Good Day, I have like some before me created a Facebook group as another genealogy tool. I have posted this to my Facebook friends and now to the two mail lists I administer. If you are on Facebook, I invite you to join by going to Facebook and searching for the "Ware Gen Crowdsourcing" group. The scope is Ware and surrounding counties. Below I have included the group description: "This is a Crowdsourcing Group for Ware County Georgia and the surrounding counties of Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charleton, Clinch, Coffee and Pierce in Georgia. What crowd sourcing means is that you are the source. This is meant as an additional tool in your genealogical arsenal not a replacement of any existing tools. You are invited to post your brick wall here in the hope of help. Be specific. Post your request with relevant dates and helpful facts and ask specific questions in your request for help. And when replying please site your source, even if it's hut " mom told me". Happy hunting. Happy sharing!" Regards, Kati Smith kati.smith@hotmail.com @cowford on Twitter

Good Day All, I've not had the opportunity to investigate these sites yet. Vital Records www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk These two sites are reported to have digitized wills. www.georgiapioneers.com www.virginiapioneers.net   ~~Kati Smith kati.smith@hotmail.com   Family Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~elverspeak/ Cedar and Sage Blog http://cedarandsage.wordpress.com/ Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Afternoon All, I've had a request from a gentleman looking for his great grandfather from Manor. William Thomas James. He hasn't provided any other details at this point and I don't know his age. I've sent a request to him for details but thought I'd start with you all. Do you have any James lines? Any James' that might have been in Manor? Kati   ~~Kati Smith kati.smith@hotmail.com   Family Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~elverspeak/ Cedar and Sage Blog http://cedarandsage.wordpress.com/ Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Good Morning,My Hotmail Acct was hacked. My password is now changed. If you received any links from me in the passed 24 hours do not click just delete. It's seems to have piggybacked off a service I have which I had heard on the news last night had been hacked. Regards,Kati

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Good Morning Everyone, Well that was interesting. Hotmail seems to be having issues. Re sending via my BB, which still goes thru Hotmail so we'll see how this goes. And that was supposed to be fold3 not fold2. That was my error. Ancestry.com is allowing a free search of the 13 colonies. Today is the last day.  I haven't tried it, so don't yet know what's there. Also on Ancestry, is the 1040 Census. It's currently free but they have made navigation difficult. I have found multiple records there. There is an on going project which includes Ancestry and FamilySearch.org (and many others). I expect it will be free until the indexing is completed then not much after.  Ware County and Pierce County were not that hard for me to search because I am somewhat familiar with the militia districts. But Jacksonville for instance was difficult because I did not know the precincts.  FamilySearch.org as most of you know has a free searchable database, but for images now they often refer you to entities that charge to get them. Still it's a great place to start and they do have many images that they previously had still online.  It's a treasure chest for most. Also I found that as indexing is completed for the 1940 Census they seem to be on top of it.  I have gone to familysearch.org looked up a person who I know to reside in Jacksonville in 1940, then gone to Ancestry.com and having found the precinct on familysearch.org and been able to find them. Fold3.com houses images of military records. I have personally found some there.  They charge to print them.  But in celebration of the 4th, they have Revolution war records available for free until 15July.  On the home page there is a flashing add, just wait until it comes around. Georgia Virtual Vault http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us/ has a searchable data base as well.  I have downloaded images from there.  It's a little tricky, but if you get it once, then you've got it. And last but not least.  Billiongraves.com is new. There is not much there, but familysearch.org along with others see their potential and are working with them.  If you have an iPhone or an Android with a camera you can help. The idea is to photograph the stone, then upload and transcribe it and make it available on a searchable database.   I hope yesterday's issue with the link doesn't discourage anyone from trying trusted links. And I'd encourage you to share good ones and your experience there.  If you find any of these links helpful, share! Happy Hunting!Kati                                    ~~Kati Smith kati.smith@hotmail.com   Family Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~elverspeak/ Cedar and Sage Blog http://cedarandsage.wordpress.com/ Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Good Morning, Here are some links you can try. If you are on any of my other lists you will see this as a repeat. Just delete the extras. Ancestry.com is allowing a free search of the 13 colonies. Today is the last day. I haven't tried it, so don't yet know what's there. Also on Ancestry, is the 1040 Census. It's currently free but they made navigation difficult. I have found multiple records there. There is an on going project which includes Ancestry and FamilySearch.org (and many others). I expect it will be free until the indexing is completed then not much after. Ware County and Pierce County were not that hard for me to search because I am somewhat familar with the militia districts. But Jacksonville for instance was difficult because I did not know the precincts. FamilySearch.org as most of you know has a free searchable database, but for images now they often refer you to entities that charge to get them. Still it's a great place to start and they do have many images that they previously had still online. It's a treasure chest for most. Also I found that as indexing is completed for the 1940 Census they seem to be on top of it. I have gone to familysearch.org looked up a person who I know to reside in Jacksonville in 1940, then gone to Ancestry.com and having found the precinct on familysearch.org and been able to find them. Fold2.com houses images of military records. I have personally found some there. They charge to print them. But in celebration of the 4th, they have Revolution war records available for free until 15July. On the home page there is a flashing add, just wait until it comes around. Georgia Virtual Vault http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us/ has a searchable data base as well. I have downloaded images from there. It's a little tricky, but if you get it once, then you've got it. And last but not least. Billiongraves.com is new. There is not much there, but familysearch.org along with others see their potential and are working with them. If you have an iPhone or an Android with a camera you can help. The idea is to photograph the headstone, then upload and transcribe it and make it available on a searchable database.

