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White Shirt Night from page 1 embrace this eight-week camp as an incredible cultural
Club News Premier Event sponsors were Celebrities Fore Kids, and educational experience – one that they wouldn’t have
otherwise.
Inc. sponsored by Marlene K. Filer and a contribution Helping People Succeed is a local nonprofit that
Explore Loxahatchee honoring the memory of Sue Herskowitz; VIP Reception has been serving the Treasure Coast for over 58 years.
Through its diversified, effective program services,
sponsors included Seacoast Bank, CarMax, Mary Kay
History And Family Trees Buckridge, EW Consultants and Karine Rich – honoring the most vulnerable local children, families and adults
have been able to improve their lives through education,
the memory of loved ones; Artist “Painting” sponsors
With The Martin County were Marcia Benson – Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway, counseling, training and employment.
To learn more, visit www.hpsfl.org.

Donna E. DeMarchi, Esq. of The Eberst Law Firm,
Genealogical Society Jenkins Landscape Company and Kim Boosinger; and the Photos by Cara Rose DeMichael
It’s for the Kids sponsor was NisAir Air Conditioning.
Understanding the Second Seminole War, specifically Beautiful silent auction baskets were decorated by
the 1838 Battle of the Loxahatchee, is critical to Vicki Davis, Martin County Supervisor of Elections, with
interpreting our local history, some of which has been one more breathtaking than the next. There was something
obscured for nearly 200 years. At the Martin County for every taste.
Genealogical Society’s (MCGS) October meeting, Holly During the evening, military veterans – who received
Torres, and Chessy Ricca, representing the Loxahatchee a 50 percent discount off the entry fee – wore special
Battlefield Preservationists, will explain the Seminoles’ medals given to them by Helping People Succeed in
journey and the role they played in this event. Learn recognition of their service.
about the Seminole leaders, the weaponry they used and All proceeds from White Shirt Night benefit Helping
the children who were present during the battle. People Succeed’s Camp Success, a free therapeutic
Free and open to the public, the meeting will be at summer camp led by master’s level therapists for children
the Elliott Museum, 825 N.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart from 6 to 12 years of age. The camp is available to families
1 to 3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21. To participate via Zoom, who fall below the federal poverty line. Each year, kids Marcia Benson, Lori and Ben Posdal, and Lou Benson
go to mcgsfl.org and register by Oct. 20. Regular
admission is required to tour the Elliott Museum which
is free to museum members.
Serving her third term as president of the
board of directors of the Loxahatchee Battlefield
Preservationists, Texas native Holly Torres has a deep
connection to the past and ancient native cultures.
She shares her passion with the public through the
Preservationists’ immersive history programs. Torres is
a member of the South Florida Archaeological Society
and serves as a Heritage Monitoring Scout for Florida
Public Archeology Network.
Chessy Ricca, a Palm Beach County native,
is vice president of the Loxahatchee Battlefield
Preservationists board. Preserving and interpreting
Florida history is her paramount goal as a historian.
Her training ranges from 16th century Spanish Florida Maureen DeThorne, Kathy Lowery, Jenny Yingling and
and paleography to modern Florida in the 20th century. Ken Fajardo, Melanie Douglas, Cheri and Pat Vancura Amanda Yingling
With a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art and a Master of
Arts in Florida History, Ricca is currently completing
her Master of Arts in Florida Studies at the University
of Southern Florida St. Petersburg.
Looking ahead to November, MCGS will host a
Family History Fair in partnership with the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Palm City. There
will be 18 presentations in four simultaneous sessions
ranging from pursuing colonial ancestors and using DNA
technology to researching German, Irish and Italian
ancestors and American lineage societies. Lunch and
dessert will be offered. Free and open to the public, the
fair will run from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Nov. 5 at
the Family History Center, 2401 S.W. Matheson Avenue,
Palm City. Preregistration is suggested at mcgsfl.org or Beth and Ward Williams Conchita and Jose Valecillo Mary Frasier and Deb Harsh
by emailing mcgsfl@gmail.com.
The Genealogical Society offers a variety of services
at the Genealogy Room in the Blake Library in Stuart
including an extensive research library, access to
several genealogy websites and assistance from MCGS
volunteers. For more information about membership,
activities and services go to mcgsfl.org.

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