Preregistration is required, and reservations made by February 6 include a buffet lunch. The cost is $35 for CCGS members and $40 for nonmembers. Make checks payable to CCGS and send with your registration form to:
Seminar Registrar, PO Box 494707, Port Charlotte, FL 33949-4707

Download: Event Flyer

General Meeting

The Charlotte County Genealogical Society, Inc.

February 15, 2012

Enhancing Digital Photos

2:00 pm - Port Charlotte Beach Park,

Room B, 4500 Harbor Blvd.

Presented by Gene Gutknecht, Englewood Society

Have you ever tried to take a photograph of a document or of another picture and it doesn’t turn out very well? Learn how to take those photos and save them as JPG files, and how to enhance them if they’re over- or under- exposed. Hear about free programs to use in this process that you can download from the Internet. Never again chastise yourself for not getting it right!

CLICK HERE to see photos of members at the CCGS January 18 meeting in the PHOTO GALLERY section.

Revised Bylaws

CLICK HERE to read the Draft Bylaws

CLICK HERE to get instructions for ordering microfilm online using your computer.

Popular Genealogy Websites

We have added a list of the 100 most popular genealogy websites.

CLICK HERE to see the list.

1940 Census to be Released in 2012

CLICK HERE for information on the release of the 1940 census, scheduled for April 2, 2012.

New Meeting Location

CLICK HERE for directions to our new meeting location.

CLICK HERE to see photos of members at the CCGS December 14 meeting in the PHOTO GALLERY section.

Upcoming Events

02/06/2012 - 01:00 PM
Introduction to Canadian Geneaogy
Mid-County Regional Library

02/07/2012 - 09:30 AM
Manatee Genealogical Society meeting
Manatee County Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Blvd. W, Bradenton
Presented by Sharon Tate Moody

02/09/2012 - 10:30 AM
Basic Genealogy Class # 3 (Pre-registration over)
Mid-County Regional Library

Tips & Tricks

Prepare a census timeline before you begin. Review what you will find in the census you are searching. Work backwards from the most recent census. Expect spelling and age variations.

Don’t assume that all children listed belong to the wife listed. This may be a second wife and the children may be a combination of "his and hers."

A person may not have been living on the day the census was actually taken (not the official day). However, all information is to be "as of the official census day."