Unpuzzle your past through participation in special interest groups offered as a benefit of your membership in the Lee County Genealogical Society. These small, informal groups of interest to researchers include:

Beginners Study Group – beginning approaches to genealogical problem solving for members. Meetings are held on an as needed basis. Check the Events area for more information.

English Roots Group – for members researching ancestors in England. This group usually meets from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on the second Friday of each month October through May in the Research Room at the Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Home, 1600 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. Check the Events area for more information.

Family Tree Maker (versions 2008 - 2011) – members meet to discuss application issues, show program operations and features, answer questions by various means including laptop computers for the genealogy software program Family Tree Maker program. This group usually meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the Research Room at the Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Home, 1600 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. Check the Events area for more information.

Genealogy Online Group – members discuss and share using the Internet as a research tool and develop their online searching techniques. Check the Events area for more information.

German Roots Group – for members researching ancestors from Germany and other German-speaking countries. This group usually meets from 1 pm to 3 pm on the second Friday of each month October through May in the Research Room at the Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Home, 1600 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. Check the Events area for more information.

Irish Roots Group – for members researching ancestors from Ireland. This group usually meets from 1 pm to 3 pm on the second Tuesday of each month in the Research Room at the Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Home, 1600 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. Check the Events area for more information.

Midwest Roots Group - an informal discussion and research group for members whose ancestors lived in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. This group usually meets at various locations in Lee County during the winter-spring months. Check the Events area for more information.

New York Group– of interest to members researching their ancestor who lived in New York State. This group usually meets from 1 pm to 3 pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month November through May in the Research Room at the Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Home, 1600 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. Check the Events area for more information.

Pine Island Group – an informal discussion group of members for genealogists living on Pine Island. This group usually meets from 1 pm to 3 pm on the second Wednesday of each month October through May in the Conference Room at the Pine Island Library, 10700 Russell Road NW, Bokeelia. Check the Events area for more information.

Quebec Group – for members researching French-Canadian ancestors. This group usually meets from 1 pm to 3 pm on the first Wednesday of each month October through May at M. Schin's home. Check the Events area for more information.

Roots Magic – Sharing, showing operations and answering questions by various means including laptop computers, using the genealogical software program RootsMagic 4. This group usually meets from 10 am to 12 noon, on the fourth Thursday of each month January through October in the Research Room at the Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Home, 1600 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. Check the Events area for more information. Topic information can be found by clicking here.

Twigs – a forum for discussion, sharing and problem solving. This groups meets in North Fort Myers. This group usually meets from 1 pm to 3 pm on the first Thursday of each month in the Conference Room at the North Fort Myers Library at 2001 North Tamiami Trail in North Fort Myers. Check the Events area for more information.

Writers Group – for members wishing to go beyond recording names, dates and places, to interweave interesting facts about their ancestors' lives, placing individuals in a social and historical context. This group usually meets from 1 pm to 3 pm, on the first Tuesday of each month November through May in the Research Room at the Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Home, 1600 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. Check the Events area for more information.

Many of our Special Interest Groups have their own web pages full of information.

Check them out today!