Page 6 - Palm City Spotlight - January '23

Page 6, Palm City Spotlight

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Learn About Family Tree Soroptimist members raffled off Christmas ornaments, with

Maker With The Martin monies raised going towards its grant program that supports
women who are returning to the work force or school.
County Genealogical Society They also collected a variety of items for SafeSpace
clients, which were presented to Albizu and Nancy Wong,
Among the many longtime SafeSpace board member and past president.
genealogy research The mission of Soroptimist International of Stuart is
tools available, Family to enhance the lives of others by promoting friendships,
Tree Maker (FTM) is providing community service and applying our skills,
more than a piece of talents and resources towards the betterment of women
software. It’s a high- and their families.
end genealogy program To learn more, visit www.soroptimistofstuart.org.
that includes a variety of For information about SafeSpace, go to www.
tools and possibilities for safespacefl.org.
exploring family history. Photos by Jackie Holfelder
At the Martin County
Genealogical Society’s Marie Kennedy, Mary Ann Searle and Dr. Teresa Albizu
(MCGS) February 2023
meeting, FTM Ambassador
Mark Olsen will present
“What’s New in Family February meeting speaker,
Tree Maker,” an audience- Mark Olsen
driven question and answer
session about the recently released FTM 24.1 version and
its newest features. Olsen also will discuss FTM partner
products including Charting Companion and Family Book
Creator that help ancestry sleuths create charts, graphs
and books.
The presentation is designed for those unfamiliar with
FTM as well as those already using it. Olsen will present via
Zoom, and the meeting includes a door prize of a one-year
subscription to Family Tree Maker. For more information
about FTM, go to mackiev.com/ftm/index.html.
Mark Olsen has been working in the genealogy Deb Wilde and Paula Austin Terri Pettengill and Marie Kennedy Mary Ann Searle and Dr. Teresa Albizu
industry since 2007 and has served as the Family Tree
Maker Ambassador since 2016. In that role, he works to
support members of historical and genealogical societies
around the world who use the FTM software. A graduate
of Brigham Young University, Olsen holds a Bachelor of
Arts in family history with a Spanish records emphasis.
Free and open to the public, the meeting will be at the
Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road in Stuart, from
1 to 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17. To participate via Zoom, go
to mcgsfl.org and register by Feb. 16.
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.

It’s Christmas At Soroptimist
Of Stuart Members of Soroptimist of Stuart present holiday gifts they donated to SafeSpace clients to Dr. Teresa Albizu and Nancy Wong.

By Jackie Holfelder
Soroptimist of Stuart celebrated SafeSpace, Inc. and
Christmas on Dec. 14 at Carmela’s Brick Oven Pizza.
Guest speaker Dr. Teresa Albizu, CEO of SafeSpace, Inc.
shared information about the services the nonprofit provides
to the community in its role as the only state certified
domestic violence center saving lives 24/7 and preventing
domestic violence throughout the Treasure Coast.

Monday, Jan. 16th