We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur during the month of June and will include daily prizes for a lucky winner who gets all the answers correct in the allotted time.
The clues will be posted each morning on the Indian River Genealogy Conference Facebook page (www.facebook.com/IRGConf), Friends of Vero Beach Family History Center Facebook group (www.facebook.com/159642411143167) and the genealogy blog at https://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/.
The tasks will introduce you to a variety of online sources and help you learn new research sites and how to use them effectively to discover your ancestors. Those who get the answers correct will be entered into the daily drawing for prizes.
Join in the fun, discover new sites, and learn how to research on sites that you may have never used before.
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/t4fRQ26R9ynDRBYV9.
Today’s Challenge
We had a problem with the links in yesterday’s scavenger hunt. All of the links worked fine for me and several others but I received several comments that the links did not work, so today we will be using the same prize, a 1-year subscription to Internet Genealogy.
Today we will explore the Florida Memory Project (https://www.floridamemory.com/) website. Many states have their own version of this site with a variety of great resources that you won’t find anywhere else.
Questions
- In the Historical Records collection go to Early Auto Registrations. What was the model of car owned by Mrs. Gaston Drake?
- Go to the Fernandina Death & Burial records and search for James LeBoeuf. Where was he a native of?
- Go to the World War I Service Cards collection and search for Andrew Jackson Phares. What was the first vessel that he served on?
- Visit the Voter Registration Rolls (1867-68) and find Frank Harris in Marion County. How many years had he lived in the state?
- Visit the Confederate Pension Applications and search for Francis Harris. What was his wife’s name?
Bonus Points (Optional)
- Go back out to the home page and select Videos. Search for Weeki Wachee. How long can a mermaid hold her breath?
Action
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/t4fRQ26R9ynDRBYV9). All answers received before 8:00 pm EST on June 11 will be considered for today’s prize which is a 1-year subscription to Internet Genealogy Magazine.
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