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Welcome,I'm Donna Buchanan Webmaster for our GenWeb Site.
Coon Hill Cemetery
Restoration Fund
For a glimpse of unique Southern culture,
here is the background in naming the
I'll forward all queries upon your request. Also,
if you'd be interested in receiving the newsletters
contact the editor for the"Kindling"
Chair: Patricia Wariner pwariner@bellsouth.net"
Thank you, Mary Ellen Wexler for all the time and effort.
What a wonderful contribution for our research.
For those who would like to explore the historical aspects of
Santa Rosa County.
C.F. Clark Store and The Lucky Bar
Enjoy our newest addition. Uploading the Deed Images is quite a
project. Our most recent contributor, Ms. Kathy Coffel coffel2@earthlink.net
Russell D. James, M.A. of SRGS
My Email address:
donna@db229.com
We want to welcome our newly elected officers. Thanks to
each of the retiring officers for all their hard work
and dedication.
2007 Officers are as follows:
President: Rebecca Black---reblack1@juno.com
Vice-President: Deborah Biesbrock---deborahbies@bellsouth.net
Secretary: Miriam McKinley---mckinley.john@mchsi.com
Treasurer: Vernon Ard--- PawpawVernon@yahoo.com
Publications should be ordered from Society Treasurer:
Vernon Ard---PawpawVernon@yahoo.com
MEMBERSHIP FORM
Please take a few moments, print the attached
Membership Form
and return to the address noted.
During our last monthly meeting of the GSSRC society,
Mr. Alvin Enfinger, Chairman of the Coon Hill Cemetery
Board of Trustees spoke, describing the mass destruction
that had occurred at Coon Hill Cemetery during December 2006.
More than $50,000 is needed for ongoing repairs. There are
marked graves as old as 1836.
If you have an interest in helping out,
it's certainly appreciated.
Please contact:
Mr. Alvin Enfinger
9487 Chumuckla Springs Road
Jay, FL 32565.
Checks need to be made out to "Coon Hill Cemetery" with
a notation of "Restoration Fund"
in the lower left hand corner and
acknowledgements will be sent to those responding.

"The Kindling"
'KINDLING'
You have a choice of several ways to have queries or
comments included in the newsletter, "The Kindling"
and/or the website.
Contact your webmaster for the GenWeb site directly:
donna@db229.comDonna Buchanan
to be posted to Santa Rosa's Web page.
At that time I will forward your query to the genealogy
society to be posted in the "Kindling".
Or contact them directly:
Newsletter editor/membership chair/registered agent
Patricia Wariner or 850 623 5160)
There is a yearly membership fee of $15.00 or
family membership fee of $25.00.
Checks can be made out to: Santa Rosa Genealogical Society
and mailed to:
5541 Alabama St. Milton, Fl 32570.
Exciting New Publication
The society has its first books for sale
Member and author M. Voncille Bush is donating
all the proceeds to the society.
“Escambia County Territory Of Florida Election Returns 1835”
Florida was transferred to the United States from Spain in 1821
and became the 27th state on March 3,1845. Santa Rosa County
was included as part of Escambia until February 18,1842.
This places all Santa Rosa County voters in this 68 page soft
covered manuscript.
This labor of love has been personally hand bound by Voncille.
It is indexed by surname and contains the original script along
with each transcribed page. A plain copy is $13.00 and an
autographed copy is $14.00 plus $3.00 postage. It can be ordered
from the society treasurer Vernon Ard at email address
PawpawVernon@yahoo.com
Vernon Ard
or phone 850-944-1440.
Escambia County Territory of
Florida Election Returns, Volumes 1-10
No. 1: 1835 No. 2: 1826, 1828, 1830
No. 3: 1836 No. 4: 1834 No. 5: 1838,
No. 6: 1837 No. 7: 1840, 1842 No. 8: 1832, 1833
No. 9: 1831 No. 10: Combined Index 1826 - 1842
Each is $14 with $4.00 mailing fee.
CD of each volume is $10
Spanish Land Grants and Claims to Land is West Florida
Book (134 pages in color) $ 30.00
CD Copy $ 10.00
VOLUME II is now underway. Don't miss out !
Grassroots Family Histories
Orders are now being taken for reprints of "The Heritage
of Santa Rosa County, Florida" Volume I
Please
contact our Heritage committee.
Co-Chair: Jim Brock brock_jim@bellsouth.net
Topicals: Janice Malone ---JaniceAM@bellsouth.net
Treasurer: RomiWhite RomiWhite@aol.com>
Joyce Penton Schnoor SchnoorJP@aol.com
HBC, Family Coordinator
P. O. Box 267
Bagdad, FL 32530
(850) 675-3563

Santa Rosa County FLA
Independent History and Genealogy SiteEpidemicsClues when an ancestor "disappeared". Recently one of Floridas mailing lists
posted this helpful information.
Thank you Marsha Ankeney for these rare photos
Hurricanes
Dates and places of major Florida Hurricanes.
Many lives were lost during these disasters. Thanks to the
Florida Rootsweb mailing lists for clues to your
missing ancestors.
About us
Bagdad Village
Preservation AssociationMap
HISTORY
HISTORICAL SITES
Library/
Resource Centers
Everton Publishers Review of the GenWeb
Florida GenWeb Project
If there is a Florida county you would like to adopt,
please contact: Darrell R. Bell drdarrel1@yahoo.com or
famgen@lani.net
our state coordinator.
US GENWEB Project
WorldGenWeb Project
Escambia County, Alabama Genealogical Society
National Genealogical Society
Florida State Genealogical Society
The West Florida Genealogy Society.
Alger-Sullivan Historical Society, Century, Florida
Gulf Breeze Area Historical Society, Inc.
Pace Area History Site
has brought some major excitement to our pages.
Please check back often as the additions are linked.
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Thank you Russell for sharing the following information.
Many hours of time and effort went into this project.
His enthusiasm is certainly keeping me busy and challenged!
Russell D. James, M.A.
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Military
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Census Research
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Land
During the Fall of 2002, a "Wall of Honor"
will be dedicated to The Santa Rosa County Sheriffs. After that,
we'll have biographies to include with this list which is now
posted to our site. Thank you Cindy Server. Copies will
be with both our Genealogy and Historical Socities. As well,
a copy will be in the Florida State Archives and Florida Sheriff's Association. Enjoy !
Santa Rosa County Florida
Thank you !!! Joyce Schnoor, Edna Daugett and FAMILIES
for all their hard work. What a wonderful contribution.
Santa Rosa County Florida
Thank you Edna Daugett!! She took on this entire project by herself !
Her time and effort are very much appreciated !
Physicians/Coroners
Information requests are in coordination with research by the
West Florida Regional Library. "Fisher-Pou Funeral Home
Records". Santa Rosa County, as well as surrounding
counties are involved. Privacy guidelines are being
strictly followed. Your help is very much appreciated.
Any pertinant information is especially helpful in
building these files. Example: matching given names where
only an initial is written; cities where the particular
physicians were practicing, etc. Much of the information
may be on individuals death certificates in your
possession or personal family research.
Thanks!
The contact and email address is listed on the link.
Your help will be very much appreciated.
CD ROM Census Records & Genealogical Records
Bureau of Land ManagementAn excellent link to searchable
data base=Land Patents
Where To Write for Vital Records-Florida
University of West Florida-Pensacola
Everton's Genealogical Helper-Sources in Florida
US Resources:Florida,A Great LINK
FLROSA is a mailing list for
anyone with a genealogical interest in Santa Rosa County, Fla.
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