Page 9 - Martin Downs Bulletin - March '20

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Woman’s Club Hosts Casino Tickets are $75 a person and include heavy hors University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in
d’oeuvres, drink ticket and starter chips to start the party.
journalism from Northern Illinois University, she has
Night For Survivors There are no cash prizes but the stakes are high – all the extensive experience teaching research, analysis and
money raised will go directly to supporting mental health writing at the college level. Lyttle’s genealogy education
Sometimes life is a gamble. You can be up one minute needs of survivors of sexual trauma from the community. includes courses at major genealogical institutes and the
and down the next. For survivors of sexual trauma, the down Tickets are on sale at www.innertruthproject.org or call ProGen Study Group. She currently serves on the board of
periods can go on pretty long. Luckily, there are organizations Patricia at (772) 349-1852 for more information. the Association of Professional Genealogists.
working to change the fate of these survivors and support their In addition to its monthly meetings – where local and
road to a healthy recovery. Track Elusive Ancestors national experts speak about how to explore ancestry –
The Inner Truth Project is one such organization. It has been the society offers a variety of services at the Genealogy
selected by the Woman’s Club of Stuart for a new partnership Across Borders With The Room in the Blake Library including an extensive research
to raise awareness and funds to support those who have been Martin County Genealogical library and free online access to Ancestry, American
victimized. You can help too. Ancestors (New England Historical Society) and Fold3
On Saturday, April 25 from 7 to 10 p.m., the Woman’s Club Society (military records). The newest benefit for members is a
of Stuart is transforming its historic clubhouse at 729 East discount on Vivid-Pix Restore digital software that enables
Ocean Blvd., Stuart, into an exciting “Roaring 2020” casino Until the late 19th century, thousands of Americans and easy restoration of faded photos, newspaper articles and
for a night of celebration, friends and a roll of the dice. Canadians lived unrestricted cross-border lives without visas, documents. For more information about membership,
work permits, passports or activities and services go to mcgsfl.org, visit the Genealogy
immigration records. At the Room which is manned by member volunteers all year long
Martin County Genealogical or call Lisa Tompson, MCGS president, (772) 888-2422.
Society’s March meeting,
professional genealogist
Annette Burke Lyttle will
address challenges presented
by this lack of records and
share research methods to
track down these elusive
ancestors. Free and open to
the public, the meeting is 1 to
3 p.m., Friday, March 20, at
the Robert Morgade Library,
5851 S.E. Community Drive
in Stuart. Light refreshments
will be served.
A fulltime genealogist
and family historian since
Ready to try their luck April 25 are the Woman’s Club of Stuart’s Roaring 2020s casino night 2012, Lyttle owns Heritage
committee members. Front row, left to right, Joanne Greenfield; Mindi Fetterman, director of Detective, LLC offering a
the Inner Truth Project; Lois Parker, Shauna Ihle, and Gail Rice. Back row: Cecilia Lewis, variety of services to help
Starr Lorenzi, Jo Baxter, Patricia Bushman, Mona Salisbury, Marie Jureit-Beamish, Carmen amateur genealogists trace
Blumenthal, Lynda Snyder and Kathryn Schmidt. their roots. With a master’s
Photo by Sharon Mason degree in English from the

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