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Florida Lines Florida State Genealogical SocietyVolume 25 Issue 1

March 2007

President’s Message

Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that it is now 2007. It seems that we were just welcoming the year 2006, but now that year is just a memory. For many of us it was a bittersweet year of trials and tribula-tions mixed with happiness and success. I think a lot about these lives we live and how at each sunrise we eagerly greet the day with great expectations and then at each sunset, as we give thanks for another day, we quietly ponder the things we didn’t have time to achieve.

I believe that one of the most-used sayings in to-day’s culture is “I didn’t have enough time” which brings a smile to my face as I conjure up the images of grandparents, great-grandparents and previous generations accomplishing what they did without many of our modern conveniences. I know that many of them were involved in church or syna-gogue activities, social and fraternal organizations, plus much more, but not to the extent that our cur-rent generation attempts on a daily basis. Of course, all of the luxuries in our present lives do provide us with more time to pursue one of our favorite pastimes – our family history research.

One of my genealogy presentations is titled “24-7—Making Time For Research,” and in that presen-tation I stress the fact that there is always time for research; one simply has to make the time, even if it is as little as fifteen minutes each day. For many of us, our spouses may have little to no interest in our affliction other than to wonder why we sit at our computers until all hours of the night robbing our-selves of precious sleep. To those non-researchers, there is no justification for why we do what we do, but that never slows us down, does it?

I feel that many of us “seasoned genealogists” have been creeping along through the years with our re-search and now, with the availability of so many on-line resources, we feel the need to go at “warp speed” with no slowing down. And sometimes, in that process, we may neglect to follow through on one of the most important aspects of geneal-ogy—documentation. Long before I read the first reference text on this particular subject, I was

documenting my own family history in what I be-lieved to be an accurate and concise manner. When I was teaching genealogy at a local institute in the late 1990’s, I participated in numerous facilitation workshops and one of the “coaching” imperatives from that time period has stuck in my mind: “tell them what you’re going to tell them”… in other words, give them the correct facts.

So I have followed through with that concept in my own research, making it quite simple for any current or future genealogist to follow up on what I have presented in my genealogy. I recently corresponded with a former client who is now a Certified Gene-alogistSM and was pleased to hear her say “you were one of the first researchers I hired when I first be-came interested in genealogy, and your work set a standard for me.” I believe that is just the kind of compliment that we all want to receive as research-ers and the the single most important thing that we should all consider in making time in our busy world for diligent and responsible genealogical re-search.

Ann Mohr Osisek, President

In This Issue:What You Need to Know About Copyright

..........................................................................Law 2...................................................Welcome Aboard! 3

..............................FSGS 2006 Financial Report 4.........................................................In Memoriam 4

.............................FSGS Fall Conference Photos 5...........................................................Society News 6

.......................................Florida Chapter of APG 6The Charlotte Freels Duvall / FSGS Librarian

.............................................................Scholarship 8................FSGS Officers & Committee Chairs 11

........................FSGS Membership Application 11

Authors of signed materials own the copyrights to those materials. Permission to reprint an article or photograph must be requested from the author.

What You Need to Know About Copyright Law

DAVID R. ELLIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW LARGO, FLORIDA

Why do genealogists need to know about copyright law? If you have ever created anything in the course of your work or used the writings, photo-graphs, graphics, compilations, or expressive mate-rial of others, you need a basic understanding of copyright law.

In the United States, copyright law is a statutory scheme of intellectual property protection dating back more than 200 years to our Constitution. Al-though Franklin, Madison, and Hamilton never used laptop computers or the Internet, they never-theless established a scheme of protection that ap-plies today by giving Congress the right to grant authors and inventors exclusive rights in their writ-ings and discoveries for limited periods of time.

Congress enacted the first Copyright Act in 1790 and the current act in 1976. Under the law the author of a copyrighted work has the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, and publicly display and perform his or her work and any derivative versions, and to authorize others to do so during the term of the copyright.

The author of a copyrighted work has the right to prevent others from using the work without per-mission and to bring suit against violators who in-fringe the copyright. Copyright protects “original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression.” These include a wide range of ex-pressive works such as literary works such as books, articles, short stories, poems, and computer pro-grams; works of the performing arts such as musi-cal and dramatic works, pantomimes and choreog-raphy, and motion pictures and audiovisual works; pictorial, graphic, sculptural, and architectural works; sound recordings; and compilations of facts and information, such as genealogical records. It is important to understand that copyright does not protect underlying facts, ideas, procedures, proc-esses, concepts, principles or discoveries, but only the particular way underlying information is ex-pressed in an original way.

