----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Pearson Carpenter" <spcarpenter@ka.net> To: <IN-Floyd-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 10:55 PM Subject: Fw: Southern Indiana Genealogical Society [with some corrections] > SOUTHERN INDIANA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY > > > > The Southern Indiana Genealogical Society held its monthly meeting on > > Thursday, July 1, in the Strassweg Auditorium at the New Albany- Floyd > > County Public Library. > > The evening opened with a brief board meeting at 6:00 followed by a > > business session at 6:30. Vice-President Karen Gleitz presided. Secretary > > Norma Lincoln read the minutes from the previous meeting and Treasurer > > Gerald Kelly gave a treasurer's report. > > Karen Gleitz reported that SIGS has received a grant from Caesar's > > Riverboat Casino Foundation of Floyd County for $20,000 (twenty thousand). > > President Roger Gleitz and other SIGS members attended the ceremony to > > accept the check on Monday, June 28 at the Floyd County Museum. The > funds > > will be used to purchase about 800 rolls of microfillm to help complete > the > > M-804 series of Revolutionary War Pension Files and Bounty Land Grant > > Applications, both select and non-select. The Friends of Fairview were > > also recognized for their contributions to the project which SIGS began > in > > the early 1980's. > > When completed, in approximately two months, this collection will be > one > > of the few complete collections in the United States. The completed > > collection will be housed in the Indiana Room at the New Albany-Floyd > > County Public Library and available for use by the public. > > Gleitz showed a copy of the calendar produced by the Harrison County > > Historical Society showing the nine buildings that were in Corydon during > > the Capital period (1816-1825) that are still there today. Two pictures > of > > the Constitution Elm and the fifteen star flag which flies over the > Capitol > > building are also included. The black and white photos were taken by > Larry > > Ray. The 2005 calendars are available for a $5.00 donation to the > Harrison > > County Historical Society and are available in the Indiana Room at the > New > > Albany Public Library, as well as several locations in downtown Corydon. > > They will also be for sale at the next meeting of the Harrison County > > Historical Society on Tuesday, July 27, at 7:00 pm at the Wright > > Interpretive Center. Publication Chairperson > > Sue Carpenter asked for contributions for the next SIGS Quarterly. > > The program for the evening was "Beginning Genealogy." Donna Foster > > gave a Power Point presentation showing participants how to get started in > > genealogy, then fielded questions from the group. Karen Gleitz showed > > samples and gave a demonstration of Mini Fold-Up Genealogy albums which > she > > has been making for family reunions. > > Door prizes were awarded and refreshments were served. > > The next meeting for the Southern Indiana Genealogical Society will > be > > Thursday, August 5, at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library with the > > board meeting at 6:00, business at 6:30 and program at 7:00 pm. The > > scheduled speaker is Sam McDowell of McDowell Publishing Company. The > topic > > is "History and Genealogy Publishing." > > For more information about SIGS or any item mentioned in this article > > contact Karen Gleitz at 738-2828 or email <karengleitz@hotmail.com? or the > > society at <SIGS@nafcpl.lib.in.us> > > > > > > The Southern Indiana Genealogical Society > > meets on the first Thursday of each month > > at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library > > 180 W. Spring Street, New Albany, IN 47150 > > > > >