MEETINGS & PROGRAMS

MONTHLY MEETING & PROGRAM

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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2019 GSCC 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.

2019 Meeting and Program Schedule

MAY 14, 2019
Program: “Stories to be told; Writing your Family’s Tales”
How to begin sharing your ancestor’s stories to intrigue the next generations
Speakers: Members of the Writer’s SIG (Shared Interest Group)

JUNE 11, 2019
Program: “On Site Research – What you should know and do before visiting Ye Ole Homestead and Archives”
Speaker: Marie Overman, GSCC President and Educator

JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER Summer break, no meetings scheduled.

OCTOBER 8, 2019
Program: “Back Door Friends Are the Best”
Searching the Ancestry.com Card Catalog will become your new best friend
Speaker: Myrna Lewis, GSCC Member and Administrator GSCC’s Facebook Page

NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Program: “The Veteran’s Oral History Program”
Recording and Archiving first person accounts of historic events
Speaker: Austin Raabe, Retired Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University

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

SHARED INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS

ANCESTRY SIG
Date: Monday, June 10, 2019
Time: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Naples Regional Library auditorium

CANADIAN SIG
Date: Will resume in January 2020
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Naples Regional Library small room

GERMAN SIG
Date: Will resume in January 2020
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Naples Regional Library small room

WRITER’S SIG
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Place: Private Home
Contact: Arlene Mauer
researcher7@comcast.net

REUNION SIG
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Naples Regional Library small room

DNA SIG
Date: Meets on an as-needed basis.
Location: Naples Regional Library auditorium
RSVP by email to Arthur Sissman
genresearch13@yahoo.com

Jewish Genealogy SIG of Collier County
Date: Second Tuesday of 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

Getting through that Awful German Handwriting
Speaker: Ken Weaver,LCGS Chairperson,German Roots Group
Date: Saturday, May 11, 2019
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 provide tools and tips to deal with the old German font known as Fraktur and German handwriting using what are known as Kurrentschrift and Sütterlin. In addition to hints, tips, and resources to help the genealogist unlock documents, there will be lots of hands-on practice to help develop skills.