tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55125074316990472302011-12-30T20:08:43.953-08:00Genealogy Interest GroupThe Genealogy Special Interest Group meets on the third Friday of the month from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church, 2902 W. Fletcher Ave, Tampa where there is free parking. Any interested OLLI member is invited to attend.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-72786735347167839192010-08-16T06:23:00.001-07:002010-08-16T06:23:23.839-07:00HiHope you get this on time, sorry I didn't inform you about my trip to Spain for a program. I am having some difficulty here because i misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel which contained some cash, credit cards and some other valuable things. I am so confused right now.I need you to assist me with a loan of $2,450 to sort-out my hotel bills and get myself back home. I will appreciate Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-68110415133667905632010-01-17T13:49:00.000-08:002010-01-17T13:53:16.956-08:00Genealogy meeting, 1/15/2010The January 15, 2010 meeting of the Genealogy Interest Group – Ancestor Trackers was brought to order by Trevetta Wunderlin. We were delighted to welcome several first time OLLI member attendees including Violet Taylor, Mary Lou Raterman, Pat Benedict, Patty Whittemore and Gerald Hartke. Announcements were made regarding meetings of the South Bay Genealogical Society, the Florida Genealogical Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-50769242877420745652010-01-12T12:21:00.001-08:002010-01-12T12:21:24.970-08:00December 2009 meeting The December 18, 2009 meeting of the Genealogy Interest Group – Ancestor Trackers was brought to order by Trevetta Wunderlin. Announcements were made regarding meetings of the Florida Genealogical Society in January, the South Bay Genealogical Society and the Pinellas Genealogical Society. Our annual “Ancestor Show & Tell” was begun by Trevetta, who told us about her great great Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-55157795937280034842010-01-08T17:03:00.001-08:002010-01-17T13:51:11.945-08:00Genealogy interest group to meet Jan 15Ancestor Trackers
The Genealogy Interest Group will meet at Lake Magdelene United Methodist
Church at 2902 W. Fletcher Ave. on Friday, January 15 from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Our speaker will be Debra S. Fleming on "Perfecting & Posting the
Genealogical Query".
Debra teaches genealogy classes for OLLI and always gives excellent
programs. This lecture will give you the tools for posting querys in
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-80127703416262940942009-11-24T13:19:00.000-08:002009-11-24T10:22:30.305-08:00November 20 MinutesThe November 20, 2009 meeting of the Genealogy Interest Group – Ancestor Trackers, an Interest Group of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at USF, was brought to order by our chair Trevetta Wunderlin. Announcements were made regarding the next day’s meeting of the Pinellas Genealogy Society and the South Bay Genealogical Society’s meeting in January featuring Hank Jones. Next February Dick Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-28662656670602082082009-11-17T15:31:00.001-08:002009-11-17T15:31:23.419-08:00Genealogy Interest Group meeting Friday, Nov. 20 Ancestor Trackers, The OLLI -USF Genealogy Interest Group will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.at Lake Magdelene United Methodist Church on Fletcher Ave. Our speaker will be Damon Hostetler of the Pinellas Genealogy Society on "Courthouse Records". He was honored in 2008 for his work in genealogy at the Florida State Genealogical Society Conference. Members will have lunch at Piccadilly Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-30106382729512776992009-10-26T05:09:00.001-07:002009-10-26T05:09:29.304-07:00Report of September 18 Meeting The September 18, 2009 meeting of the USF Genealogy Interest Group was called to order by our chair, Trevetta Wunderlin. Trevetta made announced the upcoming meetings for the Florida Genealogical Society and Pasco Genealogical Society. We held our first meeting at our new venue: Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church. Our speaker this month was Debbe Hagner, Certified Genealogist and Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-53761263372410324422009-10-21T14:56:00.001-07:002009-10-21T14:56:11.089-07:00October Meeting -- Minutes Our chair Trevetta Wunderlin welcomed us to the 16 October 2009 meeting of the Genealogy Special Interest Group, formerly known as G-SIG, a Division of SenorNet and now an Interest Group of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at USF. Our meetings are now be held at Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church. Trev made announcements about the Florida Genealogical Society’s October meeting, theDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-59642094872686004302009-10-10T09:50:00.001-07:002009-10-14T12:00:33.168-07:00Michelle Obama AncestryThere was an article on Michele Obama's ancestry in Friday's Tampa Tribune
