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Pastfinders Genealogical Society

Friday, September 23, 2011

Pastfinders will meet Thursday October 13, 2011, 5-7 p.m. in Room 108 at the Cooper Memvorial Library in Clermont.

Our featured speaker is Tony Ledford of Mt. Dora who tells us of himself, "My Native name given me by an elder is Wolf of Thunder. I am of Cherokee descent Wolf Clan with Cherokee being in direct lines on my Dad's side & Mother's side. I was taught the old ways, some stories, history, living off the land. I have a lot of cousins that live in Cherokee N.C. & also in Talequah Oklahoma. I would like to speak not only of searching for ancestry but also a little about the Native beliefs & the Removal Era, and then have a question and answer time. Our Family group puts on a big Pow Wow in Mt. Dora every year on the first weekend in March. 2012 will be our 9th year. I have done numerous talks at schools, some churches & to veterans groups."

Guests and interested visitors are most welcome to attend.

More free classes conducted by Pastfinders members are being offered to the public this year during the week in the Special Collections Room on the second floor of the Library. Following is the class schedule for October 2011.

Tuesdays, Oct 4 and 25 from 11am - 2 pm - "Help Sessions" with Emalea.

Wednesdays. Oct 5 "Basic Genealogy Forms" and Oct 19 "Other Research Forms" both with Joan. Both begin promptly at 10 am.

Thursdays, Oct 6 and 20, "Help Sessions" from 9:30-12 noon with Shirley and/or Dotty.

Thursday, Oct 27 "Census Records" 9:30-noon with Shirley.

Note: Please bring pencil and notebook and your own your own written down family information to the classes. Be prepared for a small fee to pay for the "forms" you will be using in the "FORMS" classes. For more information, if needed, call Dottie at 352-242-9805.