Friday, January 13, 2012

Annual Saturday Meeting 12-17-2011

SOUTHERN UTAH FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY GROUP
(Washington County PAF User Group)

St. George East Stake Building
449 South 300 East, St. George, UT
Saturday, December 17, 2011


GREETER: Sandra Bryant

WELCOME: Marilyn Rohrer - 10:00 am

OPENING PRAYER:

Welcome was extended to all members and visitors.

Several announces were made which included:
→Don Snow’s classes for the remainder of the year were announced.
Printed schedules available from Don.
Wed 04 Jan 2012 -- Your Questions (Please give us your genealogy
and technology questions in advance, if possible)
• Wed 18 Jan 2012 -- Picasa and Other Freeware to Work with Photos
• Wed 01 Feb 2012 -- Descendancy Research
• Wed 22 Feb 2012 -- Search Tools: Desktop and Online

Pat Foster announced that next years dues will be $12.00 per household per year. There will be no more newsletters to be mailed, USPS, they will all be send via email. Dues are due by February 1, 2012 to receive further copies of the newsletter. See Pat for an Application/Renewal form.

The question was asked, from the audience, if our group was going to participate in the St. George Heritage Fair being held next month. This will be looked into by the board.


ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The names of nominees were read and seconded; there were no further nominations from the floor.
The voting was unanimous in favor of the nominees.

The Officers and Board Members of the Southern Utah Family History & Genealogy Group for the year 2012 are as follows:

President: Bob Kroff Vice-President: Fran Lightner
Secretary: Sandra Bryant Treasurer & Membership: Pat Foster
Publicity: Wilma Stratton Greeters: Sandra Bryant and Helen Lenz
Newsletter: Julie Hammons Correspondence Secretary: June Morton
Set-Up: Curt Rohrer WebMaster: Russ Bateman

Board Members-At-Large: Don Snow, Lida Larkin, Max Turpin, Marilyn Rohr
At this point the Conducting of the Meeting was turned over to the new President Bob Kroff

Prize Drawing was held.

PRESENTATION: Russ Bateman

Russ showed a video of the story of David and Willi Cannon. It was from the old Death Valley Days TV program. The story was entitled ” Sago Lillies”. It was the story of the original settlers of St. George. This was fitting end to our year of learning about the history of St. George.

Bob Kroff, our new President, spoke about the up-coming year.
He has chosen a theme of “Moving Ahead”. He wants the year to be a year of learning new skills and moving further into the technical world. He announced that January’s presentation would be on the original Uncle Verl video and self publishing.

Great treats and goodies were enjoyed by all.

CLOSING PRAYER: Julie Hammons

RECORDING SECRETARY: Pat Foster

2011 Christmas Gift List
Flash Drive Helen Lenz
Staples $10.00 Gift Certificate Julie Hammons
Fairway Grill $20.00 Gift Certificate Bob Kroff
Barnes and Noble $10.00 Gift Card Curt Rohrer
Applebee's 2 for $20.00 Gift Certificate LaNell Ehrheart
WalMart $10.00 Gift Card Connie Hatch
See's Candy $10.00 Gift Card Lola Crowley
Office Max $10.00 Gift Card Russ Bateman
Red Robin $10.00 Gift Card Pat Foster
Flash Drive Jo Covington
Box of 'Cutie” Tangerines Don Snow
In-n-Out $5.00 Gift Card Sandra Byrant
Staples $10.00 Gift Card Sandra Nagy
WalMart $10.00 Gift Card Reta Adams
Fairway Grill $10.00 Gift Card Mary Alice Hansen
Turkey from Albertson Pat Miller
Office Max $10.00 Gift Card Sharon Jewkes
Red Robin $10.00 Gift Card Irvin Wright
Flash Drive Marlene Stewart
Garden Sprout $25.00 Gift Certificate Gordon Stewart
In-n-Out $5.00 Gift Card Max Turpin
Ham from Albertson Paul Covington

January 2012 - Newsletter - 1st page

Family History/Genealogy
Newsletter
http://washingtoncountypafusersgroup.blogspot.com Vol. 3 #1- January 2012
Facebook -Southern Utah Genealogy ! ! ! ! ! www.wcpafug.org
Southern Utah Family History and Genealogy Group
In This Issue
-p2 New Board Members
-p2 Board Message
-p2 News on the 1940 Census
-p2 Welcome New Board
-p3 Ancestry.com in 2012
-p3 FamilySearch News
-p4 Upcoming Conferences
-p5 FHC Open House
-p5 Classes Available
-p6 My Life Online
-p6 Board Information
January Meeting
Our first meeting of
2012 will be held
Saturday 21st at 10
am. at the East Stake
Center -- 449 South
300 East, St. George
The presenters will
be brothers Robert
and Joel Kroff who
will give their original
presentation of the
“Uncle Verl” story. They have presented Verls’ story
to many local interest groups, but the original
presentation always sparks a renewed interest in
leaving a legacy of our own. The second half of the
presentation will be a demonstration of the “Kroff
Family Publications”, which started with the story of
Uncle Verl and has opened up their self-publishing
efforts.
Dues are Due
Pat Foster announced that next year’s dues will be
$12.00 per household per year, and are due by
February 1, 2012. If your dues are not paid by then
will no longer receive copies of the newsletter, until
your membership is paid. See Pat Foster for an
Application/Renewal form.
Robert is a retired teacher/administrator and is
presently President of the Southern Utah Family
History & Genealogy Group. He has a special
interest in personal family histories.
Joel is a member of Toastmasters International,
recently earning the title of Distinguished
Toastmaster in St. George.
Robert & Joel enjoy bringing their sense of humor
and interest in family history with the hope that it
creates a motivation for each of us to “tell our own
story.”
2012
You will notice some slight changes to the newsletter this year. The newsletter now will vary between 4-8 pages,
expanding or contracting dependent on the amount of news. You should check our other ways of getting
information and contacting the membership by going to our webpage, facebook or blog.
News happens so quickly these days that often, by the time it gets into the
newsletter, it really isn’t ‘news’ anymore. When you subscribe to the Blog
you will receive a notice when new content has been added. As we use our
Blog and Facebook more, we will be able to be kept up-to-date on family
history happenings.
Handouts for our meetings will be found on our Webpage. If you miss a
meeting you should check there for copies of the handouts .

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Southern Utah Family History & Genealogy Group Meeting - Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:00a.m. - Noon - St. George East Stake Center - 449 S. 300 E.
The presenters will be brothers Bob & Joel Kroff who will give their original presentation of the 'Uncle Verl' story. They have presented Verls' story to many local interest groups but the original presentation always sparks a renewed interest in leaving a legacy of our own. The second half of the presentation will be a demonstration of the 'Kroff Family Publications', which started with the story of Uncle Verl and has opened up their self-publishing efforts.
Bob is a retired teacher/administrator and is presently President of the Southern Utah Family History & Genealogy Group. He has a special interest in personal family histories.
Joel is a member of Toastmasters International, recently earning the title of Distinguished Toastmaster in St. George.
Bob & Joel enjoy bringing their sense of humor and interest in family history with the hope that it creates a motivation for each of us to 'tell our own story'.
All are invited to attend our meetings.