Good Evening All, A gentle has made the query below. I don't have a Chambers or a Murray line. I was wondering if any of you could help? Found in Marriages 1808-1967,Georgia - W.S.Murray and Mary Chambers, June 15,1892, Ware Co.,Georgia. Was Mary Chambers b. in PA. ?   ~~Kati Smith kati.smith@hotmail.com   Family Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~elverspeak/ Cedar and Sage Blog http://cedarandsage.wordpress.com/ Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Here is a web site worth sharing. http://blog.oldmapsonline.org/2012/02/old-maps-online-launched.html   ~~Kati Smith kati.smith@hotmail.com   Family Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~elverspeak/ Cedar and Sage Blog http://cedarandsage.wordpress.com/ Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Share the following because it's genealogy related. Kati From: @JacksonvillePro Sent: Mar 25, 2011 18:47 New African-American archive helps Jacksonville residents find ancestors - Florida Times http://sns.ly/aYcwy4 sent via SNS Analytics On Twitter: http://twitter.com/JacksonvillePro/status/51414872067555329 Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Admin Test ~~Kati Smith kati.smith@hotmail.com Family Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~elverspeak/ Cedar and Sage Blog http://cedarandsage.blogspot.com/ Langford Flats Blog http://langfordflats.blogspot.com/

Nela, Let's get the Old City Cemetery Tour out to all publicity places. Immediate Release:  Pre-Veterans Day Old City Cemetery Tour In honor of our veterans, Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, is hosting a walking guided tour of the Old City Cemetery. The Cemetery, est. in 1854 in downtown Jacksonville is located at the intersection of Washington & Union Streets.  Saturday,Nov.7th, 10:00 am and Sunday Nov. 8th 2:00 pm Shannon Palmer will share the compelling stories of those buried there with emphasis on the veterans. Of special interest are the  interments of: Francis Philip Fleming – A confederate soldier and lawyer who became the 15th governor of Florida; and Johnn Finegan – Civil War Confederate Brigadier General . Tours are $8.00 per adult and children under 12 are free.  This is a fund raiser event for SGES, a non-profit. Pre-register to reserve your space at www.sgesjax.com  PayPal or call (904) 778.1000 or (904) 333-5222. Walk ons accepted . Wear comfortable shoes.   ________________________________