Fair Use

Although the copyright owner is granted a bundle of exclusive rights, under certain conditions a per-son may be able to make “fair use” of all or part of a copyrighted work. Under the fair use doctrine, if the use is for a purpose deemed beneficial to society such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teach-ing, scholarship, or research, the use may be allowed despite the copyright owner’s exclusive rights. In determining whether a particular use is a fair use, the law states that certain factors should be consid-ered, including the purpose of the use, such as whether it is for commercial or non-profit educa-tional purposes; the nature of the work; how much of the work is used and how substantial that por-tion is in relation to the entire work, both quantita-tively and qualitatively; and the effect of the use upon the potential market or value of the work.

Term of Copyright

The term of a copyright depends on a number of factors, including when it was created or published. For works created after 1 January 1978, the term is the life of the author plus 70 years. For works made for hire, and anonymous and pseudonymous works, the term is 120 years from creation or 95 years from first publication, whichever comes first.

For works created prior to 1978 whose terms have not yet expired, the term is 95 years from first pub-lication. Works published before 1923 are in the public domain and can be used freely because, prior to 1998, the term of copyright for pre-1978 works was 75 years. The term of any work published in 1922 or before thus expired by the end of 1997.

Works published after 1923 may still be covered by copyright. That’s partly because of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, which extended the term of copyright by twenty years. Although the law was named after the late Congressman/singer who was killed in a skiing ac-cident shortly before the law was passed, the law might better have been named for Walt Disney. The Disney Company was a strong advocate of the law to extend the copyright term because otherwise Walt's cartoon characters, Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, and Donald Duck, would have expired this decade, along with a host of other works created in the 1920s and 1930s such as “Happy Birthday.”

“Happy Birthday” was composed in 1893 (as “Good Morning to You”), but not published until 1935, and its term now runs through 2030. The

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song earns about a million dollars a year in royalties and the current owners bought it about a decade ago for $12 million based on the value of its ex-pected royalties at the time. When the term was extended, they obtained twenty years more of royal-ties, so it turns out they really bought it for a song!

Copyright Registration and Enforcement

Before a copyright can be enforced in federal court, the owner must register the work with the U.S. Copyright Office in Washington, DC This can be done by completing an application and depositing a copy or copies of the work with the Copyright Of-fice. Registration is not a prerequisite for copyright protection, but the copyright owner cannot sue to enforce his or her rights without first obtaining a registration certificate. Similarly, the copyright owner does not have to mark copies of the work with a copyright notice, but it is a good idea to do so. The statutory copyright notice consists of the word "Copyright" the abbreviation "Copr.", or the symbol ©, and the date and the author's name, e.g., © 2007 Ima Genealogist.

Once a case of copyright infringement is brought and proven, the court may issue an injunction pro-hibiting further infringement, order the seizure and destruction of infringing items and the means to make them, and award damages to the copyright owner based on the author's lost profits or the in-fringer's ill-gotten gains. If registration has been made prior to the infringement (or within three months after first publication of the work), the owner may ask the court to award statutory dam-ages ranging from $750 to $30,000 for each work infringed, plus attorney's fees. In the event of will-ful infringement, statutory damages can be in-creased to $150,000 for each work infringed, and under some circumstances, criminal penalties can be imposed.

Copyright © 2007 David R. EllisAll rights reserved

David Ellis is a Largo attorney practicing copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and intellectual property law; computer and cyberspace law; business, entertainment and arts law; and franchise, licensing and contract law. A graduate of M.I.T. and Harvard Law School, he is a registered patent attorney and the author of the book, A Computer Law Primer. He has taught Intellec-tual Property and Computer Law as an Adjunct Professor at the Law Schools of the University of Florida and Stetson University. He may be contacted at [email protected]

Welcome Aboard!

LESLIE JEFFCOAT MADDOCKSMEMBERSHIP CHAIR

The Florida State Genealogical Society would like to welcome it newest members!

