For those of you who missed the fish fry, we had 35 in attendance and enjoyed fried fish, baked fish, and boiled shrimp with all kinds of goodies to go with it. Thanks to Jack and Frances Barber for their hospitality.

JUNE BREAKFAST MEETING

WHEN: June 08, 2002, 9:30 am
WHERE: 108 Anastasia Blvd.
St. Augustine, Fl
819-0082

Don't forget that this is the last meeting before the summer break.

JUNE 2002
8th Breakfast Meeting
9:30 am
Seafood Kitchen
Dining Room

September 2002
8th St. Augustine Birthday
Celebration
DETAILS WILL FOLLOW

Congratulations to Jeremy Cain (son of Janet Solana Cain) for his award winning designs for the Florida Quarter . He had four of his designs placed in the final 26 selections. Keep your fingers crossed that one of Jeremy's designs wins. We have our own celebrity. Great Job!!!!!

When the British left Florida, New Augustine was divided into four Spanish Land Grants. The largest grant went to two Minorcan brothers, Francisco and Juan Triay. The smaller grants went to Felipe Solana, Henandez, and Huertes.

The Solana Grant consisted of 100 acres, south of Oyster Creek and was deeded to Felipe Solana in 1791 by Spanish Governor Juan Quesada. Felipe resided on the land with his family of eight and his eleven slaves. After his death the land was conveyed to his heir, Bartolo de Castro.

The property eventually became part of Seminole Park, a post 1930's development.

NOTE: We want to compile a list of properties owned by our families in the 1600, 1700 and 1800's. If you have any information that would help us, please send it to our P.O. Box or Email it.

We are always looking for articles for our newsletters. Send to P.O. Box or Email to website

Dear Ms. Brown,

I was very excited to find your webpage. I believe we met briefly a couple
of years ago at the St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library. I was
doing research there and Leslie Wilson introduced us. I believe you (and a
couple of other 1st family descendants) were in the planning stages for Los
Floridanos. Congratulations are in order as I see you've taken those plans
to fruition!!

My family lines also extend to the 1st Spanish Period in San Agustin. One of
my ancestors was the owner of the De Mesa-Sanchez house (43 St. George
St.) as well as the Rodriguez-Avero-Sanchez House (52 St. George St).

He was also a Sanchez, although he is not connected to the Sanchez-Ortigoza line. Another ancestor was a Dominguez de Viana who is connected to the Oldest House (14 St. Francis Street) as well as a Tovar de Garcia, who is connected to the Tovar House (22 St. Francis Street) that is also part of the Oldest house Museum complex. I also have a Miranda ancestor that owned various plots of land throughout San Agustin.

The Miranda line also joins the Solana line at one point. I have received a
Florida Pioneers Descendant Certificate for my Miranda ancestor from the
Florida State Genealogical Society and am in the process of applying for my
Dominguez de Viana and Sanchez ancestors.

I was born in Cuba and left for the U.S.United States at the age of 4. I was raised in Boston with all its history and have always loved history. Imagine my joy when I found my link to the oldest city about 4 years ago! I don't know if you're aware but trying to get genealogical documents from Cuba is just about impossible.

About a year and a half ago a group of us started a Cuban Genealogical Club to try to pool our resources and assist each other. May 18 & 19th we celebrated the 1st ever Cuban Genealogical Conference at the Coconut Grove Convention Center here in Miami. We had an excellent response and even had participants from Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey, and California. I mentioned St. Augustine during this conference because some of the surnames being mentioned I know I have seen in the St. Augustine Cathedral Parish Records. I will suggest to our webmaster, with your permission, a link to Los Floridanos. Our website is www.cgcmiami.org. Please feel free to check it out. I also wrote a brief article on my
experiences in St. Augustine.

I hope to hear from you in the near future.

Best Regards,
Martha Ibañez Zervoudakis
Director and Proud Founder of the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami, Florida,
Inc. -
www.cgcmiami.org.

See our "RELATED LINKS" page for more links.

Check out access to the Solana genealogy on the website. This is not a certified version but is only a link to a genealogy already on the Web.

EMAIL ADDRESS?

We are growing and attracting a lot of new members with our website. We receive about 2 to 3 inquiries a month from cousins around the country who want to support us and our work.

It's important for those of us in town to participate and keep the momentum going.

Any of you who haven't paid 2002 dues please due so , every little bit helps.

We are holding a new fund raiser to replenish our funds so that we can continue the Menendez Luncheon, recognize special people who help promote Florida's early history, promote early Florida history in the schools, and eventually establish a scholarship fund for deserving Los Floridanos descendants.

Run from January thru December of each year.
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Annual membership fees are due ($15).

Los Floridanos Flags ($30)
Solana/Sanchez Banners ($18)
Los Floridians Medallions ($12)