FOR PUBLICATION PLEASE The Jacksonville Public Library in conjunction with The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society(SGES) will sponsor a free all day " Spring Seminar and Genealogy Fair". The speaker will be Jana Sloan Broglin, a nationally known and well respected speaker with 25 years of experience. The workshop is Saturday, April 25th. The doors open at 9:15AM and the program begins at 10:00AM. Registration is required. Free parking in the Duval Street garage. You may go to : [http://www.sgesjax.com]www.sgesjax.com home page and click on Spring Seminar to register; or, you may go the the Jacksonville Public Library site and register: [http://jpl.coj.net/]http://jpl.coj.net/ This will take you to the JPL home page, go to Programs and Events under General Library Information and click on Spring Seminar. You will receive detailed topic information and you may register there. If you have questions, feel free to contact Laura Minor, Jacksonville Public Library, Genealogy Department or Betty Reed, SGES President or respond to this email and I will forward to the appropriate party. Groups participating in the fair: Sons of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution, Children of the American Revolution, Sons of the Confederacy, Jacksonville African American Genealogy Society, Jacksonville Historical Society, Mandarin Museum and Historical Society, Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Amelia Island Genealogy Society, Fleming Island Genealogy Society , Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, and more.... Join us for this wonderful day of learning. ********************************************************************************************************************** Nela, Then for our members the information will read a little differently and contain different information...Following.... Hi Fellow Genealogists... Aren't you still smiling about Ancestry Day ? The president is so proud of SGES and the members. Now we proceed to our next adventure. ONWARD! Please note this change on your calendar. Our April meeting falls on Easter weekend. We have opted for no meeting on the second Saturday but our meeting is inclusive with the Jacksonville Public Library on April 25th(4th Saturday) with Jana Sloan Broglin speaking. This will be a free seminar . You must sign up as lunch will be on your own and we will be ordering. "Tidbits" will be doing the box lunch. If you have not signed up as yet, please follow these instructions and sign up now. Go the the Jacksonville Public Library site and register: [http://jpl.coj.net/]http://jpl.coj.net/ This will take you to the JPL home page, go to Programs and Events under General Library Information and click on Spring Seminar. You will receive detailed topic information and you may register there. Please register soon to show support both to JPL and the society. Groups participating in the fair: Sons of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution,Children of the American Revolution, Sons of the Confederacy, Colonial Dames XVII Century; Jacksonville Historical Society, Mandarin Museum and Historical Society, Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Family History Center-Arlington, Amelia Island Genealogy Society, Fleming Island Genealogy Society , Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, and more.... It is an easy way to interactive with representatives from all of these mutual interest groups and ask questions. Join us for this wonderful day of learning. Important : If you were at the Ancestry Day you heard this announcement but I defintely want you to understand. If you desire to sign up to be a member of Ancestry or if you want to purchase a DNA kit, or make a book or a poster or calendar from "My Canvas" or you want to purchase a book they are selling, like the "Source" or George Morgan's New Edition of Using Ancestry.com Guide or any other book...go to our website. To sign up for Ancestry membership click on build a family tree on the home page. DNA is on Surname Search page, My Canvas is on Bookstore page. Use these icons to get to Ancestry's site. Why? If you purchase, Ancestry will give the society a donation! It is the normal price but because we have guided you there, they reward your society. Help us in this way. Help your society grow. This is an astounding year for SGES. Three months into the year and we have taken off . Tell your friends to join us as we still have much on the horizon and I know you will not want to miss anything. More to follow. (Then sign)

On Saturday,Feb. 14th, The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, Inc. hosts guest speaker Mrs. Shannon Palmer at 10:15 a.m. at the Mandarin Regional Library, 3330 Kori Road, Jacksonville. Mrs. Palmer is a retired mortician from Louisiana. Prior to her work in the funeral industry, Shannon spent many years in education and nonprofit work. In 2007, she founded CRPT (Cemetery Recovery and Preservation Trust of Jacksonville, Inc.). Shannon has been able to turn her passion for all-things-funerary into an invaluable community resource directly impacting the Old City Cemetery. Shannon's topic is "Tales of Working with the Silent." Free & open to the public with light refreshments served. More information: 778-1000 or email: publicity@sgesjax.com.

Nela, Please get out Sept. meeting notice right away since so many folks are wanting it earlier now. Release for Publicity, Rootsweb, and the local genealogy societies of Baker, Nassau, St. Johns, Clay, and Georgia border. Also please send this copy to Lminor@coj.net Press release: Saturday, September 13th at 10:00 AM The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, Inc., will meet at the Jacksonville Downtown Library, 303 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, Fl, in the Electronic Classroom on the First floor. David White, of the JPL,Genealogy Department, will instruct attendees on the use of "Ancestry Library Edition". This is a hands on computer workshop. Ancestry Library Edition is available in all public libraries in Jacksonville. Plan to attend and enhance your research skills in this area. No charge, open to everyone. Free parking available in the Duval street garage. Bring in your parking ticket to have it validated.Library opens at 9:00AM. More information call:(904)778-1000. Here is the membership release: Dear Members, Have you been to the Downtown Library lately? The genealogy department is wonderful. It is cool on these hot summer days,relaxing, and a great place to research. Did you know that on Saturday, September 13th at 10:00 AM The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, Inc., will meet at the Jacksonville Downtown Library, 303 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, Fl, in the Electronic Classroom on the First floor? Note your calendars. David White, of the JPL,Genealogy Department, will instruct attendees on the use of "Ancestry Library Edition". This is a hands on computer workshop. Ancestry Library Edition is available in all public libraries in Jacksonville. Plan to attend and enhance your research skills in this area. No charge, open to everyone. Free parking available in the Duval street garage. Bring in your parking ticket to have it validated. Class will last approximately an hour with a question and answer period. Perhaps you will want to research at the conclusion of the training. Library opens at 9:00AM. More information call:(904)778-1000.

