FGS Programs

Question: Should FGS Tampa Go to the State Fair?

For many years FGS Tampa participated in the Florida State Fair with a booth offering free genealogy and family history advice. This is part of our effort to give back to the Tampa Bay community, encourage people to explore their own family histories, and attract new members. The 2023 Florida State Fair is set for …

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2021 Florida State Fair

This year we have the wonderful opportunity to share our love of genealogy with others through our booth set up at the Florida State Fair grounds. We will have computers set up to engage in live demos with our visitors, as well as have wonderful treats for children and adults alike including a raffle prize …

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Summary of June Meeting

Overview This past Saturday, we again met virtually via webinar to conduct our normal meeting, DNA Special Interest Group, and our featured speaker – Crista Cowan. We had a total of 97 people registered and 89 actually participate; a tremendous turnout. Jean Sanner wrapped up the current DNA Special Interest Group with a case study …

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Summary of May Meeting

Overview This past Saturday, we again met virtually via webinar to conduct our normal meeting, DNA Special Interest Group, and our featured speaker – Brianne Kirkpatrick. We had a total of 72 people registered and 68 actually participate; a tremendous turnout. With a double dose of DNA, both Jean Sanner and Brianne Kirkpatrick enlightened us …

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Summary of April Meeting

Overview This past Saturday, we met virtually via webinar to conduct our normal meeting, DNA Special Interest Group, and our featured speaker – Maureen Taylor. We had a total of 77 people registered and 53 actually participate. Maureen delivered a wonderfully engaging and insightful presentation on how to determine the time period and related information. …

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Webinar Details for 4 April Meeting

We are meeting via webinar for our regularly scheduled meeting on 4 April 2020.  This email contains the details to register for the webinar, the itinerary, and instructions on where to find some tutorials on using the Zoom video conferencing system.   Register for the 4 April Webinar You must register for the webinar.  We …

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State Fair Volunteers

We are holding an organizational meeting for all volunteers helping out at the Florida State Fair after our monthly meeting this Saturday, 1 Feb 2020. Please plan to attend to get directions, updates, and passes. FGS Tampa is going to the Florida State Fair again this year. As part of our community outreach, we provide …

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year and welcome to 2020! As we turn over the calendar, it’s time to take a brief pause after the rush of the holidays to look to the new year with optimism and anticipation. Will 2020 be the year you break through your own personal brick walls, start writing your family history, or …

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Zion Cemetery Headstones

Zion Cemetery Relative Project

Volunteers needed to play detective, not that we don’t do that every day searching for our ancestors!  We will be looking for relatives of the people who were buried in the Zion Cemetery in Tampa. The death certificates are on Family Search, so we can do it from home. If you are interested, you can email …

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