ISSUE 2, APRIL 2013 THE SOUTHERN GENEALOGISTS EXCHANGE SOCIETY, INC.

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From The President

Are you a LYBUNT? Excuse me. A What? (Pronounced Lie-bunt) Hopefully, you are not a LYBUNT. Its a disastrous tag with which to be associated, because no one really knows what you are and why you are being called this preposterous name. If you are wearing this tag on your person you must take these steps to have it removed immediately. Who you gonna call? Not Ghostbusters SGES! We can bust the LYBUNTS with ease! But, what is it? It is Last Year But Not This. We are using a little good humor to get your attention because, if you are a LYBUNT, we want and need you. Is just one more member important to SGES? Absolutely! You are most certainly important. It is the individual that shapes our society. Your voice counts. And, many thanks to our April speaker, David Bahn, for bringing the LYBUNT term to my attention. The meetings and speakers have been spectacular. Also, thanks to First Vice-President, Dan Winko who concluded the meeting in my absence. SGES is in the middle of our membership drive and we are over two-thirds of the climb to the goal. The 300-member goal is a lofty goal and it has been set high so we can reach high. We have never obtained 300 before and we need your help to reach that high of a goal. But, I will admit to you, the last one-third is denitely
 the
 hardest
 climb
 of
 all.
 When the road is
 difcult,
 teamwork
 makes
 the
 difference. You should have recently received a personal letter from me explaining the campaign. If you did not receive the letter, go to our website, www.sgesjax.org and search the home page for ON THE BLOG
 and
 look
 at
 the
 nal
 entry
 to
 view the posted letter. Next, use the phrase below, post on your timeline, call, or send an invite to someone. This campaign will only be a success with you involved. FRIEND DAY, May 11th I would call your attention to the May 11 meeting being held at the Edgewater Condominiums. Note: This is a change of venue from the library. We have utilized the clubhouse facilities on several occasions and this location should be familiar to many of you. Meeting notices will
 reect
 address
 and
 directions
 and once again it is posted on our website. Ready to get sand in your shoes and enjoy seafood at Jacksonville Beach? Its time for the SGES summer
 eld
 trip
 and
 we
 are
 going
 to meet at the Beaches Museum at 10:00am on Saturday, June 8th. After our docent-led tour (no charge), we will enjoy a time of Dutch Treat Seafood lunch at a local restaurant. Come casual. You may want to stick your toes in the ocean while you are there! And, before bringing this letter to
 a
 close,
 I
 want
 to
 reect
 on
 the
 Northeast Florida 3rd Annual Conference for Genealogy. With
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ISSUE 2, APRIL 2013 THE SOUTHERN GENEALOGISTS EXCHANGE SOCIETY, INC. From the President, continued

pride, I state SGES had nine presenters sharing their expertise with the attendees. They were: Dr. Kay Gilmour, Jim Bass, Jon Ferguson, Mike Lawson, Cleve Powell, Joan Vinson, Gary Inglish, Jim Vearil and Arnold Weeks. These individuals shared their knowledge and expertise freely with all attendees. SGES acknowledges you and thanks you for your contribution to the genealogy community. The entire conference was spearheaded by Joel and Alzina Warner and Janet Howard. Hats off for a wonderful job. The man hours it takes to oversee and complete this effort is unsung and unknown. Thank you from SGES. One other important mention is that of Denise Olson, SGES Webmaster. Denise presented three sessions on technology topics at the RootsTech Conference held March 20-23rd in Salt Lake City. Attendance was over 7,000 for the sessions known to merge genealogy with technology. SGES takes delight in the knowledge our membership is contributing not only to each other but to the larger consortium of genealogy. To all of the previously mentioned ladies and gentlemen, we applaud. I could not possibly mention everyone who does a part to keep the wheels of our organization smoothly turning, but know you are appreciated, one and all. See you on May 11th! Yours for growing trees, Betty Reed, SGES President
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Volunteers Extraordinaire!
These folks manned the table for SGES at the Northeast Florida Conference; Valerie Bennett, Mary Kinsey, Jim McKenney, Mike Lawson, Jon Ferguson And next door at Legacy Stories; Connie Bradshaw & Betty Reed. Many hands make light work and these folks really pitched in talking to everyone and displaying our friendliness. A very special thanks to Mary Kinsey who worked on the display board for the conference, which is now to be displayed at our regular meetings. She did an outstanding job. We are always looking for volunteers. Do you have an extra few hours a week? We will place you where your talents are best displayed.

Welcome To New Members in 2013

Paula Castleberry Jim & Trudy Cole Susan Currie Richard Dickson Dorothy Fletcher Bobby & Cathy Hall Margarette Henderson Charline Janney Shirley Kelly Ron McBride Carla Munne Jo Ann Murray Henriette Newton Janice Nicolsi Ken Norwood Brandon Peebles Beverly Peel Robinson David Sayers Courtney & Jurelle Stanton Michael & Nancy Stokes Joan Vinson

2013
 Ofcers
 Executive
 Board:
President First Vice President Second Vice President Recording Secretary Correspondence Secretary Treasurer Historian Parliamentarian Betty Reed Dan Winko Michael Lawson Valerie Bennett Jeanne Carter David Bahn Jim McKenney Don DuClose

Thank You

to our members who so kindly provided refreshments. February: Shirley Douglas, Alzina Warner and Jon Ferguson March: No meeting (N FL Genealogy Conference) April: Becky Frisbee and JoAnn Latimer A Special Thank You for all of the people that pitch in to help with the room set up for our

2013
 Committee
 Chairpersons:
Bylaws, Policies and Procedures Cemetery Editorial Education Legacy Project Library Logistics Media Specialist and Webmaster Membership
 Public Relations Seminars Technology Dick Cardell Jon Ferguson Liz DuClose Jeanne Davis Connie Bradshaw Carla Mellott Jon Ferguson Denise Olson Elizabeth
 Stoefer Aretta Mattox Mike Lawson Keys Rhodes

ISSUE 2, APRIL 2013 THE SOUTHERN GENEALOGISTS EXCHANGE SOCIETY, INC.