> From: president@sgesjax.com> To: Nenorb43@hotmail.com> Subject: Publicity notice for newspaper, etc.> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:02:53 -0400> > Come and join The Southern Genealogist's Exchange> Society as they> meet in a roving meeting, in your neighborhood. The> location is> Argyle Branch Library, 7973 Old Middleburg Road> South. This location is just north of> the intersection with Argyle Blvd and Old Middleburg> Rd at Oakleaf Plantation. Mark the date of> Saturday, July 19th, at 10:15 A.M. Our special guest> speaker is Bob Morgan,President of the Jacksonville > Maritime Society and Museum.Mr. Morgan will share> Jacksonville's deep relationship with the St. John's> River.> A cool topic for a hot July! Free and open to the> public. We preserve your family history.For> additional information> call (904) 778-1000 or (904) 262-1948. > _________________________________________________________________ The other season of giving begins 6/24/08. Check out the i’m Talkathon. http://www.imtalkathon.com?source=TXT_EML_WLH_SeasonOfGiving

Nela: This write up includes some bio info I don't think you have.... On Saturday, June 14th, The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, Inc. hosts guest speaker Mrs. Shannon Palmer at 10:15 AM at the Mandarin Regional Library, 3330 Kori Road, Jacksonville. Mrs. Palmer is a retired mortician from Louisiana.Prior to her work in the Funeral Industry,Shannon spent many years in education and nonprofit work. In 2007, she founded CRPT,( Cemetery Recovery and Preservation Trust of Jacksonville, Inc.) Shannon has been able to turn her passion for all-things-funerary into an invaluable community resource directly impacting the Old City Cemetery. Shannon's topic is "Tales of Working with the Silent". Free & open to the public with light refreshments served. More information: (904) 778-1000 or email: publicity@sgesjax.com As always,... Thank you, Betty ------- Original Message ------- >From : publicity@sgesjax.com[mailto:publicity@sgesjax.com] Sent : 5/18/2008 1:38:19 PM To : president@sgesjax.com Cc : Subject : RE: June meeting notice Betty, Do you have anything special you want me to include in the June meeting notice? Nela

FOR PUBLICATION PLEASE The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society is pleased to bring to Jacksonville another experienced researcher. Come and meet Mrs. Patricia Barefoot of Quarantine Island, Georgia. She is the guest speaker on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the Mandarin Regional Library, 3330 Kori Road, Jacksonville, Florida at 10:15 AM. in the Community Meeting Room. She will bring information on "Chasing Family History in the Georgia Piedmont." Mrs. Barefoot is an 8th generation Glynn County, Georgia resident. She holds an A.B. in History and a M.A. in Anthropology. She has served as Park Ranger with collateral duties in Volunteer Coordinator, Curator/Collection Manager. Most recently a three year service as Regional Historic Preservation Planner, Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center. Mrs. Barefoot has authored four books:(1998) Falling for Coastal Magic, Stories of S.E. Georgia; (2000) Images of America, Brunswick the City by the Sea; (2001) Images of America, St. Mary's and Camden County; (2004) Images of America, Cumberland Island. No charge, open to the public, light refreshments served. Additional Information call 904-778-1000. Nela Eberhardy Publicity Chair e-mail-Publicity@sgesjax.com 904-744-1793

Hi All, I have had an off list request from a gentleman who is a great-grandson of Obediah from Macy Barber who married Benjamin F Hayes. His father is Benjamin also. He is also looking to tracy his Hayes line. I don't have any Barber research, I'm looking into what I have on the Hayes'. If you can help it would be appreciated. I seem to remember Barber's being on the list. Kati Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elver's Peak - My Personal Web Site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~elverspeak/ Cedar and Sage - My Native American Blog http://cedarandsage.blogspot.com/ Davis - Crews Family Blog http://daviscrews.blogspot.com/ GAWARE - Ware County, Georgia GenWeb Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/index.html

On March 8th, 2008 The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society is hosting their annual spring seminar. "Bringing Your Ancestors to Life" is a day-long workshop designed to help genealogists and others write a family history. The workshop focuses on several different approaches to writing a family narrative including documenting the journey, character sketches, and using "faction" to bring interest to your account while staying accurate. The goal of the workshop is to give participants options to transform volumes of research into readable narratives. No previous writing experience is necessary. The seminar/workshop is presented by Patricia Charpentier of Orlando, Florida. Mrs. Charpentier holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Central Florida and a B.A. in journalism from Louisiana State University. She has worked as a memoirist, writing coach, editor, instructor, journalist and photographer. The early bird fee is $25.00 (including lunch) through the month of February. On March 1, the fee will convert to $35.00 without lunch guaranteed. Seminar location is Riverside Presbyterian Church, Bittinger Hall, 849 Park Street, Jacksonville. Registration 8:30AM Seminar 9:00-4:00 Call today to register at (904)778- 1000 or (904) 333-5222. Seating is limited. Thank you. Contact Person: Betty Reed, President The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, Inc. 6215 Sauterne Drive Jacksonville, Florida 32210 (904)778-1000(Tues-Thurs& Sat 10:00AM to 3:PM) Staffed by volunteers (904)262-1948 Home Phone (904)333-5222 Cell Phone email: president@sgesjax.com