It was late summer when a Neptune Beach and childhood neighbor gave Steve a $100 Confederate bill as a parting gift just before his family relocated to Richmond, Virginia. This inspired an interest in Civil War history as he was entering the first grade and while Virginia was preparing for its 1961 – 1965 centennial celebrations. Steve would spend his high school years in Williamsburg, Virginia, the state’s restored colonial capital, and it was here that his first camera was purchased. Upon the chance discovery of a Matthew Brady photograph publication, Steve recognized that many vestiges of the Civil War were still intact and that then-and-now photos may perhaps be of some future historical interest. Over the next four decades Steve and his wife Patty have followed the steps of Brady and other Civil War photographers accumulating and taking hundreds of comparison images. Fascinating people, experiences and adventures have occurred along the way but the $100 Confederate bill has long disappeared.

Steve and Patty found Wakulla County on a visit to Natural Bridge and have been residents since 2016. Steve is a retired real estate appraiser and businessman. Their newest then-and-now presentation is being sponsored by the Wakulla County Historical Society and will feature selected images pertaining to Sherman’s march on and destruction of Atlanta. This presentation begins at 4:30 p.m. on January 14^th at the Wakulla County Public Library in Medart. The public is cordially invited and there is no charge to attend this event.

Please join us for our Annual Christmas Open House at the Museum, Saturday, December 7, 1:00 to 4:00 PM.  Sammy Tedder with guitarist Mike Andrews will be doing a concert outside the Museum and all of his CD’s will be available.  They make nice Christmas gifts.  Our Museum Gift Shop is filled with unique locally made and locally produced items that are great Christmas gifts.  Our Open House is always a time of fun and great fellowship with all of our friends and neighbors.  As usual, there will be homemade goodies to snack on. Invite your family and friends to join us!  Everyone is welcome. 

See you there!

You can hear from award-winning Author Dale Cox at “The Fort at Prospect Bluff” book signing November 12 at 4:30PM Eastern time at the Wakulla County Public Library, 4330 Crawfordville Hwy.,  Crawfordville, Florida 32327.  For more information, call the Wakulla County Historical Society at 850-926-1110.

Please join us for our annual dinner meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at the First Baptist Church of Crawfordville Christian Life Center.  Doors will open at 6:00 pm for a Meet & Greet session and dinner will be served at 6:30 pm.  Again, this year we are asking that you pre-pay for this event.

The Buffet meal will be catered by The Seineyard with fried fish, fried shrimp, fried chicken, cheese grits, baked beans, coleslaw, hushpuppies and tea, as well as homemade desserts. The cost is $25 per person. Please R.S.V.P. by October 4. Checks can be made payable to WCHS and brought by the Museum or mailed to P.O. Box 151, Crawfordville, FL 32326.

We are happy to announce that entertainment will be provided by singer and songwriter Ernest Toole.  Ernest, a citizen of Wakulla County, sings songs of Old Florida.  His CD’s will be available at the dinner.

We will vote on our new slate of officers at the annual meeting.  

Family Tree Maker Event with the Tallahassee Genealogical Society Tickets, Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 10:00

Family Tree Maker is coming to the Tallahassee Genealogical Society!

Family Tree Maker is teaming up with the Tallahassee Genealogical Society to put on a presentation about what's new and exciting in the newest version, to be released later this summer. Along with the introduction to the newest features, we'll discuss the basic how-to's of Family Tree Maker and give you an insight to the partner printing products, Charting Companion and Family Book Creator. We'll also dive into how to use your DNA results to validate your current family tree.

Please join us for a great event! Come with questions and be ready to learn.

Date and Time

Fri, September 20, 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT Add to Calendar

Location

Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee 2810 North Meridian Rd Tallahassee, FL32312

Family Tree Maker, Organizer of Family Tree Maker Event with the Tallahassee Genealogical Society

Contact

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-tree-maker-event-with-the-tallahassee-genealogical-society-tickets-71725052563

Travel back to one of the most colorful and captivating periods of Florida history, a time when the rebellious spirit of Old Florida challenged the federal government. When Prohibition ended legal production of spirits and ordinary citizens turned to a life of crime. Robert Buccellato the author of Florida Governors: The Lasting Legacies and Jimmy Carter in Plains, shines light on a forgotten time of bootlegged liquors, corrupt rural sheriffs, crafty moonshiners, and panhandle traditions that date back centuries.

Learn about crooked sheriffs, period cocktails, rumrunners vs the coast guard, AND Al Capone's visits to the Panhandle.

Robert Buccellato is the author of Florida Governors Lasting Legacies, Jimmy Carter In Plains The Presidential Hometown, Finding Dan McCarty, and Rum runners and Moonshiners of Old Florida.
Buccellato was the Historian for the Clerk of Courts for Leon County, a position created for him, between 2015-2017. In 2017 he was appointed by Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum to the Canopy Roads Advisory Committee.

Robert lives in Tallahassee Florida with his Wife Stephanie and their sons Croston and Noah.

We invite you to join us for this very interesting presentation.

Thursday, Sept. 5, 4:00 PM, Wakulla County Public Library 

At our Genealogy meeting, we will learn about one of the new Beta features from Ancestry.com called "tags" along with the assistance of The Barefoot Genealogist from Ancestry.com. This new feature allows you to organize your ancestors by using unique tags that you can create or use the ones they have added to the program. This feature is great for looking for a pattern in your DNA such as immigrants, royalty, pastors, military or whatever you choose according to the available information in your tree.

Plan to bring your computer for assistance in setting up your tags.  Cathy Frank will be leading this meeting along with assistance from Gayla Kittendorf.

****Also, mark your calendars now and save the date for the Family Tree Maker conference tour coming to Tallahassee on September 20! More details soon.***