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The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLVI – Issue 1 – June 2023
Inside this issue:
- The War Letters Project: Memorializing Those Who Experienced War
- When We Inherit
- Finding Enslaved Ancestors
- Using Books to Advance Our Research
- Riding out the September 1929 Hurricane: Diary Entries by Margaret Smith Santini
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Death Record Research Sources: Beyond Death Certificates
Webinar Abstract: Death certificates are often the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about a record created at death; however, statewide death registrations in the United States did not start in most states until the first quarter of the 1900s. So, what other documents can be used to…… -
Grandpa Was a Tail-gunner: Researching Army Air Corps Ancestors
Over 2.4 million men and women served in the Army Air Forces (aka Army Air Corps) during World War II. This presentation provides strategies and methods for discovering their stories, whether they served on air crews or in support units. Learn what individual and unit records are available, where to find them, and how to interpret and analyze their content using a variety of contextual resources. -
Seeing the Patterns: Organize, Visualize, and Evaluate the Evidence
We gather lots of information, data, and evidence as we research our ancestors. The difficulty lies in analyzing the information, correlating and comparing it to data gathered from multiple sources, evaluating the evidence, and ultimately concluding what it all means. Organizing data using timelines, chronologies, charts, tables, and other assemblages can help us visualize the evidence to make it easier to analyze and evaluate. We can discover gaps and missing information, see how pieces of the puzzle fit together (or don’t), and uncover new paths for research. -
Her Name was Not Unknown: Finding Female Ancestors
“What’s her maiden name?” “What happened to her after her husband died?” “How do I start researching my great-grandmother?” We’ve all felt the disappointment of seeing the word “unknown” to describe a female ancestor’s name. How do we go from “unknown” to finding a name? This presentation will explain techniques, methodology, and resources vital to family history research. Enhance your research skills using a 5-step approach to researching (and finding) female ancestors. -
Land, Licenses, Love Gone Wrong – Assorted Courthouse Records
Webinar Abstract: Courthouses are an underutilized resource and they are not as hard to maneuver as most people think. Under their roof you will find fabulous records! This presentation will concentrate on the County level courthouses, the fabulous records contained within their walls, and examine how the sources/records can aid…… -
Agnes Myrtle MEARES
Submitted by Descendant: Jeannette Marie SAY Agnes Myrtle Meares, known as Myrtle, was born 14 October 1901 in St Petersburg, Hillsborough County, Florida. She was the tenth child born to George and Ellen Meares. Raised in St Petersburg, Myrtle graduated with the class of 1920 from St Petersburg High School. … -
Maria MOLL
Submitted by Descendants: Marguerite Jule Pacetty BROWN; Frances Mordina Brown EVANS; David William, Marguerite Marree Evans, and Robert Thomas MATHEWS Maria Moll was born in Ciudadela, Minorca, and the second largest of the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain. She was only fourteen, when in 1768, she and her… -
Benjamin MOODY
Submitted by Descendant: John Benjamin MOODY III Benjamin Moody, son of Samuel S. Moody and Sarah Lee, was born 15 April 1811, Telfair County, Georgia. Samuel died 1815 in Camden County, Georgia, and in 1820 Sarah and Benjamin moved to Hamilton County, Florida. There on 7 February 1833 Benjamin married…