Anderson, Norman and Carol; Fruitland Park, Fla.Austin, A. Judy; Sunrise, Fla.Baker, Thomas; Tallahassee, Fla.Beckner, Paula J.; Merritt Island, Fla.Beck, Myra; Salt Springs, Fla.Boonstra, Michael J.; Cocoa, Fla.Bradish, Connie and Peter; Titusville, Fla.Breton, David Sr. & Frances D.; Houston, Tex.Brown, Harris and Sara; Largo, Fla.Central Arkansas Library; Little Rock, Ark.Choter, Grisel; Miami, Fla.Cregan, Michael; Merritt Island, Fla.Davidson, Kim; Lakeland, Fla.Doenig, Ron and Janet; Plantation, Fla.DuPree, Sherry, Herbert; Gainesville, Fla.DuPree, Amil; Gainesville, Fla.Elizondo, Ed; Pompano Beach, Fla.Harvey, Carolyn Wrenn; Crawfordville, Fla.Hawkins, Marvil; Deltona, Fla.Holloway, Roy and Joan; Eustis, Fla.Holmes, Walt and Susan; Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.Hulbert, Kathleen Day; Key Largo, Fla.Johnston, Beth; Kissimmee, Fla.Jordan, Aileen McNair & John C.; Moultrie, Ga.Kemerait, Janet; Indiatlantic, Fla.Kohler, Bonnie Dunphy; Wellington, Fla.Kemp, Thomas Jay; East Hampton, Conn.Leitner, Fern McIntosh and Plant City, Fla.Massey, Violete McIntosh; Plant City, Fla.MacKenzie, Marilyn Powers; Rockledge, Fla.Marion, Marie and Leo; Winter Springs, Fla.McKay, Margaret Mary; Dover, Del.Meyer, Richard W.; Lake Worth, Fla.Moffett, Jim; Gainesville, Fla.Moffett, Mary Ann Dewees; Gainesville, Fla.Moughty, Donna M.; Bradenton, Fla.Murphy, Roberta Regina; Winter Park, Fla.Pinon, Jorge R.; Coral Gables, Fla.Rand, Patricia; Vero Beach, Fla.Richardson, Marsha Cain; Temple Terrace, Fla.Smith, Debra Diehm; Wellington, Fla.Stevens, Beverly; Vero Beach, Fla.Thomas, Marvin and Sally G.; Venice, Fla.Tucker, Pamela; Dixie, Ga.Varney, Stephanie; Riverview, Fla.Vize, Glenda Sue Wilson; Dubuque, IowaWilson, Jodell Smith; Cocoa, Fla.(continued on next page)


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Wright, Judy Sethley and David; Ocala, Fla.Wuest, Susan Gearhart; Boca Raton, Fla.Zappala, M. Bernardette; Ormond Beach, Fla.

MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMANPlease send corrections or address changes to Leslie Jeffcoat Maddocks, FSGS Membership Chairman, 606 Nelson Point Road, Niceville, FL 32578-4507 or by email at [email protected]

FSGS 2006 Financial Report

TED WILLIAMSTREASURER

INCOME Memberships 8,885 Conference 19,054 Donations Received 7 Pioneer Program 1,194 Interest Income 219 Publication Sales 1,155 TOTAL INCOME 30,514 EXPENSES Administrative 694 Awards-Scholarships 569 Conference Expense 16,951 FPDC Expense 747 Insurance 812 Newsletter 1,833 POB Rental 132 Postal Bulk Mailing 160 Publication Costs 2,067 Quarterly 5,523TOTAL EXPENSES 29,488 NET 1,026

In Memoriam

Nancy E. Clark (nee Briggs), 77, of Grafton, Wis-consin, died 1 January 2007. She was the wife of the late Delmar Ray Clark and the mother of FSGS Past President Pamela (Jim) Cooper, Roger (Linda) Clark, Jeffrey (Sarah) Clark, Beverly (Gary) Ehle-bracht, Tim (Donna) Clark and Jeanne (Brian) Per-

ron. Published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on 3 January 2007.

