Don't forget to finish up your stories for Footprints and get them to Bonnie Lewis by Nov. 1. The West Florida Genealogical Society is collecting stories of historical interest of Escambia County Florida and environs to be published in its annual journal, Footprints, which will come out in early 2012.Stories may be of people, special places or topics of general interest of any particular time period.The editor will select which stories will be published.Writers retain rights to their own stories. Articles ideally should be generated electronically then emailed, along with any photos, to the editor, Bonnie Griffis Lewis, griffle@cox.net, or call (850) 453-4847 for additional information. Within the body of the article, include your name, address, phone number and email address, if applicable. Cynthia

JSTOR is a electronic journal storage database. It comprises thousands of periodicals, magazines, journals, serials, etc. It is available at the UWF Library to anyone using the computers and it is searchable. Because of its pernanency and size, all of the 10 state university libraries have decided to have one "JSTOR" collection housed at Gainesville, and as a result are weeding and discarding hundreds of thousands of volumes of magazines, journals, and the like. The "Florida JSTOR" is a physical backup to the electronic JSTOR that we have. UWF Libraries subscribe to some 300 databases now and they can be used by anyone who comes to the library. All of the database vendors charge us based on student enrollment so it is impossible for us to make this available online outside of the university library. With JSTOR, it means that we don't have to save all the years of Consumer Reports or computer journals as well as thousands of other similar publications. JSTOR also permits printing or sending to your e-mail so any article found can be printed or saved for later reading. In addition, we have Proquest Direct (another database) that provides access to newspapers and periodicals. For example, it provides next day access to thousands of newspapers, including a number of Florida newspapers. Another database online now is the Biographical and Genealogical Master Index which indexes biographies; I used to teach this index in my genealogy classes but now it is electronic and we don't have to purchase a new supplement volume or volumes every year. Dean On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 7:00 AM, C. G. Dean <cgdean@bellsouth.net> wrote: > What is JSTOR? > How does one access it? > Does one have to be a member of NGS to access it? > Where is the "quick video tutorial?" > > On 10/25/2011 5:19 PM, L. L. Scott wrote: > > A quick video tutorial about how to access this content is also > available.” > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Dean DeBolt, University Librarian/University Archivist University Archives and West Florida History Center University of West Florida Library 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514-5750 ddebolt@uwf.edu; 850-474-2213

The URL for JSTOR is http://www.jstor.org/ To access the free pre-1923 material, click on the "Advanced Search" link below the big Search box on the homepage. The "Video Tutorial" link is just above the Search box on the page that opens. They make it very easy to access the free material: just click the box "Include only content I can access" just below the Search box on the Advanced Search page. Little icons to the left of each result let you know what kind of access you are allowed for that article:  You have access to this content  You have access to part of this content  Full text on external site  Citation access – see access options Just for the fun of it, I entered the term "genealogy" and pulled up 3,197 articles that include the word genealogy in their text, things like "Genealogy of the Fluornoy Family" in the The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, and "The Ancestry and Earlier Life of George Washington" in The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography.

What is JSTOR? How does one access it? Does one have to be a member of NGS to access it? Where is the "quick video tutorial?" On 10/25/2011 5:19 PM, L. L. Scott wrote: > A quick video tutorial about how to access this content is also available.”

