MEETINGS & PROGRAMS

We meet on the second Tuesday each month,
except July, August and September.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Meeting begins promptly at 7:00 p.m.
Moorings Presbyterian Church, Moss Hall
791 Harbour Drive, Naples, FL
Parking and Hall entrance in back of the church.
Guests are welcome at our meetings.
Please sign in as a guest when you arrive.
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2020 Program Schedule

Meeting Location 
Moorings Presbyterian Church, Moss Hall
791 Harbour Drive, Naples, FL
Time: 7:00 p.m., doors open 6:30 p.m.

DECEMBER 10, 2019
Program: “Tracing your Civil War Ancestors: Your Family Tree Could Have Both Union and Confederate Soldiers”
Speaker: Joyce Thompson, GSCC Member

JANUARY 14, 2020
Program: “So You Want to Write Your Family History”
How to get started, what to include, and where to publish it
Speaker: Violet Eklof, GSCC Member

FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Program: “The Good, the Bad, and the Reality”
Researching insane asylums, poor houses, and orphans’ homes
Speaker: Dr. Linda Ryan, Ed. D., GSCC Member

MARCH 10, 2020
Program: “When DNA reveals the Family Secrets”
Answers we don’t know we are looking for:
what they can tell us and how to put them to positive use”
Speaker: Nancy Fodi, GSCC member & Joel Hager

APRIL 14, 2020 – Anniversary Dinner and Raffle
Program: “A Night at the Improv – It’s all About History”
Adventures and Antics celebrating American History
Speaker: Improvisation Troop

SHARED INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS

ANCESTRY SIG
Date: 2nd Monday each month thru May
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Naples Regional Library auditorium

CANADIAN SIG
Date: 3rd Wednesday, January thru March 2020
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Naples Regional Library small room

GERMAN SIG
Date: 3rd Thursday of month thru March 2020
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Naples Regional Library small room

WRITER’S SIG
Date: Meets 3rd Tuesday of the Month
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Place: Private Home
Contact: Arlene Mauer
researcher7@comcast.net

REUNION SIG
Date: Meets 4th Wednesday of each month
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Naples Regional Library small room

DNA SIG
Date: As need basis, but no meeting in December
Location: Naples Regional Library auditorium
RSVP by email to Arthur Sissman
genresearch13@yahoo.com

Jewish Genealogy SIG of Collier County
Date: Second Tuesday of every month 
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Jewish Federation Office,
2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201,
Naples, FL
Please RSVP by email:
Arthur Sissman genresearch13@yahoo.com

EVENTS, SEMINARS AND CLASSES

Need help?  The Genealogical Society of Collier has Library Volunteers eager to assist you in the Genealogy Room at the Naples Regional Library, 650 Central Avenue.  Please consult the schedule for the dates and times when a volunteer is on duty.
http://thegscc.org/volunteer-help/

EVENTS IN LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES

Headers, Headers, Headers: A Look at German Records
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Speaker: Ken Weaver
Time: 9:30 am – 12:15 pm
Location: Ft. Myers Regional Library
South Building,1651 Lee Street
Meeting Rooms A & B
Cost: Free, Registration is required, please register
online at https://www.leegov.com/library/programs or
e-mail: Bryan L. Mulcahy  bmulcahy@leegov.com
This session will explore birth, baptism, marriage,
and death records from both church and civil sources,
focusing on key German words and vocabulary to be
found in each. A look at the more narrative, paragraph
style records will be included, as well as some
hands-on practice to improve the researcher’s skills.

Lee County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting 
Date: Thursday, December 19
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Place: Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall,
8260 Cypress Lake Dr, Fort Myers, FL
Program “Finding Family in Online Newspapers:
Tips From My Great Grandfather”
presented by Janeen Bjork.

Lee County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting
Date: Thursday, January 16, 2020
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Place: Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall,
8260 Cypress Lake Dr, Fort Myers, FL
Program: “Ellis Island – Island of Hope / Island of Tears”
presented by Kaaren Linton.