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The March 2010 Newsletter is now available. The next general meeting is Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2010. Be sure to check the Calendar page for the latest information about meetings, programs, and seminars.

Index: (click to jump) IRC Library Local Societies Other Local State, Regional DNA Educational Other National

The Indian River County Main Library

The Indian River County Main Library has all of the holdings of the society. In 1983, the society began their collection through a temporary agreement with the now defunct private library. In 1991, when the new library was built and was taken over by the County, a room with over 1000 square feet was designated for the Florida History & Genealogy Department. We now have over 4000 square feet since the remodeling of 2002. The society and the library work together to help build the collection by providing an annual budget and supporting staff.

Please visit the library Web site at this Library Link (or click the picture) for more information about the library, its history, hours of operation, and the wealth of information one can find in the Julian W. Lowenstein Archive Center & Genealogy Department. Take special note of the Pathfinders, topical guides to assist you on your path of discovery.

Here are some helpful library links:

Genealogy department Web page: http://www.irclibrary.org/genealogy
Genealogy department e-mail: genealogy@irclibrary.org
The library card catalog: http://catalog.irclibrary.org/polaris/ (includes the Genealogy collection)

Be sure to check out all the helpful information including the pathfinders, Heritage Quest access from home (requires library card), and some of the unique holdings such as Index to The American annual monitor ... or, Obituary of the members of the Society of Friends in America Vol. 1-6 1857-1862 and Index to Decisions of the Department of the Interior: in cases of the United States granting and governing pensions. United States. Department of the Interior Washington: G.P.O. (1887-1930)-22 Vols.

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Local Genealogical Societies - (click logo or link to visit)

Note: These links lead to external Web sites. IRGS is responsible neither for the informational content nor for the operation of these sites, but provides references to them here as a convenience to our Web users. Report problems to the webmaster.

Link	Information	Link	Information
	Brevard Genealogical Society		Genealogical Society of South Brevard (GSSB)
	Meetings: 2nd Mon., 9:30 AM Cocoa, FL		Meetings: 2nd Wed, 9:30 AM Melbourne Public Library, Melbourne, FL
	Genealogical Society of North Brevard		Martin County Genealogical Society, Inc.
	Meetings: 1st Tue., 7 PM Titusville Public Library		Meetings: 3rd Fri., 1 PM Stuart, FL
TCGS	Treasure Coast Genealogical Society	GCO	Genealogy Club of Osceola
TCGS	Meetings: 3rd Tue. all year long, 1:30 - 3:30 PM, Ft. Pierce Main Library, Ft. Pierce, FL	GCO	Meetings: 1st Sun., 2 PM Central Library in Kissimmee
GSO	Genealogical Society of Okeechobee	CFGS	Central Florida Genealogical Society
GSO	Meetings: 2nd Mon., 1:30 PM Okeechobee County Public Library	CFGS	Meetings: 2nd Thu., 7:30 PM Marks Street Senior Recreation Complex, Orlando, FL
	Palm Beach Palm Beach County Genealogical Society		Volusia - Flagler Council of Genealogical Societies
	Meetings: See their Web site for further details.		Meetings: See their Web site for further details.
Link	Information	Link	Information

Please note all meeting dates are subject to change and may not occur every month. Be sure to consult each society's Web pages and calendar for their most recent schedule. Report problems to the webmaster.

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Other local research Web sites

	Florida GenWeb Project		Brevard County GenWeb Project
	Indian River County GenWeb Project		Martin County GenWeb Project
	East Central Florida Genealogical Society Co-op Note, the Co-op was dissolved but the site remains available as a reference source		Indian River County Main Library

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State, Regional and National Societies

Charlotte County Genealogy Society

Florida Historical Society

Florida State Genealogical Society

Federation of Genealogical Societies

New International Society of Family History Writers and Editors New

The National Genealogical Society

New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)

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DNA resources

The Genetic Genealogist: http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/
As mentioned by Tom Garvey at the Dec 08 meeting, home of the eBook I Have the Results of My Genetic Genealogy Test, Now What? Download your copy today!

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Educational resources

Web-based Tutorial: "Researching Your Family Tree: An Introduction to Genealogy" http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/

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Other national resources

Ancestry.com Message Boards

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

Fun Stuff For Genealogists (2010 Valentine's Seminar exhibitor)

Encyclopedia of Genealogy

Genealogy Blog Finder

The Genealogy Guys (George Morgan & Drew Smith)