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Annette Burke Lyttle presents "Our Quaker Ancestors: Their History and the Records They Left"

Annette Burke Lyttle presents "Our Quaker Ancestors: Their History and the Records They Left"

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Manatee Genealogical Society Meeting and Program
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📅 Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST
💻 Format: Zoom-only event

🎓 Program Title:
Our Quaker Ancestors: Their History and the Records They Left

🎤 Presenter: Annette Burke Lyttle, MA, CG®

📖 Program Overview: Quakers were among the earliest settlers in North America and as they moved west, they were often the earliest settlers in newly opened territory. Quakers were amazing record-keepers. Not only did they record births, marriages, and deaths, they kept extensive records on those who came into their local meetings and those who left. Transgressions by members of the community were publicly discussed and recorded, and as they came to believe that slavery was evil their records on Quakers who kept slaves became extensive. Learn about the history of these pioneering Americans and how to find the rich records they left behind.

👩‍🏫 About the Speaker:
Annette Burke Lyttle, CG®, owns Heritage Detective, LLC, providing professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. She speaks on a variety of genealogical topics at the international, national, state, and local levels and loves helping people uncover and share their family stories. Annette is a course coordinator for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and the British Institute. She is a published writer whose research interests include Quaker ancestors and ancestral migrations in the US. She is past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and editor of The Florida Genealogist.

🤝 After the Program:
Stay online for our “Members Helping Members” session.

📝 Registration:
Open to the public. Advance registration required.
Non-members must register at least one day in advance by emailing info@mgsfl.org.

📂 Handouts & Recording:
If available, handouts and recordings will be posted in the Members Only section of our website. Access may be time-limited.

Questions:
Email info@mgsfl.org

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