Georgia Expo at Duluth's Gwinnett Center The Georgia Family History Expo early bird pricing will expire in 5 days, if you have not already signed up, don’t delay save your bucks by registering today. If you have remind your friends it is not too late to get in on this exceptional early bird price. Expo will be held in Duluth, Georgia November 11-12, 2011. Details are available on our website at http://www.FamilyHistoryExpos.com. Or, call us on the phone 801-829-3295. A few of our exceptional presenters include: Ann Mohr Osisek: Ann taught genealogy for Orange County, Florida Adult Education for 19 years. Anna Swayne: Anna is a personal DNA Consultant for GeneTree.com and has coordinated several projects working through the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation located in Utah. Arlene H. Eakle, Ph.D.: President and founder of The Genealogical Institute, Dr. Eakle has more than 30 years experience in research and specializes in Southern States. DearMYRTLE: Best known for her DearMYRTLE Genealaogy Blog and the amazing assistance she offers to her readers. Has a home in both Virginia and Utah. Joan E. Healey, AG: Works as a research consultant at the world renowned Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Specializing in Midwestern states, American Indian, and African-American records and research. Ken Aubuchon: Founder and CEO of AGES-online, a web based service that allows you to build your family tree from anywhere there is an internet connection. Ken lives in Kansas. Lisa Louise Cooke: Producer and Host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast, an online genealogy audio program. Based in California. M. Bridget Cook: Author, speaker, and life coach whose autobiographical books have been featured on Oprah, Dr. Phil, and Good Morning America. Robert Scott Davis: Director of the Genealogy Program of Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama. He has written more than 1,000 publications records and resources to assist the genealogist with research. Thomas Jay Kemp: Director of Genealogy Products at NewsBank. Tom is a well known and highly respected genealogist. He has worked in the library field for 46 years. Tom currently lives in Connecticut. To see the full agenda of classes offered, speaker bios and other details visit our website at http://www.familyhistoryexpos.com/viewevent.aspx?eid=38. Don’t delay register today at http://FamilyHistoryExpos.com. Then, share the news with friends and family. Please assist us in letting everyone know about this amazing opportunity to spend two days learning from leading experts and visiting top genealogy exhibits with essential products and services for genealogists and family history enthusiasts. Register online today for the full 2 days at $75 and save $45 over the at the door pricing!

Another great resource! Thanks, and keep up the good work! ________________________________ From: L. L. Scott <llscott2000@bellsouth.net> To: FLWFGS <fl-wfgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 5:19 PM Subject: [FL-WFGS] Early Journal Content on JSTOR, Free to Anyone in World UpFront with NGS       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------       Early Journal Content on JSTOR, Free to Anyone in World       Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT              JSTOR announced in September that it is making journal content in JSTOR published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world.        “This “Early Journal Content” includes discourse and scholarship in the arts and humanities, economics and politics, and in mathematics and other sciences.  It includes nearly 500,000 articles from more than 200 journals. This represents 6% of the content on JSTOR.       While JSTOR currently provides access to scholarly content to people through a growing network of more than 7,000 institutions in 153 countries, we also know there are independent scholars and other people that we are still not reaching in this way.  Making the Early Journal Content freely available is a first step in a larger effort to provide more access options to the content on JSTOR for these individuals.        The Early Journal Content will be released on a rolling basis beginning today. A quick video tutorial about how to access this content is also available.”       This list by discipline helps identify which publications might be of most interest to genealogists. Some of the gem titles I spotted (e.g. these are publications with articles which I have always wanted to be able to view and didn’t have access to!) are:       o      The William and Mary Quarterly       o      The Wisconsin Magazine of History       o      The South Carolina Historical Magazine       o      Several other “state” historical magazines       In using this newly available collection, did you find some interesting tidbit which has helped your research or understanding of your ancestor’s lives?  If so, please share!       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       copyright © National Genealogical Society, 3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22204-4370. http://www.ngsgenealogy.org.       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       Republication of UpFront articles is permitted and encouraged for non-commercial purposes without express permission from NGS. Please drop us a note telling us where and when you are using the article. Express written permission is required if you wish to republish UpFront articles for commercial purposes. You may send a request for express written permission to UpFront@ngsgenealogy.org. All republished articles may not be edited or reworded and must contain the copyright statement found at the bottom of each UpFront article.       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       Follow NGS via Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo and Twitter.       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       Think your friends, colleagues, or fellow genealogy researchers would find this blog post interesting? If so, please let them know that anyone can read past UpFront with NGS posts or subscribe!       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       Suggestions for topics for future UpFront with NGS posts are always welcome. Please send any suggested topics to UpfrontNGS@mosaicrpm.com.           You are subscribed to email updates from UpFront with NGS       To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Email delivery powered by Google       Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

