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GENEALOGY
WORKSHOP
On May 19th, we will meet at the St. Johns Library, 10:00am,
for a genealogical workshop. Please join us and bring any information
you might have
SPEAKER
THIS MONTH
LeslieWilson,
of the Historical Society will be our speaker.
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We
have just received a new shipment of flags.
Please let me know if you want a flag. We will mail, just
add a $1.00 for postage.
They make great gifts!
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LOS FLORIDANOS FLAGS
As a fundraiser we are selling flags as follows:
3x5
LOS FLORIDANOS Flag
$30.00
Yellow Nylon with side grommets, the Solana and Sanchez
crests are displayed in red.
2x3
SANCHEZ Banner
$18.00 -NOTE
NEW PRICE
Nylon flag with side grommets, Sanchez crest.
2x3
SOLANA Banner
$18.00 -NOTE
NEW PRICE
Nylon flag with side grommets, Solana crest.
Contact
Linda Brown,
827-1609 or
Dick Rousseau,
797-4952
to
order your flag.
Shipping
& Handling add $1.00
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The
Menorcan Festival was
a resounding success. The attendance surpassed last year
and all that wonderful Menorcan food sold out by 1:00pm.
We made approximately $50.00 and had the opportunity to
present our family heritage. It was a wonderful day! Dick
Rousseau, who chaired the planning committee for the Menorcan
Society did a wonderful job. Thanks to everyone who helped.
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The
King's visit to St. Augustine
April 1, was a special event in the lives of Florida's
First Spanish Families. Los Floridanos had ten members
attend the Luncheon for King Carlos and Queen Sophia at
the Casa Monica. They were; Charles and Gaybe Usina, Madelaine
Hugas, Mario Hugas, Frances Barber, Ann Masters, Dick
Rouseau, Dot and Dick Scanlon and Linda Brown. Our member,
Christopher Garrett, who works for Casa Monica, provided
us with the Hotel's gracious hospitality. The Menu included
Chilean Sea Bass and salad greens from Hawaii. For the
life of me, I can't understand why Chilean fish was served
when local seafood is so plentiful and Florida produces
such large amounts of green produce. I guess it sounds
more exotic.
The members attending have wonderful stories about the
day to share with everyone. It was a memorable day for
all of us. We appeared on several Jacksonville TV news
programs and were interviewed and quoted in the Jacksonville
Times-Union. We received great exposure from the coverage
and hopefully it will help acquaint everyone with our
history.
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Los
Floridanos lost a dear family member, with the death of
Tommy Rogero, this month. We will miss Tommy's smile and
presences at our meetings. A donation in his honor will
be sent to the Human Society in Putnam County.
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Next
month we are planning to make a special presentation to
the City Commission. We will present the City with a "LOS
FLORIDANOS" flag and provide printed material concerning
our heritage. We hope the presentation will provide further
recognition for us and get our message out to the city
officials. Please plan to join us at the City Commission
Meeting for the presentation. A large turn-out would certainly
enhance our presentation. We will let you know when we
set a date.
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All
who attended the Solana re-union had a wonderful time
in Port Orange. As usual, the food was great and re-establishing
old family ties was fun. We could not have asked for a
better day, mild temperatures and a gentle breeze under
the oaks.
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Our
May meeting
will be May 5, 2001, Oscar's Old Florida Grill at 10:00am.
LeslieWilson, of the Historical Society will be our speaker.
Please try to attend and support our efforts to present
informative speakers.
[
More Meeting info
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January
Meeting on last Saturday of month.
February No Meeting.
Menendez Festival.
March Meeting with Speaker. Menorcan Festival.
April No Meeting. Easter Parade.
May Meeting with Speaker.
June Meeting with Speaker.
July No Meeting.
August No Meeting.
September No Meeting. St. Augustine's Birthday
October Meeting with Speaker.
November Meeting. Business Meeting.
December No Meeting. Xmas Party.
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 Mark
your calendar!!!! We have scheduled a day of research
on May 19, 2001 at the St. Johns County Library, 10:00 - 12:00.
We will have plenty of table space to spread out and work
on the genealogies. We need everybody's help so please join
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If you have an EMAIL address, please send it over so we
may can send information by way of the Internet. Linda@losfloridanos.org |
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Welcome
new Members
We want to welcome new members: Robert Solano, Terry Solana,
Marguerite Spears, Wayne Solana, Janet Cain and family, Ruth
Davis, Edeleen Meeks, Helen Baker, Marian Solana. We now have
a roster of 49 members.
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Memberships
are available
Please make check payable to
LOS FLORIDANOS
$15 for a Regular Annual Membership.
All members with regular memberships will be able to purchase
our LOS FLORIDANOS medallions.
These medallions will be worn and displayed by family members
at the various city and state functions.
Memberships will run from January thru December of each year.
[ More Info ] |
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Anyone
with an email address is ask to forward that email address
to our web site so we can send you a copy of our newsletter.
You do not have to be a member to receive a newsletter
by email.
In
the next 10 days we hope to have the Solana genealogy
up on the site. It was graciously donated for our use
by Coleman Bryan. We will use it as a base for our own
research and want to thank him for his hard work and willingness
to share. We have a copy of "FAMILYTREE MAKER",
any members interested in helping enter the Sanchez genealogy
should contact us.
Articles
of historical content on the First Spanish Families
are needed for use on the web site. We could also use
any old pictures. We will scan them and return them to
you. We want this to be the "authority" on Solana/Solano
and Sanchez history.
Special Events Chair:
Linda Brown
Email
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Los Floridanos Society