Eugenia “Jean” Dillon Allen passed away in Seat-tle, Washington, on 6 September 2006, at the age of 94. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Jean was a longtime member of FSGS and held four Florida Pioneer Descendant’s Certificates. She received the first ones in 1983. Her mother’s family moved to Miami in 1896 from Tampa and her father’s family in 1898 from Key West. Jean was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Ralph F. Allen, from Milton, Flor-ida, siblings Melville Dillon and Ruth Dillon Cor-son, both of Miami. She is survived by her children Jayne Allen Lipe and husband Gary of Bellevue, Washington, and Ray Allen and wife Chy of Miami; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren, and her sister Elizabeth Dillon Theobald of Pensa-cola, Florida. Information provided by Leslie Maddocks.

Harriet Holmes Raffo, born 4 June 1943, passed away Tuesday, 9 January 9 2007. She was greatly respected by the FSGS Pioneer Descendants Committee as one whose submissions were invaria-bly flawless. She was the daughter of Captain and Mrs. John L. Holmes, Jr. and had graduated from Rogers High School in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1961, and Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1965. Mrs. Raffo was a member of Al-pha Delta Pi Sorority, St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Colonial Dames Society, Florida State Ge-nealogical Society, Jacksonville Genealogical Society, and a Florida Pioneer. Survivors include her hus-band Thomas George Raffo; children Thomas George Raffo, Jr. (wife Paula) of Starkville, Missis-sippi; Madelaine Elizabeth Raffo of Mandarin, Florida; Darrell Francis Raffo, (bride-to-be Gabri-ella) of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; and John-Edward Raffo (wife Kristin) of Palm Coast, Flor-ida; two grandchildren: Claudia Elizabeth and Anna Winifred of Starkville, Mississippi. Published in the [Jacksonville] Florida Times-Union on 11 January 2007.

Vera Turner Mallon of Panama City died 3 Janu-ary 2007. Prior to moving to Panama City, Vera was a lifelong resident of Lakeland, Florida. Vera joined FSGS in 1983, served sixteen years on the Florida Pioneer Descendants Committee—three of them as chairman—and held nine descendant certificates. She contributed several articles over the years to The Florida Genealogist. She is survived by her compan-ion, Roy Thompson; daughter Pam Mallon Brown of Tallahassee, grandchildren Kimberly Hill and husband Guy of Tallahassee, Angel Sell and hus-band Tom of Lakeland, Ben Harden of Lakeland and Carrie Tallman and husband Jeff of Lakeland,



and three great grandchildren, Jordan Justice, Hope Hill and Nicholas Hill, all of Tallahassee. She was preceded in death by her son, Robert Michael Mal-lon. Information provided by Nickey Neel.Our condolences go to these families.

FSGS Fall Conference Photos

TED WILLIAMSFSGS TREASURER



Pioneer Committee members. Left-to-right: Mel-ody Porter, Leslie Maddocks, Anza Bast, Ann Bergelt, Nickey Neel, Jackie Hufschmid, and Linda Blanton Wilson. Not shown is Mary Parker, Chairman (taking picture?).

The Central Florida Genealogical Society won the 2006 Conference attendance award. Front row, left-to-right: Marie Santry, Maura Swisher, and Tammy Patascher. Middle row: Ted Wil-liams, Nancy Williams, Leslie Jeffcoat Mad-docks, Paul Enchelmayer, Larry Kirkwood, and Robert Nelson. Back row: Amy Giroux, Nickey Neel, Ann Osisek, and Michele Jones.

President Osisek presents Outstanding Achievement Awards in Gene-alogy to the Brevard Genealogical Society, accepted by President Emeritus Peter Bradish (above center); to George G. Morgan (right), and to Alvie Davidson, CG (bottom right). The President’s Citation was won by Dan Spellman (bottom center), and the President’s Distin-guished Service Award went to Ann Bergelt (bottom left).

Society News

South Bay Genealogical Society

JACK FISHERSBGS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

The South Bay Genealogical Society (SBGS) began as a special interest group of The Computer Club in Sun City Center, Florida, in 1991 when a group of genealogy enthusiasts decided to band together. At that time membership was restricted to Sun City Center residents.

The group decided that more independence was needed and they desired to admit members from outside the local community. Thus, after a few months, the South Bay Genealogy Club was formed with twelve founding members. As the Club grew, it was recognized that a more formal structure was needed. In 1996 bylaws were adopted and the name changed to the South Bay Genealogical Society.

SBGS is a bit unique among genealogical societies in that its monthly meetings are all luncheon meet-ings. This has been true from the beginning. In addition to a nice lunch, members enjoy a program centered on genealogy. Many noted genealogists have made presentations at these luncheons—Dear MYRTLE, George G. Morgan, Fran Carter, Damon Hostetler, Elmer Spear, and many others—plus many excellent programs by SBGS members.

The Society publishes a monthly newsletter, LINKS, which includes news of the Society and of genealogy in general. Since 1997 SBGS members have taught two courses in genealogy each year at the Community Church College, thus exposing many others to the wonderful hobby of genealogy. In 2007, in conjunction with SouthShore Regional Library, we are sponsoring a ten-session course “Heritage Hunters” by professional genealogist Sharon Tate Moody.

Workshops have been held on several subjects and the Society now has several special interest groups: German Club, Computerized Genealogy Roundta-ble, Personal Ancestral File, and Family Tree Maker. These sub-groups meet monthly in addition to the regular SBGS luncheon meetings. Two very suc-cessful seminars have been held.

From September through May we meet on the third Tuesday at noon in the SouthShore Regional Li-brary.

Our Banner was designed by member Carl Nissen and created by member Dottie Smiley. It is dis-played at each of our meetings.

Learn more at our website: www.rootsweb.com/ ~flsbgs

Florida Chapter of APG

JEAN KELLY, CGPRESIDENT, FLORIDA CHAPTER

ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS

The Florida Chapter of the Association of Profes-sional Genealogists recently held elections for two offices for 2007. Alvie Davidson, CG and Ann Mohr Osisek were re-elected to their respective of-fices of Chapter Representative and Secretary for a term of two years (2007-2008). Following the suc-cess of the Ancestor Road Show, held during the 2006 FSGS annual conference, the Board voted in February to hold the Ancestor Road Show again at the 2007 conference. It will be chaired again by Ken Macomber, CG.

Our February meeting, held at the City of Largo Public Library, featured attorney David Ellis, speak-ing on “Copyright Law for the Professional Gene-alogist.” Mr. Ellis, a graduate of MIT and Harvard Law School, practices copyright law in Largo, Flor-ida.

The 5 May meeting will be held in Vero Beach at the Indian River County Library. The program will be presented by Pamela Cooper on the topic “Pres-ervation.” The 4 August meeting will be held in Bartow at the Polk County Historical and Genea-logical Library. Details of our past and future meet-ing can be found on our Web site at www.apgflorida.org.

Our meetings are open to all genealogists interested in professional quality work, whether a professional or a family historian.



THE FLORIDA STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC.

31st ANNUAL CONFERENCE9 – 10 November 2007

ANN STALEYFSGS CONFERENCE CHAIR

Come join the fun as the Florida State Genealogical Society (FSGS) hosts our Thirty-first Annual Conference. This exciting learning experience will be held on the 9th and 10th of November 2007.

In addition to our featured speaker, there will be many other lectures given by qualified speakers. Topics being considered include Computers/Technology, Genealogy, Method-ology, Problem Solving, Publishing, Military Records, Land Records, Document Preser-vation, Beginning Genealogy, and more.

Registration will be on Thursday evening and Friday and Saturday mornings with the conference starting on Friday morning and continuing through Saturday afternoon.

The annual banquet, held on Friday night, will honor individuals who have documented their Florida pioneers through the Florida Pioneer Descendant Program and certificates will be presented to qualifying descendants of pioneers who settled in Florida prior to statehood on 3 March 1845. In addition, awards will be given to individuals who have exemplified their dedication to genealogy.

Mark your calendars now! Further information about the conference and the genealogy vendors who will be in attendance, the attractions of the area and the research facilities awaiting your research experience will be forthcoming. As they become available we will post them on the FSGS Web site at www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs, so be sure to check it often.

To request a conference registration flyer, contact A. Staley, P. O. Box 441364, Jack-sonville, Fla. 32222. Email: [email protected] or visit us online at the FSGS Web site, www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs



The Charlotte Freels Duvall / FSGS Librarian Scholarship

PATTI MARTINAWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS CHAIR

The Florida State Genealogical Society is dedi-cated to the promotion of excellence in the field of genealogy and recognizes that Florida’s public libraries are a key resource. We are therefore pleased to offer librarians and paraprofessionals who serve genealogical patrons a great opportu-nity to receive continuing education in this field.

