VERO BEACH — After struggling through brick walls to piece together family histories, genealogists sometimes wonder, “What will happen to all my work when I’m gone?” The Indian River Genealogical Society has invited just the person to answer that question and others at its Tuesday, Feb.14 meeting.
Well-known genealogist Paul L. Enchelmayer, will present, “Ten Ways to be a Better Ancestor,” to help attendees learn about online storage, library archives, DNA projects and techniques and assure (or at least encourage) our descendants to continue our work.
One of Enchelmayer’s specialties is teaching others how technology can aid in family history projects. He currently serves as Chair of the Genealogy Group of the University Club of Winter Park. He is the past-president and webmaster for the Central Florida Genealogical Society (Orange County) and a member of the Speakers Bureau of the Florida State Genealogical Society.
The meeting will convene at 9:30 am in the large first floor conference room of the Indian River County Main Library, 1600 21st Street, Vero Beach. Following a brief business session and refreshments, the program will begin about 10:45 am. This and all general meetings of the IRGS are free and open to the public.
The IRGS meets each second Tuesday, September through May, and welcomes all those interested in researching their family’s history. For questions about this program, please call (772) 492-4012. For more information about the society, membership and the annual Valentine Genealogy Seminar, please check our website www.irgs.org.
