The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville's paper, has featured the SGES "Virtual Tea" for Mother's Day in its blog. The "Virtual Tea," a fundraising effort for the SGES, was described in the last entry on this blog.
The purpose of the fundraising is to keep our genealogical research library open. In the present economy, many libraries are getting cut or even closing. SGES is dedicated to keeping its library open, and providing services both locally and nationally, and even internationally. Our library is staffed by volunteers, but we have expenses of office supplies, utilities, and acquisition of books and other materials.
The "Virtual Tea" is, in the opinion of your friendly neighborhood official SGES blogger, a unique and fascinating idea. A participant enters information about female ancestors, under their maiden names. One can also upload photographs. Instructions are at the website . It is a great way to celebrate Mother's Day and honor your female ancestors.
For local residents who do not have the facility to upload photos, a "scanning day" is being held at SGES Headquarters, 6215 Sauterne Drive (just off Blanding Blvd., north of 103rd Street) on Friday, 4 May, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring your photo or photos, and we will scan them for you and get it posted on the "Virtual Tea" website.
Join this unique tribute, and let us know about your female ancestors.
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Showing posts with label events. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Upcoming Events
We have a couple of events coming up of interest to the genealogical and historical communities at the local level:
On 10 September 2011 is our seminar: "Bringing Your Ancestors to Life," with guest speaker Patricia Charpentier. This is a hands-on writing workshop, where participants will write brief vignettes of their family history using techniques that Ms. Charpentier will teach during the day-long session. Volunteering participants will then read their selections to the audience. Fee at the door is $40. For more information, visit http://www.sgesjax.com and click on 'Upcoming Events" or call the Society at 904-778-1000.
On 24 September Baker County celebrates their sesquicentennial, sponsored by the Baker County Historical Society. SGES will have a table at the festival. The celebration will be in Macclenny, in Baker County, near the junction of U.S. 90 and Fifth Street (coming from Jacksonville, turn right on Fifth Street). See http://www.150yearsofbaker.com for more information.
On the national level, there are three upcoming events of interest:
Federation of Genealogical Societies Annual Conference, this year in Springfield, Illinois, 7-10 September. See http://www.fgsconferenceblog.org/ for more information.
32nd Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, 22-25 September. See http://bit.ly/naKw6j for more information (that is a shortened URL).
Atlanta Family History Expo, Atlanta, Georgia, 11-12 November. For more information see http://222.fhexpos.com/expos/.
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On 10 September 2011 is our seminar: "Bringing Your Ancestors to Life," with guest speaker Patricia Charpentier. This is a hands-on writing workshop, where participants will write brief vignettes of their family history using techniques that Ms. Charpentier will teach during the day-long session. Volunteering participants will then read their selections to the audience. Fee at the door is $40. For more information, visit http://www.sgesjax.com and click on 'Upcoming Events" or call the Society at 904-778-1000.
On 24 September Baker County celebrates their sesquicentennial, sponsored by the Baker County Historical Society. SGES will have a table at the festival. The celebration will be in Macclenny, in Baker County, near the junction of U.S. 90 and Fifth Street (coming from Jacksonville, turn right on Fifth Street). See http://www.150yearsofbaker.com for more information.
On the national level, there are three upcoming events of interest:
Federation of Genealogical Societies Annual Conference, this year in Springfield, Illinois, 7-10 September. See http://www.fgsconferenceblog.org/ for more information.
32nd Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, 22-25 September. See http://bit.ly/naKw6j for more information (that is a shortened URL).
Atlanta Family History Expo, Atlanta, Georgia, 11-12 November. For more information see http://222.fhexpos.com/expos/.
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