection of Spanish artifacts dates the site to AD 1580-1620. This presentation discusses the findings of ongoing excavations at the site of Sarabay. Bio: Keith Ashley is an archaeologist and Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Florida.. His current research focuses on the indigenous peoples and histories of southeastern North America, particularly Florida. He is actively involved in archaeological excavations with UNF students throughout northeastern Florida.
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August 2021 Library Committee Meeting
Fernandina Beach Library 25 N 4th St, Fernandina Beach, FL, United StatesThe library committee will hold it's regular bi-monthly meeting at the Fernandina Beach Library on 30 August, 2-4pm. Anyone interested in joining this committee and/or attending this meeting should contact Marcia Pertuz at library@aigensoc.org.
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September 2021 Business Meeting
OnlineThe Amelia Island Genealogical Society board and officers meet monthly to handle the society business. AIGS membership is welcome to attend. Join with Google Meet: meet.google.com/cwt-ekde-nihJoin by phone: (US) +1 650-667-2463 (PIN: 495225113)
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Fundamentals of Land and Probate Records for Genealogists
FeaturedFernandina Beach Library 25 N 4th St, Fernandina Beach, FL, United StatesFundamentals of Land and Probate Records for Genealogists, with particular focus on Nassau County court records
The purpose of this program is to provide an overview of the land and probate record keeping systems used in the United States of America. Land and probate record systems were created for economic and legal purposes, so understanding why and how those systems work aids the genealogist’s search to determine who our ancestors were, what they did, where, and when.
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September Education Committee Meeting
Fernandina Beach Library 25 N 4th St, Fernandina Beach, FL, United StatesThe AIGS Education Committee will hold it's first meeting in anticipation of starting back our Beginning Genealogy classes in January! All current (and past) members of the committee are encouraged to attend, so that we can get ourselves off on the right course. The committee chair is Jean Mann, and please contact her from your personal members page.
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September Membership Committee Meeting
Fernandina Beach Library 25 N 4th St, Fernandina Beach, FL, United StatesThis meeting will discuss the duties of the Membership Committee and begin work on developing a New Members Welcome Packet.
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October Programs Committee Meeting
Fernandina Beach Library 25 N 4th St, Fernandina Beach, FL, United StatesThe programs committee will meet at the Fernandina Beach Library to discuss potential programs for 2022.
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October 2021 Business Meeting
OnlineThe Amelia Island Genealogical Society board and officers meet monthly to handle the society business. AIGS membership is welcome to attend. This meeting is virtual: https://meet.google.com/cwt-ekde-nih or phone in at +1 650-667-2463 (PIN: 495225113) Required Agenda Items The Board must approve the slate of candidates to serve in 2022.Board will also appoint an Audit Committee for 2021.
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Collecting family history with a Harley and a camera
Fernandina Beach Library 25 N 4th St, Fernandina Beach, FL, United StatesTheron Rogers, as a volunteer for Find a Grave, goes around on a Harley Davidson taking pictures of gravestones. Theron will give us a short introduction to Find a Grave, a website that allows you to see the burial sites of your family and friends. He will then tell us about his adventures on his motorcycle, the many cemeteries he visited and the fascinating graves he discovered and photographed.
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