Upcoming historical and genealogical events. Forward this email to your interested contacts. New members can join by sending email to 'ourhistory153@yahoo.com' Oct. 20th Michael Boonstra Genealogy expert has a Beginning GenealogyClass at Martin Luther King Library on October 20th, from 6-8pm. No charge. Oct.27th, Past Life Regression talk. Did you live a previouslife? Susan Sawyer a clinical hypnotherapist discusses herresearch at Inner Journeys Gift Store 3134 Lake Washington Road Melbourne, FL 32934 Telephone: 255-3552 Cost: Free NOV. 5th 2005 Family History Seminar DISCOVERING YOUR ANCESTORS Sponsored by the Family History Center Cocoa Florida Stake The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2005 8:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. with registration at 8:00 a.m. Family History Center 1801 Fiske Blvd., Rockledge (SW corner of Fiske & Barton) (321) 636-2431 PUBLIC INVITED (ages 13+) Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Something for everyone BRING A FRIEND! Classes are FREE Schedule, Class Descriptions, and Instructor Bio's on-line at www.cocoastake.org Pre-register by October 29, 2005 Mail bottom portion of this form (with $5 check for lunch payable to: Cocoa Stake) to:The Chamberlains 2972 Boddington Way Viera FL 32940 Nov. 6th is the Rockledge Heritage Foundation historic home tour of Valencia Road in Rockledge. It is from 1-5, tickets $15 in advance and $20 day of. Tickets may be purchased ahead of time at Rockledge City hall at the cornerof Barton and Huntington. November 10, 11 & 12th is the Florida State Genealogical Society annual conference in Panama City Beach Florida. --- FLORIDA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > FLORIDA-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 118 > > Today's Topics: > #1 FHS 150th Anniversary ["Pam > Cooper" <cygne1@comcast.net>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from FLORIDA-D, send a message to > > FLORIDA-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, > but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, > too. > > ______________________________> Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:26:39 -0400 > From: "Pam Cooper" <cygne1@comcast.net> > To: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: FHS 150th Anniversary > > The Florida State Historical Society Celebrates 150 > YEARS! > > Quoted from The Society Report, Fall 2005 by the > Executive Director Nick > Wynne.: > > As part of the celebration of its sesquicentennial, > the Society is seeking > descendants of the original founders to invite to > the 2006 Annual Meeting, > May 24-27, 2006, at the Registry Resort in North > Naples. > > This group of men represented the most prestigious > and influential men in > the state. Former governors, soon-to-be governors, > senators and > representatives, judges and ministers, planters and > merchants, military > leaders and doctors---they all came together because > they valued Floridas > history and heritage. > > If you are a descendant of one of the following men, > contact Nick Wynne at > wynne@flahistory.net > > List of the Original Founders > > Antonio Alvarez > Rev. E. Aubril > Rev. D. J. Auld > Dr. Abraham S. Baldwin > Thomas Baltzell > John Beard > Rev W. W. Bours > Governor James E. Broome > Ex-Governor Thomas Brown > James Burt > George Burt > E. Carrington Cabell > George W. Call** > Ex-Governor Richard Keith Call > Orloff M. Dorman > Charles Dupont > George R. Fairbanks > William A. Forward > George C. Gibbs > Kingsley B. Gibbs > George E. Hawes > Dr. Walter Hay > J. L. Kirkland > James Lancaster > Steven R. Mallory > William Marvin > Dr. P. B. Mauran > A. R. Maxwell > McQueen McIntosh > Rev. A. A. Miller > Jackson Morton > Ex-Governor William D. Moseley > Rev. J. H. Myers > Dr. John E. Peck > Madison Starke Perry > Benjamin A. Putman* > Rev. J. M. Quarterman > Thomas Randall > A. M. Reed > St. George Rogers > Rev. Bishop Rutledge > William H. Simmons > Buckingham Smith > Matteo Solana** > D. A. Spaulding > David S. Walker > John Lee Williams** > Benjamin D. Wright > David L.Yulee > > *Benjamin Putnam served as the first president of > the society. > > **Three individuals are on the Florida State > Genealogical Society pioneer > list. > > > > > > Pamela J. Cooper > Genealogist / Librarian / Lecturer > http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/speakers/cooper.htm > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com