Charlotte Freels Duvall has for many years pro-vided $200 annually for the librarian scholarship. FSGS adds $300 to make a total of $500 available to any Florida librarian serving genealogy patrons. This scholarship is for attending a state or national conference or an institute of genealogical research to help further your education in genealogical re-search and services.

If your library serves genealogy patrons, we hope we can encourage you to apply for our scholarship and increase your education to better serve your patrons. A copy of our application form is on page 7. It should be returned with a letter of rec-ommendation from your library director that in-cludes an assurance that you will be given profes-sional leave to attend the seminar of choice.

The annual conferences and institutes listed in the adjacent column may help you decide, but there are many other conferences and instructional courses available as well. All of these educational programs provide brochures well in advance. Con-tact any organization if you would like to be on its mailing list for announcements. There are also many genealogy publications such as Florida Lines, The Genealogy Helper, Heritage Quest, and The Na-tional Genealogical Society Quarterly that announce them on a regular basis.

FSGS holds an annual fall conference with excel-lent speakers and vendors. This scholarship may be applied toward the FSGS conference, but the balance must be applied to one other seminar, conference, or institute. You will be required to send a report to the FSGS board after you attend your chosen event.

If you have questions about our scholarship pro-gram, please contact Patti Martin at fcspatti@ gmail.com. The scholarship will be presented at the annual FSGS conference, but it isn’t necessary

to attend. The recipient will be notified in ad-vance. Your local genealogical society can help by giving letters of recommendation and suggestions about which programs are the best to attend.

Please note: the deadline for applying is15 September 2007

Suggested Genealogy Education Programs

Federation of Genealogical SocietiesP.O. Box 200940, Austin, TX 78720-0940, www.fgs.orgThis is an umbrella organization for all genealogy societies. Each year its conferences are held in a different city. The 2008 conference will be on 3-6 September in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A “Li-brarians Serving Genealogists” lecture series is provided.

Institute of Genealogy and Historical Re-searchIGHR, Samford University Library, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229, www.samford.edu/schools/ighrHeld on 8-13 June 2008 at Samford University. Features multiple track selections during a week-long institute aimed at all skill levels of genealogi-cal research, including special topics.

National Genealogical Society3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22204-4304, www.ngsgenealogy.orgHeld in a different city each year, the 2008 confer-ence will be in Kansas City on 14-17 May. It in-cludes a “Librarians Serving Genealogists” lecture series and a luncheon.

National Institute on Genealogical ResearchP.O. Box 724, Lanham, MD 20703-0724, www.rootsweb.com/~natgeninHeld on 13-19 July 2008 in Washington, D.C., this extensive program focuses on federal and pre-federal records held at the National Archives. The organization also provides a scholarship.

Salt Lake Institute of GenealogyP.O. Box 1144, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-1144, www.infouga.org/siteHeld in January of each year. Offers extensive use of the facilities of the Family History Library and provides seven genealogy tracks, one specifically designed for librarians.



APPLICATION FOR CHARLOTTE FREELS DUVALL/FSGSLIBRARIAN SCHOLARSHIP

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE ONLY

Applicant’s Name: ___________________________________________________________Address: ____________________________________________________________Telephone Number: ____________________________________________________________

Library: ____________________________________________________________Address: ____________________________________________________________Telephone Number: ____________________________________________________________Director: ____________________________________________________________

I would like to attend the following conference/institute in 2007/2008:______________________________________________________________________________

QUALIFICATIONSEducation: ___________________________________________________________________Title & Job Description: ________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________Background:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If more space is needed, please use a plain sheet of paper, and attach it to the application.

Previous genealogy instruction: ______________________________________________________________________________

Requirements:Three letters of recommendation and one letter from the Library Director allowing the staff person to take professional leave to attend the educational program of choice. A report must be presented to the FSGS board after attending the event.

Mail to: Patricia Thomas Martin, 4501 SW 62 Court, Miami, FL 33155-5936. (305) 661-6115 Email: [email protected]

Please Return This Application Before 15 September 2007



GENEALOGY OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Recognition of contributions toward the promotion of genealogy over a period of five (5) or more years.

FLORIDA GENEALOGY OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Recognition of contributions toward the promotion of Florida genealogy and/or history over a period of three

(3) or more years.