UpFront with NGS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Early Journal Content on JSTOR, Free to Anyone in World Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT  JSTOR announced in September that it is making journal content in JSTOR published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world. “This “Early Journal Content” includes discourse and scholarship in the arts and humanities, economics and politics, and in mathematics and other sciences. It includes nearly 500,000 articles from more than 200 journals. This represents 6% of the content on JSTOR. While JSTOR currently provides access to scholarly content to people through a growing network of more than 7,000 institutions in 153 countries, we also know there are independent scholars and other people that we are still not reaching in this way. Making the Early Journal Content freely available is a first step in a larger effort to provide more access options to the content on JSTOR for these individuals. The Early Journal Content will be released on a rolling basis beginning today. A quick video tutorial about how to access this content is also available.” This list by discipline helps identify which publications might be of most interest to genealogists. Some of the gem titles I spotted (e.g. these are publications with articles which I have always wanted to be able to view and didn’t have access to!) are: o The William and Mary Quarterly o The Wisconsin Magazine of History o The South Carolina Historical Magazine o Several other “state” historical magazines In using this newly available collection, did you find some interesting tidbit which has helped your research or understanding of your ancestor’s lives? If so, please share! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ copyright © National Genealogical Society, 3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22204-4370. http://www.ngsgenealogy.org. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Republication of UpFront articles is permitted and encouraged for non-commercial purposes without express permission from NGS. Please drop us a note telling us where and when you are using the article. Express written permission is required if you wish to republish UpFront articles for commercial purposes. You may send a request for express written permission to UpFront@ngsgenealogy.org. All republished articles may not be edited or reworded and must contain the copyright statement found at the bottom of each UpFront article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow NGS via Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo and Twitter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Think your friends, colleagues, or fellow genealogy researchers would find this blog post interesting? If so, please let them know that anyone can read past UpFront with NGS posts or subscribe! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suggestions for topics for future UpFront with NGS posts are always welcome. Please send any suggested topics to UpfrontNGS@mosaicrpm.com. You are subscribed to email updates from UpFront with NGS To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Email delivery powered by Google Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610

THANKS FOR THE INFO. I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO GO BUT CAN'T BE SURE UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. -----Original Message----- From: C. G. Dean <cgdean@bellsouth.net> To: FL-WFGS <FL-WFGS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, Oct 21, 2011 5:24 am Subject: [FL-WFGS] Elizabeth Wells Seminar - Nov. 5 Just a reminder about this great seminar. Register by Oct. 31 for a break. Go to the web site below, or write to me for a registration form. Cynthia Dean ------------------------------ Speaker - Elizabeth Wells from Samford University Library Date - Nov. 5, 2011 - Saturday Time - 9:00 AM-1:30 PM - Registration at 8:15 Place - Hagler Auditorium on PSC campus Sponsor - West Florida Genealogical Society Elizabeth Wells is the coordinator of Special Collections at the Samford University Library in Birmingham and is a lecturer with the Samford Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research. She has numerous credentials in genealogy. Topic I - Explorers and immigrants moving into the frontier south -- Settlers to MS and AL territories. Topic 2 - Military Records - people who fought and records they left behind and where the records are kept. Topic 3 - Church records - how to locate and what info they may contain. For more details about the speaker, the topics, directions to the auditorium and registration forms, please visit the WFGS web page: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flwfgs/ Contacts: Bruce Rova, WFGS President - 850-934-0129 FLRova@mchsi.com Publicity Chairman: Cynthia Dean - 850-432-7072 cgdean@bellsouth.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just a reminder about this great seminar. Register by Oct. 31 for a break. Go to the web site below, or write to me for a registration form. Cynthia Dean ------------------------------ Speaker - Elizabeth Wells from Samford University Library Date - Nov. 5, 2011 - Saturday Time - 9:00 AM-1:30 PM - Registration at 8:15 Place - Hagler Auditorium on PSC campus Sponsor - West Florida Genealogical Society Elizabeth Wells is the coordinator of Special Collections at the Samford University Library in Birmingham and is a lecturer with the Samford Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research. She has numerous credentials in genealogy. Topic I - Explorers and immigrants moving into the frontier south -- Settlers to MS and AL territories. Topic 2 - Military Records - people who fought and records they left behind and where the records are kept. Topic 3 - Church records - how to locate and what info they may contain. For more details about the speaker, the topics, directions to the auditorium and registration forms, please visit the WFGS web page: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flwfgs/ Contacts: Bruce Rova, WFGS President - 850-934-0129 FLRova@mchsi.com Publicity Chairman: Cynthia Dean - 850-432-7072 cgdean@bellsouth.net

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Press release: Native Paths Cultural Heritage Museum and Environmental Education Center will celebrate its Grand Opening with an Open House to be held November 4 and 5 in the Jones Swamp Nature Preserve, 1610 Albany Avenue, Pensacola, FL The Open House is Co-hosted by the Perdido Bay Tribe and Escambia County and will be free to the public. Hours will be Noon to 5pm on Friday, November 4 and 10am to 5pm on Saturday, November 5, 2011 Activities will include: Tours of the Heritage Museum, Tours of the Swamp Ecosystem Project, Native Arts and Crafts demonstrations. Musical Performances, Drumming and Dancing will be scheduled throughout the event.

