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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - October 2022 

The October Newsletter is about using newspapers in our genealogy research.  Recently the grandson of a former prominent Jacksonville resident contacted SGES and asked us for information regarding his grandfather.  Past newspaper sources were essential to our SGES researchers in locating little known information about the grandfather who was a past member of the Jacksonville City Council.  I will share more of how this story unfolded at our SGES November meeting.

Michael Ports gave an excellent presentation entitled, “Free Persons of Color,” at our SGES September meeting.  Michael has written five books on this subject and the SGES library has this collection on our shelves. Please feel free to visit the SGES Library and explore these volumes in researching your family history.

Our SGES monthly meeting for October will be held on Saturday, October 8th at 10:00 am in the South Mandarin Branch Library located at 12125 San Jose Boulevard in Jacksonville.  Our speaker will be Susan Swiatosz, Head of Special Collections and University Archives, at the University of North Florida.  She will be speaking on "Preserving Your Family Photographs."

Sincerely,

Carol Clay, President

The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society (SGES) is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library and non-profit genealogy society in Jacksonville, FL, providing information and resources for genealogists since 1964.  Members and non-members alike are always welcome and encouraged to browse through the over 6,000 books, periodicals and quarterlies published by other genealogical organizations.  We also have many volumes covering special subjects like Revolutionary War Soldiers, Civil War soldiers, and the Great Puritan Migration, all within the SGES library.  These resources cover the United States as well as some foreign countries.  Many family ancestry's records have also been documented and placed within our library. 

Library Hours:   The SGES Library is open on the following schedule:

• Wednesdays: Open to the public, no appointment necessary
• All other days: By appointment only

Monthly Meetings: Please check the SGES calendar of events for date and place of monthly meetings

6215 Sauterne Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32210

Phone: 904-778-1000

or email us at sgesjax@att.net 

October 2022

Past and Present

Newsletter of The Southern Genealogist’s Exchange Society 

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