These are awarded to an individual, society, or institution (library, school, college, etc.). Acceptable contribu-tions include a publication; sustained work in the area of extracting, accumulating, and collecting genealogical or historical data for the purpose of providing access for the genealogical or historical community; services as an instructor of genealogy or local history; or contributions by any person who has aided in furthering the interests of research. Nominee must be a resident of Florida. The FSGS Board will approve the awards. More than one award may be given in these categories.

Nominee need not be a member of FSGS

Category: ☐ Florida Genealogy Outstanding Achievement Award ☐ Genealogy Outstanding Achievement AwardNominee:______________________________________________________________________Address:_______________________________________________________________________Telephone:_____________________________________________________________________Nominating Individual or Organization:_______________________________________________Address:_______________________________________________________________________Telephone:_____________________________________________________________________

Briefly describe the activities and accomplishments of the nominee. Please use additional paper if needed.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

These awards will include a certificate suitable for framing. All awards will be published in The Florida Genealo-gist. Awards will be presented at the Friday night banquet of the Annual State FSGS Conference. Award win-ners will be notified before the conference. If you will be unable to attend, please make arrangements for someone to receive the certificate.

See the previous winners on our website: www.flsgs.org.

Mail to: Patricia Thomas Martin, 4501 SW 62 Court, Miami, FL 33155-5936. (305) 661-6115 Email: [email protected]

Please Return by 15 September 2007



FSGS Officers & Committee Chairs

Ann Mohr Osisek – [email protected]

Deanna D. Ramsey – Vice [email protected]

Melody K. Porter – [email protected]

Ted Williams – [email protected]

Susan W. Roberts – [email protected]

Jim Powell, Jr. – [email protected]

Ann Bergelt – [email protected]

Lawrence R. Kirkwood – Past [email protected]

Patti Martin – Awards & [email protected]

Ann Staley, CGSM – [email protected]

Richard F. Robinson, CGSM – [email protected]

Mary Toupin – [email protected]

Leslie Jeffcoat Maddocks – [email protected]

William J. Zehner, CGSM – Newsletter [email protected]

Mary P. Parker – FPDC [email protected]

Deanna D. Ramsey – Public [email protected]

Dan Spellman – [email protected]

vacant – Publicity

Jackie Hufschmid – Quarterly [email protected]

Mary Singley – [email protected]

Melody K. Porter – [email protected]

Deanna D. Ramsey – [email protected]

Robert Steed – Parliamentarian & Bylaws [email protected]

FSGS Membership ApplicationMembership is open to individuals, institutions, libraries and societies. The membership year is from 1 January through 31 December. If renewal dues are not received by 15 February, the mem-ber’s name will be removed from the membership rolls. All genealogical societies of Florida receive honorary memberships.

Date: ________________________

☐ New ☐ Renewal

Miss/Mrs./Ms./Mr.: ____________

Name: _________________________________

Name(s) of additional member(s) at same address:

_______________________________________

Street: _________________________________

County: ________________________________

City: ___________________________________

State: ___________________________________

Zip + 4 _________________________________

Telephone: ______________________________

Email: __________________________________

Please make check or money order payable to FSGS

Individual: $25Each additional member, same address: $5Institutions, libraries, out-of-state societies: $25

Mail To:Leslie Jeffcoat Maddocks, FSGS Membership Chairman606 Nelson Point Road, Niceville, FL 32578-4507

☐ I prefer to receive the electronic version of Florida Lines



FSGS CALENDAR

15 May 2007 Deadline for articles for summer issue of The Florida Genealogist30 June 2007 Deadline for working copy of Florida Pioneer Descendant application and documen-

tation. Mail to the Committee, PO Box 1691, Cocoa, FL 32923-169114 August 2007 Deadline for articles for fall issue of The Florida Genealogist

15 September 2007 Deadline for applications for Florida Genealogy Outstanding Achievement Award, Genealogy Outstanding Award, and the Charlotte Duvall/FSGS Librarian Scholar-ship

15 November 2007 Deadline for articles for winter issue of The Florida Genealogist9-10 November 2007 FSGS Annual Conference

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Florida Lines, a newsletter of the Florida State Genealogical Society, is published quarterly by the FSGS. A subscription to Florida Lines is included in the dues of FSGS members. Editor: William J. Zehner, CGSM. Email: [email protected]. This edition was composed in Pages on an iMac operating under OS X.

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