Do You Have A Confederate Ancestor?

The SGES Library recently received a donation of an extensive collection of books related to Confederate History. Confederate Military History: 19 volumes including a 2-volume index. These books contain the military history of each confederate state with eye-witness battle accounts,
 rst-hand
 narratives,
 maps
 and military organizational charts. The Southern Historical Society Papers: 55 volumes including a 3 volume index.
 These
 books
 contain
 rst
 hand
 battle accounts, diaries, letters, articles, paroles of the Army of Northern Virginia, and a history of the Southern Historical Society (formed in 1869 by a group of eminent Confederates). The Confederate Veteran: 43 volumes including a 3-volume index. This reprinted Magazine (published 1893-1932) is in bound volumes
 and
 contains
 rst-hand
 battle accounts, biographical sketches, obituaries, war records and family information, and articles on Southern women with images. The Confederate Veteran served as
 the
 ofcial
 publication
 of
 the
 Confederate Veterans, The United Daughters of the Confederacy and The Sons of Confederate Veterans. This collection is published by Broadfoot Publishing Company and if purchased today, the cost would be over $5600. Note that each collection is indexed, making your research easier. There are many interesting articles waiting for you to read! Carla Mellott, Librarian

Calling All Bloggers!

If you are blogging your family history, let us know so we can add your site to the Member Sites section of the Research Directory (http://www.sgesjax.org/research- support/directory/) were building on the SGES web site. If you have a family site or genealogy blog youd like included in the directory, email the link to your site, your site name and a brief description of your site to webmaster@sgesjax.org and well be happy to post it on the directory.

SGES Delivered
Stop by the SGES web site (http://www.sgesjax.org) and subscribe to have the latest news, events and blog articles delivered to your email inbox. Just enter your email address in the text box at the lower right side of the sites front page, then click the Subscribe button. Youll receive an automated message asking you to activate your subscription. Click the Conrm
 Follow button and youre all set. Now each news item, meeting update and blog post published on the site will be delivered to you via email. You can unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions at the bottom of each delivered article. Denise Ols0n, Webmaster

SGES Programs For 2013

Saturday, May 11, 2013 Our speaker will be Mrs. Pam Moore. She will speak on Life on the Barrier Islands of Northeast Florida. Her family has continuously lived on the islands for eight generations. She will combine genealogy, history and island folklore in her presentation Place: The Edgewater Condomimium Clubhouse, 4366 Edgewater Crossing Drive, Jacksonville, Fl. Time: 10:00 a.m. Light refreshments will be served. Our meeting is FREE and open to the public. For more information, call 904-778-1000 ____________________________ Saturday, June 8, 2013 Place: Beaches Museum for a docent led tour (address to come) Time: 10:00 a.m After our tour, well gather at a local restaurant (to be determined) for a Dutch Treat Seafood lunch

2014 North Florida Genealogy Conference

Jon Ferguson and Mike Lawson will share the duties of Program Chair again for the North Florida Genealogy Conference March 14 & 15, 2014, at the LDS Church in Orange Park, FL.

For the June 2013 Quarterly the submission deadline for articles and stories is May 8, 2013
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Moultrie Creek Blog is named Top 40 Blogs for 2013

The Webmaster of SGES, Denise Barrett Olson, has once again received national recognition. In the May/June 2013 issue of the Family Tree Magazine, reporter David A. Fryxell, recognized the outstanding blogs of the year. Denise is keeping company with other well-known names such as the Ancestry Insider, Dear Myrtle, and Eastmans Online Newsletter. Although Moultrie Creek is particularly noted for the ongoing technology support, Fryxell additionally commented the Moultrie Creek blog has broadened to also include tips on topics as diverse as cemetery artwork and archiving family keepsakes.
 But
 youll
 also
 nd
 plenty of plugged-in info on digital storytelling, creating great iPhone photos, family-cookbook apps, research management tools and other tech-y topics. Words used to describe this outstanding group of bloggers were genealogical savvy, technical expertise and general stick-to-itiveness You may read the full article at http://www.familytreemagazine. com/article/Top-40-Genealogy- Blogs-2013
 Back in November 2012, Moultrie Creek was named by Geneabloggers. com as one of the ten newly discovered genealogy and family-history related blogs. Mrs. Olson maintains a three-in-one blog with Moultrie Journal (http://moultriecreek. us/journal) focused on family and local history, Moultrie Creek Gazette (http://moultriecreek.us/
 gazette) topics related to research technology and personal publishing, and Moultrie Creek Books {http://moultriecreek.us/books) an online bookstore. Congratulations Denise! Thank you for adding your talents to The Southern Genealogists Exchange Society.

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 FL
 32201-2801