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/

Regardless the format(s) used, back up your data and media files. If or when the hard drive crashes, it can be a sad day and a lot of lost work if you don't. On 10/13/2011 9:04 AM, L. L. Scott wrote: > http://goo.gl/SKKbC > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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The 1840 lists Revolutionary War Pensioners. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/Historical_Publications/index.asp

Some of the FL & AL Heritage books are on sale till Dec. 20 for Christmas with free shipping. If you missed getting one, this would be a great time. Call 1-800-568-1611 Cynthia

Speaker - Elizabeth Wells from Samford University Library Date - Nov. 5, 2011 - Saturday Time - 9:00 AM-1:30 PM - Registration at 8:15 Place - Hagler Auditorium on PSC campus, Pensacola, FL Sponsor - West Florida Genealogical Society Elizabeth Wells is the coordinator of Special Collections at the Samford University Library in Birmingham and is a lecturer with the Samford Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research. She has numerous credentials in genealogy. Topic I - Explorers and immigrants moving into the frontier south -- Settlers to MS and AL territories. Topic 2 - Military Records - people who fought and records they left behind and where the records are kept. Topic 3 - Church records - how to locate and what info they may contain. For more details about the speaker, the topics, directions to the auditorium and registration forms, please visit the WFGS web page: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flwfgs/ Contacts: Bruce Rova, WFGS President - 850-934-0129 FLRova@mchsi.com Publicity Chairman: Cynthia Dean - 850-432-7072 cgdean@bellsouth.net

TOO FUNNY! Everyone needs to click on this link and read the article. Thanks, Lee, for another great find! Charlotte Schipman On Oct 6, 2011, at 12:00 PM, L. L. Scott wrote: > http://www.cluewagon.com/2011/10/bad-internet-genealogy/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FL-WFGS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

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When we received the Junior Funeral Home records, our university attorney advised us that death certificates with cause of death were restricted for fifty years but after that, they're open. I don't know how you redact from microfiche. Normal redaction is to make a photocopy of the original, block out the items to be redacted, make a new photocopy of that, and replace the original with that. While there are more than 100 exemptions to public records, I'm not aware of any that would remove the mentioned information. I do know that both Florida and the U.S. Government have been lax in putting language in such laws pertaining to time periods. For example, in the rush after 9/11, Florida passed a law forbidding disclosure of any architectural drawing any part of a building owned or leased by the State of Florida. I never got an answer from our university attorney when I asked about all the historic preservation drawings of historic buildings, the Historic American Buildings surveys online at LC, and drawings in architect records that we hold --- where such buildings are now property of a state agency (e.g. Dorr House). It has been pointed out to me that the FERPA law governing student education records has no beginning date which has led some places to refuse access to information about students who attended school in the 19th century. In Illinois we had a law that no state record prior to 1870 could be destroyed (due to the belief that we lost a lost of Illinois history, county records, etc. to the Great Chicago Fire of 1870), but in the late 1990s, to our shock, a remote warehouse of the City of Chicago was found to house in crates, the records of the city and county that were thought to have been lost in 1870. I have not heard if the law was changed. Dean On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Katherine Rudolph <khrhome@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm working my way through the NGS Home Study course and came to the > Probate lesson, which led me to visit the Escambia Archives to review some > early probate files. I was stunned to discover that Florida's privacy laws > require that a probate file from 1834 be reviewed by the clerk first and > that any inventories, guardianship files, or cause of death be redacted. > Meaning I would have to come back another day to give the clerk time to > review the 6 pages of microfiche. From 1834, I asked? Surely the statute has > a "statute of limitations" that would exclude something that old from > redaction! What a learning experience! > What's the history on this statute? I understand that it is due to be > reviewed in 2014. Is there anything that can be done to persuade the > legislature that a time limit should be set on the privacy requirement for > historical research? > Kay Rudolph > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Dean DeBolt, University Librarian/University Archivist University Archives and West Florida History Center University of West Florida Library 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514-5750 ddebolt@uwf.edu; 850-474-2213