(October 9). Roots Television has a video of how a researcher looked into
Michelle's ancestry. Here's the link: http://www.rootstelevision.com/Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-66297296736376371902009-10-04T15:30:00.001-07:002009-10-04T15:36:38.047-07:00Genealogy Interest Group Meeting, October 16The OLLI-USF Genealogy Interest group will meet in LMUMC room 308/309 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m, Friday October 16. Our speaker will be Pam Treme of the Pasco Genealogy Society. Her topic is"Lightning Round: Using Search Engines and Using Them at Three Websites". Attendees are invited to join the speaker for lunch & socializing at Piccadilly Cafeteria, 11810 N. Dale Mabry Hwy following the Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-13543287843407672922009-09-16T10:16:00.000-07:002009-09-16T10:16:46.805-07:00September 18 Meeting AnnouncedAncestor Trackers,
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Continuing Education,
University of South Florida, Genealogy Interest Group will be meeting
on the third Friday, September 18, at the Lake Magdalene United
Methodist Church, 2902 West Fletcher Avenue. The venue features ample
free parking. The meetings are at 9:30-11:00 a. m and are followed by
lunch at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 11810Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-88517445877673972772009-08-20T18:39:00.000-07:002009-08-20T18:40:01.887-07:00Footnote.com At Footnote.com there is a vast collection of historical documents online—over 58 million at last count—together with powerful searching tools. Covering the period from the Revolutionary War through the Vietnam War, you can search by name, date or event. Members can interact with comments and questions about particular documents. Some records are free to view, while premium records and featuresDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-29066294262199074412009-08-07T08:31:00.001-07:002009-08-07T08:33:07.580-07:00September 18 2009 meetingThe September 18th speaker is Debbe Hagner, AG of the West Pasco Genealogy Society, on "Overcoming Brick Walls - Simple Solutions to Your Major Problems".Any OLLI member who is interested in genealogy is invited to attend our meetings.--Trev WunderlinDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-4462941104650314772009-07-15T13:28:00.000-07:002009-07-15T13:27:56.432-07:00Another Genealogy Resource The USGenWeb project is run by volunteers and is dedicated to “Keeping Internet Genealogy Free.” Organized by state, I looked up Florida and found a sub-project, the Florida GenWeb Project, and a further sub-division with a volunteer coordinator for (nearly) each County. Lots of resources are offered, including a Google group for each County and Special Project. -- Kim Komando [category Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-86905531581230016762009-06-15T18:41:00.001-07:002009-06-15T18:41:36.666-07:00June 2009 Meeting The June 12, 2009 meeting of the Genealogy Special Interest Group (GSIG) was brought to order by Trevetta Wunderlin. Trevetta made announcements about the upcoming meetings of the Florida Genealogical Society. We elected officers for the upcoming year and discussed future plans for our group. Trevetta will continue as our chair, Irma Almengual our program chair, Nancy Sjoberg the Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-3172808552525738682009-05-10T10:33:00.001-07:002009-05-10T10:33:06.677-07:00May 2009 meeting minutes Our chair Trevetta Wunderlin called to order the 8 May 2009 meeting of the Genealogy Special Interest Group (GSIG). Trev offered us her extra copy of “Ancestry” magazine and also recommended “Family Tree Magazine.” She told us about upcoming Florida Genealogical Society’s seminar and meetings. This month their speaker will be Debra S. Fleming, who was our speaker today. Debra’s topic was Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-14393389093936076552009-04-12T09:11:00.001-07:002009-04-12T09:11:27.248-07:00Minutes for April 10 meeting Our chair Trevetta Wunderlin welcomed us to the 10 April 2009 meeting of the Genealogy Special Interest Group (GSIG). She made announcements about the Florida Genealogical Society’s April meeting and Fall Seminar. Irma Almengual, our program chair, gave us a Program Interest Survey for 2009-2010. Irma also introduced our speaker Bob Bryan who is the Education Director of the Pinellas Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-80338133115900745542009-03-15T14:31:00.001-07:002009-03-15T14:31:42.290-07:00March 2009 Meeting Minutes The March 13, 2009 meeting of the Genealogy Special Interest Group (GSIG) was brought to order by our chair Trevetta Wunderlin. Guests this month were Jim Jessop, Mary Lou Raterman and Judith Summers. We also welcomed new member Judy Harwood. Trev handed out a list of upcoming programs for GSIG and the Florida Genealogical Society. Our program chair Irma Almengual discussed future programs Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-20715660807730074642009-03-14T18:57:00.000-07:002009-03-14T19:00:29.292-07:00April & May G-SIG ProgramsApril 10, 2009 - "Using your Digital Camera in Genealogy" by Bob Bryan, Education Director & Past President of the Pinellas Genealogy Society.May 8, 2009 - " Using Family Search; Including the Pilot Site" by Debra Fleming, genealogy instructor for OLLI.trevettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16498977055568704323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-30962771264330976582009-02-11T17:35:00.000-08:002009-02-11T17:37:04.736-08:00G-SIG Meeting March 13, 2009The March 13th, Genealogy meeting will feature Drew Smith presenting "Dear Genealogy Diary: Today I Made a Great Discovery". Drew Smith is the Information Literacy Librarian at USF Library - Tampa and President of Florida Genealogy Society. The meeting will start at 9:30 and end at 11:00.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-18754965378742983232009-02-08T14:24:00.001-08:002009-02-08T14:24:25.254-08:00Florida Conversations Lecture Series The first of the Spring Series is on Sunday, Feb.15 at the Tampa Bay History Center, 3:00-4:30 p.m. Susan M. Taylor of the University of Tampa, "The Survival of Tampa's Sicilian Dialect" Other lectures are on Mar. 15, April 19, May 17 & June 21. For additional information on the lectures visit http://www.lib.usf.edu/index.cfm?pm=upcoming events Trevetta Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-5607955316582530902009-02-08T11:42:00.001-08:002009-02-08T11:42:01.869-08:00February 6 meetingJust testin' to see if Outllook's Introduction section shows up on the blog. Also do you want me to take Jim Weiss name off the blog or replace it? The February 6, 2009 meeting of the Genealogy Special Interest Group (GSIG) was brought to order by our chair Trevetta Wunderlin. This month’s program was presented by Dr. Jack Fernandez and his wife Sylvia. Dr. Fernandez is a USF Emeritus Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-54417530609045874012009-01-12T11:39:00.001-08:002009-01-12T11:39:17.066-08:00January 9 Meeting The January 9, 2009, meeting of the Genealogy Special Interest Group (GSIG) was brought to order by our Chair Trevetta Wunderlin. Guests this month were Pam Purol and Irma Almengual. Our Program Chairman Jim Weiss has resigned and guest Irma graciously volunteered to replace him. I read the minutes from the last meeting and announcements were made regarding the January meetings of the Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-34454828886629010312009-01-11T11:10:00.001-08:002009-01-11T11:10:31.634-08:00Free Genealogy website The Web is one of the best things to happen to genealogy. So, it should be no surprise that sites will help you share your family tree. Most of these sites will charge you a monthly or yearly fee. But, you don't need to spend a dime on www.MyHeritage.com This site is free to use. You can upload your existing GEDCOM files. Or, create your tree directly on the site. Of course, there are privacy Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-40033388564494534652009-01-06T13:02:00.001-08:002009-01-06T13:02:36.447-08:00Dec. !2, 2008, G-SIG minutes Chair Trevetta Wunderlin made the following announcements: The Florida Genealogical Society, Jan 17, 2009, 10:30 a.m., "Not Just a Clockmaker" by Ann Osisek at J.F. Germany Library Auditorium; Suncoast Genealogy Society Seminar, Jan 24, 2009 1:30-4:30 p.m. "Deeds, Death & Divorce" and "Google for Genealogists" by Debra Fleming at Oldsmar Library Community Room; Pinellas Genealogy Society, Feb.