[SFGS] January minutes
- From: ludechem@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: gs members sunflower <sunflowergs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 06:24:34 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: January minutes
Sunflower Genealogy Society Meeting Minutes
January 17, 2012
Director Maxine Ludeke opened the meeting at 2:00 pm, welcoming members and
visitors. There were 37 present. She asked those present to turn off sound on
electronic devices during the meeting.
The December 20, 2011, minutes were emailed to each member. Maxine Ludeke asked
for corrections or additions. A motion was made by Buzz Brooks, second by Al
Seames, to accept the minutes as presented. Motion passed.
Walt Peek gave the financial report. The current bank balance as of January 17,
2012, is $474.32. We had 57 members at the end of the year, December 31, 2011.
To date we have 39 members, new or renewals. Membership forms and dues will be
accepted after the regular meeting today.
Walt Peek asked the Planning Committee members to stand and be recognized for
the excellent job in helping with this year’s program and the changes to the
meeting schedule. He handed out the new program schedule for 2012 and also the
results of the survey done in December. The last page of the survey lists the
countries members are researching and also the states of the U.S. It was
suggested that like members would have an opportunity to share research paths
after the formal meeting.
Librarian, Pat Brownson was not present today.
Al Seames instructed those present that the mentors have a yellow dot on their
nametags. Please ask any one of them for help. Some of them will be available
after the regular meeting today.
The new Username and Password are now in effect and are on the back of your
2012 membership cards.
Website of the Month was presented by Frank Horsfall. In his research he used
www.findagrave.com a free website. The person he was researching did not
appear, which then lead him to Archives.com, a pay site. He found this
contained much more information and was worth trying. They offer a 14 day trial
and in that time you can find much information.
You may cancel membership after searching or keep it for $39.00 per year.
The main presentation was “American Indian Research” by Shirley Andreatta.
Shirley listed her best resources as follows: Family Memories; Tribal Web
Sites; www.accessgengalogy.com/ ; Google Books; National Archives. This
presentation was very informative.
The meeting adjourned at 3:25 pm
Respectfully submitted by Mary Dietz, secretary
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