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Genealogy SIG of Sun City Computer Club
March 2015
March Meeting Wednesday March 4 at 7:00 PM
In this issue:
Scottish
Genealogy
Research
Bruce Arnold
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Round Tables
Rose Mebane
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From Bruce Arnold
Come March 4 at 7:00PM, Hidden Cypress for an insightful talk about
Scottish genealogy research.
Common
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Heritage question
Class from
Heritage Library
March Program Scottish Genealogy Research
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New Sunday PM
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series at Heritage
Library
March Adult
Programs
Bluffton Library
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The Scots-Irish
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Contact
Information
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Bruce Arnold has been doing genealogy research since the early 1970s
when he was given a family history document by his mother. It was a
hand written Arnold genealogy by an ancestor who researched the family
back during the 1880s and 1890s. He was able to trace our line directly
back to Joseph Arnold in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1648. Since
then, Bruce has gotten into research on the Internet in addition to other
research efforts. His work has led to a database of over 12,000 names of
his ancestors and those on his wife’s side of the family.
Round Tables
From Rose Mebane
We are scheduled to have a Scottish Roundtable Discussion Group for
Wednesday, March 25th from 1-3 pm in the Lakehouse Bayside
Room. There will be a sign-up sheet at the March 4th meeting or members can contact Rose Mebane (705-6056) or [email protected].
The round table is limited to 12 participants. Sign up quickly, while
space is still available.
A facilitator will lead the group as you share information about success
and errors researching your roots in Scotland. The best way to make contact with members with similar genealogy interests and expertise is
to participate a genealogy roundtable
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What heritage do these famous Americans have in common?
Answer on page 4
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Classes from the Heritage Library in 2015
March
Lineage Organizations: DAR and SAR
Presented by Sunni Winkler
Heritage Library Librarian
Wednesday, March 4, 2015; 1:30 - 3:30
Learn the history of both the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution, their community activities, what is required for membership, how the two
organizations differ in requirements, and how to complete the applications for each.
Fee: $10.00 Library members; $15 Non-members.
Exploring Irish Roots
Presented by Beth O’ Keefe
Heritage Library Volunteer
Wednesday, March 11, 2015; 1:30-3:30 pm
A recent census found that 56.7 million Americans have Irish ancestry, 18.6% of the population. Another 5.4 million Americans have Scots-Irish ancestors, being descended from Protestant
immigrants from Ulster who were originally from Scotland. Only Germany has contributed as many
Americans as Ireland. There are many, many folks who have an Irish ancestor or two who don't identify themselves as Irish- except maybe on St Paddy's Day! Even President Obama has Irish ancestors.
Folks are often told that it is impossible to find Irish ancestors because so much was lost in fires during the "Troubles." This is true, and not true. Many records were safely in the parish church or other
locations. However, for lost censuses, there are "work-arounds".
During this workshop, we will explore a little bit of Irish history, to explain where the Irish came
from---whether Celtic, Norman or Viking. We will briefly look at Irish immigration patterns to the
U.S., including the famine years. We will talk about finding your Irish ancestors in this country, how
to jump the pond back to Ireland, and will touch on research of those ancestors in Irish sources.
This workshop is intended to whet your appetite to begin your path on the way to finding those brave
Irish folk. Handouts will be provided, and while this workshop will probably be most interesting to
those with Irish roots, much of the material will be pertinent to folks with other ancestry. We promise not to throw you out if you aren't Irish!
Fee: $10.00 Library members; $15 Non-members.
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Classes from the Heritage Library in 2015
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Newspapers: A Genealogist's Treasure Trove!
Carol Clemens
Heritage Library Volunteer
Wednesday, March 18; 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Newspapers offer a lot more to the careful researcher than just obituaries. This class
provides an overview of how to use newspapers in your research. You may even find
something in a newspaper to help you break through a brick wall!
You will leave this class with:
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A list of sources for locating newspapers
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Suggestions on how to most effectively search newspapers
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Options for obtaining/saving/copying articles
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Tips on "following the clues" found in newspapers
Ways to flesh out your family history through newspaper research
This class is appropriate for those with basic computer skills and genealogists of all levels.
Answer to page 2: They are all of Irish decent.
