Tallahassee Genealogical Society

Thurs., Dec. 4, 2025: Family Tree Maker Tallahassee Event
2025-12-04 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax)
Family Tree Maker is coming to Florida! Join us for a special program covering the latest FTM 2024 features, usage tips, tree management and more, with plenty of time for Q&A. Should you need help with FTM, bring your computer with you for individual hands-on assistance! In the coming weeks, more specific details will come via the Family Tree Maker calendar page: www.familytreemaker.com/calendar , as well as via email to Family Tree Maker customers.
Although this is a free event, advance registration via Eventbrite is required for planning purposes.
Thursday, December 4 – Tallahassee
Time: 2:00 – 5:00 PM
Event: Tallahassee Area Event
Venue: Woodville Community Center, 8000 Old Woodville Road, Tallahassee, FL 32305
Capacity: 126
Eventbrite Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1761088947449?aff=oddtdtcreator
Partner Society: Tallahassee Genealogical Society

TGS November Meeting: End-of-the-year business meeting and party
2025-11-23 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
Our last meeting of the year, scheduled for Sunday, November 23rd, will be a short business meeting with officer elections followed by a party. This is a great time to socialize and talk about your family history research with other TGS members.
Time: Social time is at 1:30 and the program begins at 2.
Location: The Fireside Room in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks. (The Parry Center may also be accessed through the Maguire Center if you would like to park in the parking garage or near the Pool House.)

TGS October Meeting: Putting the French (Germans and Swiss, too) in Tallahassee's Frenchtown Narrative
2025-10-26 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
TGS is pleased to announce that Anna Burnley will talk to us about Tallahassee’s French, German, and Swiss heritage on Sunday, October 26. Please join us!
Time: Social time is at 1:30 and the program begins at 2.
Location: The Fireside Room in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks. (The Parry Center may also be accessed through the Maguire Center if you would like to park in the parking garage or near the Pool House.)

TGS September Meeting: Donating Family Papers and Artifacts to Archives and Museums With Tulie Taylor
2025-09-28 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
Tulie Taylor, former TGS Board member, will talk to us about the process of offering family papers, photographs, and artifacts to archives and museums.
Time: Social time is at 1:30 and the program begins at 2.
Location: The Fireside Room in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks. (The Parry Center may also be accessed through the Maguire Center if you would like to park in the parking garage or near the Pool House.)

TGS August Meeting: A Panel Discussion on Breaking Down Your Brick Walls
2025-08-24 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
This will be a panel discussion with Kathryn Cowdery, Karen Sheffield, and Linda Mabry. Mary Anne Price will moderate. Kathryn, Karen, and Linda will address and make suggestions for how to break through the brick walls in your family history research.
Time: Social time is at 1:30 and the program begins at 2.
Location: The Fireside Room in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks. (The Parry Center may also be accessed through the Maguire Center if you would like to park in the parking garage or near the Pool House.)

TGS July Meeting: “Hunting the Elusive Cash Dollar”, Ken Hemmerly's presentation about his rogue great-grandfather.
2025-07-27 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
Please join us on Sunday, July 27th for Ken Hemmerly’s presentation about his rogue great-grandfather.
Time: Social time is at 1:30 and the program begins at 2.
Location: The Fireside Room in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks. (The Parry Center may also be accessed through the Maguire Center if you would like to park in the parking garage or near the Pool House.)

TGS June Meeting: Donna Meredith on Family History Sources in Her Book "Margaret, The Rose of Goodwood"
2025-06-22 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
Author Donna Meredith, editor of the Southern Literary Review, will share how she researched and used family history resources in her book Margaret, The Rose of Goodwood.
Time: Social time is at 1:30 and the program begins at 2.
Location: The Fireside Room in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks. (The Parry Center may also be accessed through the Maguire Center if you would like to park in the parking garage or near the Pool House.)

No TGS Meeting in May - Memorial Day Weekend
2025-05-26 13:30 (America/Halifax)
There will be no TGS program meeting in May because the fourth Sunday falls on Memorial Day weekend.

TGS April Meeting: The US Census from 1790 to 1840 with Matthew Storey, Florida State Archives
2025-04-27 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
Matthew Storey, Archives Historian at the State Archives of Florida, will talk to us about the US census from 1790, the first year the federal census was taken, through 1850. (Matthew spoke about land records at our June 2024 program meeting.)
Time: Social time is at 1:30 and the program begins at 2.
Location: The Fireside Room in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks. (The Parry Center may also be accessed through the Maguire Center if you would like to park in the parking garage or near the Pool House.)

TGS March Meeting: The US Census from 1850 through 1950 with Dick Sherwin
2025-03-23 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
Former TGS Board member Dick Sherwin will present the changes in the US census from 1850 through 1950.
Time: Social time is at 1:30 and the program starts at 2.
Location: The Fireside Room in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks. (The Parry Center may also be accessed through the Maguire Center if you would like to park in the parking garage or near the Pool House.)

TGS February Meeting: Local Resources for Family History - You Don't Have to Leave Tallahassee with Mary Anne Price
2025-02-23 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
TGS Board member Mary Anne Price will present an overview of family history resources that are available here in Tallahassee.
Time: Social time is at 1:30 pm and the meeting will start at 2 pm.
Location: The Fireside Room in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks. (The Parry Center may also be accessed through the Maguire Center if you would like to park in the parking garage or near the Pool House.)

TGS January 26th, 2025 Meeting
2025-01-26 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Fireside Room at Westminster Oaks
TGS member Karen Sheffield will speak to us about the history of Jamestown and her ancestor who was among the settlers.
Time: Social time is at 1:30 and the program begins at 2. Location: The Fireside Room in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks. (The Parry Center may also be accessed through the Maguire Center if you would like to park in the parking garage or near the Pool House.)
