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Brown Bag Talk Sept 21

Posted By Libbi On 17 September 2011 @ 10:12 In And More..., Genealogy | No Comments

I’ve been invited to speak on genealogy by the[1] Friends of the Navarre Library on the 21st. My friends on the friends’ board suggested some local genealogy and history as the topic. So  I chose the “founder” of Navarre, Guy H. Wyman. It’s been a fascinating two weeks of research!

I’ve found locally written and published books, talked to people who have lived here ‘forever’ and searched everything from the [2] BLM GLO to [3] FamilySearch and NPL’s [4] online genealogy resources.

Just a few interesting tidbits:

  • Wyman married first a woman from France, and second a woman from Pensacola, whose family originated in Italy.
  • His father bought land from Robert Oglesby, who got the [5] original land patent.
  • His parents were murdered while Col. Wyman was serving in the Phillippines.

It’s going to be a fun talk!

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[1] Friends of the Navarre Library: http://www.friendsofnavarrelibrary.org/
[2] BLM GLO: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
[3] FamilySearch : http://FamilySearch.com
[4] online genealogy resources: http://catalog.santarosa.fl.gov/polaris/Search/misc/esources.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0
.5&Category=355
[5] original land patent.: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=816130&d
ocClass=SER&sid=bt5lemle.ogu#patentDetailsTabIndex=1

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