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-85399237792256000312009-01-05T17:10:00.001-08:002009-01-05T17:10:39.412-08:00Announcing January 9 GSIG meeting The Genealogy Interest Group of SeniorNet at USF will meet at 9:30 a.m. in Westside Conference Center, East of the Public Health Bldg at Bruce B. Downs & Fletcher Ave. I would like to see a good attendance as we have an excellent speaker & program for this meeting. Our speaker is David W. Dellinger of Pinellas County, author of "The Pheasant Kings" a historical novel based on his family Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-44071216988736846692008-11-17T07:54:00.000-08:002008-11-17T07:53:51.825-08:00Minutes, November 2008 Our president Trevetta Wunderlin called to order the 14 November 2008 meeting of the Genealogy Special Interest Group (GSIG). She introduced guest Mary Lou Syndeman. Trev replaced our previously scheduled speakers with a program of her own, as Jack and Sylvia Fernandez were unable to attend due to a death in the family. We look forward to their program next February. In December we will Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-76423687401998868652008-11-03T19:17:00.001-08:002008-11-03T19:17:23.438-08:00November 14, 2008 G-SIG ProgramJack and Sylvia Fernandez will be our speakers at the November 14th meeting of G-SIG at 9:30 a.m.Jack & Sylvia have traveled to Spain to research their ancestors.Sylvia also has pre-revolutionary ancestors from Mass. Jack is retired USF Professor of Chemistry and has written three novels: "Cafe Con Leche", "Conquistador" and "Viva Matide!" and researched his family history. He has also been a Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-64608755301695338292008-10-13T11:57:00.001-07:002008-10-13T11:57:49.232-07:00G-SIG Oct. 10, MinutesGenealogy- Interest GroupOctober 10, 2008 MinutesTrevetta Wunderlin called the meeting to order at Westside E. She made a few announcements: Debbe Hagner will speak on German Research at Florida Genealogical Society meeting on October18 at the J. F. Germany Library Auditorium at 10:30 a.m. and the Florida State Genealogical Society Conference is November 14 & 15 at Maitland, FL.Five guests wereDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-83998597688197860812008-09-19T12:25:00.000-07:002008-09-19T12:35:45.990-07:00October MeetingThe next meeting of the Genealogy Special Interest Group will be October 10, 2008. The speaker will be Debra Fleming. Debra has been teaching genealogy classes for Senior Net for several years. Her topic will be "How to get started with your Genealogy." This is an ideal meeting for you to bring a guest - one who has the interest, but for some reason, just has not gotten started. Also, I readJim Weissnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-40043389502619582522008-09-14T16:04:00.001-07:002008-09-14T16:04:35.224-07:00GSIG Minutes, Sept '08 Trevetta Wunderlin brought the September 12, 2008 meeting of the Genealogy Special Interest Group (GSIG) to order at USF’s Special Collection Library. She made announcements about an Italian Genealogy Workshop, the Imperial Polk Genealogical Society Seminar, the Florida State Genealogical Society’s Conference and Florida Genealogical Society’s Banquet and Seminar. A show of hands was Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-38439033111075540042008-09-04T13:00:00.000-07:002008-09-04T13:03:50.568-07:00GSIG meeting of June 13, 2008The June 13, 2008 meeting of the Genealogy Special Interest Group (GSIG) was brought to order by our president Trevetta Wunderlin. We discussed the possibility of disbanding our organization because of poor attendance. It was decided to try to build membership and continue to meet until at least December. A vote was taken approving the same slate of officers as last year. Announcements were Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512507431699047230.post-70836220576491750302008-09-04T12:53:00.000-07:002008-09-04T13:08:51.729-07:00How GSIG worksThis blog starts with the record of the GSIG meeting of June 13, 2008. Visitors wishing to review earlier meetings may do so by clicking here where they will find monthly reports dating back to January 12, 2007. Those wishing to contribute to this blog may email announcements, photos, questions, answers and other relevant information to mailto:trevetta@yahoo.comDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.com0