One more week until our next meeting and the big planned Family History Day. We have had media coverage several times in the PNJ - The Neighbors Section on 25 March, plus The Week Ender and Events sections are still carrying the event. The Gulf Breeze News also ran an article on our event in some detail in early March. We are listed in several TV Station Web Sites and numerous genealogy web sites as well and we have passed out over 150 flyers. Several members have spoken to various groups about this event, too. And that's just the stuff I know about. Signs are ready to go for the various stations and everyone seems to be ready to carry out their committee functions behind those signs. We have the Center's library, a welcoming room, and the auditorium set aside for our use so should be able to handle any size crowd that shows up. I know a lot of effort has gone into getting ready for this Saturday and those who show up expecting to find their local ancestors should leave well pleased with their findings. Perhaps some will join our Society and become longtime members. I will be running off copies of Pedigree Charts (4 and 5 generation) for the Welcoming Committee. If any other committees need copies of these charts, let me know and I will run copies for you at the same time. The Center's doors will open at 8:00 AM next Saturday so that we members can get in and get set up. We should be ready to go by 9:00 AM when the first visitors arrive. How many will show up? I guess we'll have to wait until next Saturday morning to know for sure. I have my own personal guess but will keep it to myself in case I'm wrong. That happens occasionally. Jerry Merritt

If all goes as planned, I will have my laptop and using WI-FI, will be able to demonstrate the Escambia County FLGenWeb. I wonder if a chair on the outside of the table would be appropriate, so someone could actually sit down and "mouse around" the site? Doing it is so much more helpful than watching it. Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Merritt" <[email protected]> To: "WFGS" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 11:23 AM Subject: [FL-WFGS] WFGS Family History Day > One more week until our next meeting and the big planned Family History > Day. > > We have had media coverage several times in the PNJ - The Neighbors > Section on 25 March, plus The Week Ender and Events sections are still > carrying the event. > > The Gulf Breeze News also ran an article on our event in some detail in > early March. > > We are listed in several TV Station Web Sites and numerous genealogy web > sites as well and we have passed out over 150 flyers. Several members > have spoken to various groups about this event, too. And that's just > the stuff I know about. > > Signs are ready to go for the various stations and everyone seems to be > ready to carry out their committee functions behind those signs. We > have the Center's library, a welcoming room, and the auditorium set > aside for our use so should be able to handle any size crowd that shows > up. I know a lot of effort has gone into getting ready for this > Saturday and those who show up expecting to find their local ancestors > should leave well pleased with their findings. Perhaps some will join > our Society and become longtime members. > > I will be running off copies of Pedigree Charts (4 and 5 generation) for > the Welcoming Committee. If any other committees need copies of these > charts, let me know and I will run copies for you at the same time. > > The Center's doors will open at 8:00 AM next Saturday so that we members > can get in and get set up. We should be ready to go by 9:00 AM when the > first visitors arrive. > > How many will show up? I guess we'll have to wait until next Saturday > morning to know for sure. I have my own personal guess but will keep it > to myself in case I'm wrong. That happens occasionally. > > Jerry Merritt > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >