Welcome to the Lee County Genealogial Society

20 February	Peg Kapustiak	Pandemics, Epidemics, and Diseases Throughout the Years
19 March	C. Ann Staley, CG, CGL	The Everyday Life of our Ancestors
16 April	Diana Crisman Smith	FamilySearch Wiki
21 May	Gretchen Fisher	*DNA in the Family -* *Members Perspectives*

Join Us at Our LCGS Monthly Membership Meetings

Monthly Membership Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each

month, January through December from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Doors

open to members and guests at 9:30 a.m. Our meetings are being held

in the Fellowship Hall of Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church, 8260 Cypress

Lake Drive, in Fort Myers. CLICK HERE for a map and driving directions.

Family History Center Assistance in Southwest Florida

Family History Center

4935 23rd Court SW, Naples, FL 34116

Open for genealogy research assistance:

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Wednesdays

9:00 a.m. - Noon - Saturdays.

All other times by appointment with Kaaren Linton.

Call Kaaren at 239-261-1754 or Email Kaaren at flalinton@gmail.com.

Quick link to the Fort Myers Regional Library

GENEALOGY E-Sources

Florida Gulf Coast University Library

10501 FGCU Blvd, South, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565

Southwest Florida (Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Hendry,

or Glades) community residents:

You may get a free FGCU Library Borrower's Card

by filling out an application and showing proof of residence

at the Circulation Desk.

See the Library's Circulation Policy for more information.

Download your Library Card Application.

Genealogy

Genealogy is the study of your family’s history, which is a personal record of your ancestors. Through your research you learn about when and where they were born, who they married, who their children were, where they lived and worked, and how you fit in your overall family tree.

Learning about your family history usually starts at home by talking with family members and recording information about your ancestors. You may have useful sources at home such as birth certificates, obituaries, wedding announcements, a family Bible, etc. Read these documents carefully – you may find some information about that ancestor or relative that you didn’t know before. These documents may also prove or disprove some of those family stories you grew up with.

You may find that others in your family or extended family have already done genealogy research on your family. Don't hesitate to ask close or distant relatives if they have already started researching your family.

Facts and Tips

In searching for marriages, the name of the officiating minister or justice of the peace, or the name of a church, county, or town, might be a way of finding an ancestor whose name was scrambled in some old transcription.

[Basic Information]

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) also known as the Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and was founded in 1954.

[Military]

Don't assume that all children listed belong to the wife listed. This may be a second wife and the children a combination of his and hers.

[Census]

Check original records whenever possible.

[Basic Information]

If you find your ancestor as the last person on the census page, make sure you check the next page for more information.

[Census]


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