MEETINGS & PROGRAMS

Our meetings are on the second Tuesday of each month,
except July, August and September. Meetings resume on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 7 pm in Moss Hall at The Moorings Presbyterian Church, 791 Harbour Drive.
Guests are welcome, please sign in when you arrive.

GSCC 2022 Meeting and Program Schedule

Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 7pm
Program: Exploring the “One-Step” Website
A website designed to help you find your
ancestor’s immigration, census and vital records,
and so much more in one-step!
Presented by Marie Overman

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 7 pm
Connecting Faces Through Time
How to Use Related Faces to Identify Unknown People in Photos
Presented by Tina LaFreniere

SHARED INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS

ANCESTRY/ FAMILY TREE MAKER SIG
Meetings resume on Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Date: Meets on 3rd Tuesday of the month
Time: 1:30-3:00 pm via ZOOM
Members will be sent an invitation to join the meeting,
if you wish to be added to the list, send a request to:
Vrinda Albrecht. thegscc.ancestrysig@gmail.com

CANADIAN eSIG – 1st Meeting September 27, 2022
Date: Meets on 4th Tuesday of the month
September through November and January through May
Time: 2 pm to 3:30 pm EDT online via ZOOM
Website: https://alsqda.wordpress.com
Email:  thegscccanadianesig@gmail.com

WRITER’S SIG – 1st Meeting October 20, 2022
Date: Meets 3rd Thursday of the month
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Location: Naples Regional Library
contact Rae Ann Burton at thegsccwritingsig@gmail.com
Join their Facebook group at:
Collier County Genealogy Writer’s SIG

DNA SIG
Arthur Sissman – group leader
Meets third Monday of month on ZOOM
starting at 2:00 pm and ending at 3:30 pm.
Email Arthur at genresearch13@yahoo.com to join the
contact list for the DNA SIG and to receive a Zoom link. Newbies are invited to join, and meetings will be held that specifically focus on the needs of beginners!

Jewish Genealogy SIG of Collier County
Date: Second Tuesday of every month
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Contact Arthur Sissman for details.
genresearch13@yahoo.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hellojewishgen

EVENTS, SEMINARS AND CLASSES

Genealogy Room Update

The Genealogy Room at the Collier County Public Library, Naples Regional Branch, 650 Central Avenue, is now open on a LIMITED schedule. Our volunteers are on duty Monday – Thursday from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. to provide assistance with the genealogy collection and computer databases. If patrons need help when volunteers or staff are unavailable, please contact Marie Overman, President of the Genealogical Society of Collier County, at tomoverman@hotmail.com for help and she will make arrangements to meet with them. Be sure to put “Genealogy Help” in the subject line.
https://thegscc.org/volunteer-help

Fall Genealogy Classes

Tuesday Oct 11, 2022 at 2 pm
October is Family History Month. This
presentation will inform you of the books,
websites, and personal help that can get you
started searching for your ancestors. It will
also touch on how DNA can help in the search.
After the presentation, there will be a tour of
the genealogy room.

Tuesday November 1, 2022 at 2 pm
Vital records are an important part of
searching for your family. Learn the difference
between primary and secondary records and
how and where to find these records. This
session will concentrate on civil and church
birth and baptismal records. The second part
is the following Tuesday.

Tuesday November 8, 2022 at 2 pm
More vital records. This lecture will
concentrate on marriage, divorce, death,
burial, and interment records.

Lee County Programs

Researching the 1950 Federal Census
Presenter: Bryan L Mulcahy
Online Presentation
Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Learn the best techniques for researching ancestors in the newly released 1950 U.S. Federal Census.
Free– but must register
https://leelibrary.librarymarket.com/event/online-researching-1950-federal-census

E-Mail: contact Bryan L. Mulcahy at bmulcahy@leegov.com