The Florida State Genealogical Society recently issued over 100 new Pioneer Certificates at the annual meeting. If your ancestors were in Florida before statehood (1845) and you can prove your direct line descent from those person, they can be named a Florida Pioneer and you and your family members can qualify as Pioneer Descendants !! I am presently researching (and documenting) several family lines who were in Leon county back to the 1820's and 1830's for descendants who now live far away from Florida!! If you have family lines back to pre 1845 let me know and I can put you in touch with the State Pioneer Certificate folks to see what it takes ... and I can help you secure documentation from the State Archives to go with your application. And the Tallahassee Gen Soc hopes to have a Session on becoming a FlaPioneerDescendant at the March 15 2002 RESEARCH DAY IN THE ARCHIVES connected to the Seminar.