Tallahassee Genealogical Society, Inc. records, 1981-2008 (inclusive).

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Tallahassee Genealogical Society, Inc. records, 1981-2008 (inclusive).

This collection is divided into four categories: Activities, Administrative, Membership and Publication files. They cover a time period ranging from the creation of the TGS in 1981 to 2008. The Administrative Records contain general and board meeting minutes, financial records, the Society By-Laws, presidential correspondence and materials relating to the incorporation of the TGS. The Activities files document the events that the TGS either held or took part in since its creation. It contains flyers for seminars, workshops, and programs hosted by the Society. It also contains photographs taken by Nellie Mims. Membership files include applications for membership, membership lists and tributes to former members. The Publication files contains periodic publications such as the TGS Bulletin and the TGS Genealogist. It also has early drafts of Society publications such as the Will Book, Voter Registration book, and the Surname Directory.

2.8 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7902923

Florida State University

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Tallahassee Genealogical Society

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Founded out of a need to organize an interest group of local amateur and professional genealogists, Cliff Burkhart and a group of 80 charter members started the Tallahassee Genealogical Society in 1981. An important milestone for the Society was its first published book, Surname Index, published in 1987. This was a compilation of surnames submitted by members of the Society used both as an aid to other researchers and a way of connecting researchers with common family interests. The Society has ...

Mims, Nellie Bird

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