Please wear your computer club badge to meetings!
Thanks.
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New Sunday afternoon series at Heritage Library
At Heritage Library, author will show how to pass along your wisdom
A new Sunday afternoon speaker’s series begins in March at the Heritage Library on Hilton
Head Island.
David Kendall, whose most recent book is When Descendants Become Ancestors: The Flip Side
of Genealogy, will speak and respond to audience questions on March 8 starting at 2 p.m. in the
Heritage Library’s second-floor rooms at 852 William Hilton Parkway.
“My goal,” Kendall says, “is to encourage people of all ages to examine their lives, to write and
preserve short stories about their life experiences, and to use their wisdom to enhance the lives of
future generations.”
His presentation will outline how to do that. The cost to attend, payable at the door, is $5, which
benefits the Heritage Library. Signed copies of When Descendants Become Ancestors: The Flip
Side of Genealogy will be available for purchase.
“My message is uplifting and positive for those of us who might consider ourselves ordinary and
average, but who have acquired an enormous amount of wisdom, far beyond that which could
ever be taught, even in higher education,” he says.
Kendall, who lives in northern New York, holds a PhD and is an associate professor emeritus at
the State University of New York at Brockport. His website (www.stories4descendants.com)
includes a weekly blog. His writing is inspired by 30 years of educating professional counselors,
studies in history, genealogy and gerontology, and life experiences affirming his belief in the innate wisdom of every individual.
About The Heritage Library:
A privately-owned, member library offering services in ancestry research and documenting the
history of Hilton Head Island from the earliest discovery of the Island by Captain William Hilton
to the development years of Charles Fraser.
The Heritage Library
852 William Hilton Parkway | 2nd Floor Suite A-2
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29928
p. 843.686.6560 | f. 843.686-6506
heritagelib.org
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March Programs for Adults at the Bluffton Library
From Norma Stewart
Event Name: Irish Harp Music Demonstration
Short Description of the Event: Harpist Carolyn Christy will give a harp recital of Irish tunes and present a
brief history of Irish harp music.
No RSVP required.
Time and Date of the Event: Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 6:00 pm Location of Event: Bluffton Library, 120
Palmetto Way, Bluffton, SC 29910
Price of the Event: Free
Contact Information: Armistead Reasoner, 843-255-6512, [email protected]
Website: beaufortcountylibrary.org
Event Name: Bluffton Genealogy
Short Description of the Event: Debbie Dubrucq leads a weekly collaborative effort on family genealogical
research using ancestry.com library edition and other resources.
Time and Date of the Event: Each Thursday at 2:00pm
Location of Event: Bluffton Library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton, SC 29910
Price of the Event: Free
Contact Information: Armistead Reasoner, 843-255-6512, [email protected]
Website: beaufortcountylibrary.org
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The Scots-Irish
March 17 as we all know is St. Patrick’s Day. What could be more Irish than that? The
March newsletter mentions some presentations related to Irish heritage. Our program for
March is about Scottish genealogy. As Alex mentioned at the last meeting there is another
classification of our ancestors that is Scotch-Irish. Who are these people? See below for a
simplified explanation from Wikipedia.
“Scotch-Irish (or Scots-Irish) Americans are American descendants of Presbyterian and
other Ulster Protestant Dissenters from the Irish province of Ulster who migrated to North
America during the 18th and 19th centuries. While an estimated 36 million Americans
(12% of the total population) reported Irish ancestry in 2006, and 6 million (2% of the
population) reported Scottish ancestry, an additional 5.4 million (1.8% of the population)
identified more specifically with Scotch-Irish ancestry. The term Scotch-Irish is used only
in the United States with people in Great Britain or Ireland, who are of a similar ancestry,
referring to themselves as Ulster Scots.” From Wikipedia
Scots-Irish 18th Century
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Genealogy SIG
Our Chairperson
Alex Whan
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Librarian
Gail Ward [email protected]
Membership
Norma Stewart
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Newsletter editor
Michele Eberhart
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Immediate Past President
Eileen Broden-Lohne
Program Committee
Alex Whan
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Anne Hamilton
Brian Dugan
Debbie Gregory
Rose Mebane
Dennis Stull
Send us your questions.
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