Page 10 - Stuart Exposure - February '21

Page 10, Stuart Exposure

Club news

Finding Ancestors Carved repair and preserve over 700 veteran gravestones. In

In Stone With The Martin addition, he regularly conducts preservation workshops
for numerous organizations. Swain serves on the boards
County Genealogical Society of the Kalamazoo Abraham Lincoln Institute, Western
Michigan University Foundation, Michigan Civil War
If tombstones could Institute and the 13th Michigan Memorial Association.
talk, what would they tell A retired plastics industry executive and 30-year Florida
us? Plenty, according to resident, he divides his time between Port St. Lucie and
local genealogist Gary Kalamazoo, Mich.
Swain, the Martin County Due to the ongoing pandemic, MCGS will continue
Genealogical Society’s meeting via webinar until further notice. Future monthly
(MCGS) February webinar topics, presented by local and national experts, include
speaker. Presenting “Carved analyzing period photos, family tree surprises and archival
in Stone: Genealogy in research.
the Cemetery,” Swain will In addition to its free monthly webinars, MCGS offers
discuss tombstones as a a variety of services at the Genealogy Room in the Blake
source of information about Library in Stuart including an extensive research library
our ancestors including and access to several genealogy websites. Adherence
how the types and styles of Presenter, Gary Swain, a to the library’s COVID-19 protocols is required for
gravestones, the symbols on resident of Port St. Lucie those who wish to use the Genealogy Room. For more
them and the materials from information about MCGS membership, activities and
which they are made can tell a story. services go to mcgsfl.org or call MCGS President Lisa
“Gravestones serve as a direct link to our ancestors,” Tompson, (772) 888-2422.
Swain says. “They trace the lives of a community’s
founders, record major events and provide details Historical Society Welcomes
including spelling of names, dates of birth and death, Ferrare has had a lifelong interest in cars and
military service and religious affiliations.” New Car Curator motorcycles and has volunteered as a docent at the Elliott
Swain will also cover a variety of related topics Museum for over five years.
including how to locate cemeteries and gravestones, how The Historical Society of Martin County is welcoming “I specialize in high end supercars but I’m learning
to read faded or eroded gravestones and how to clean, Jim Ferrare as the new car curator of the Elliott Museum, all the details about the Model A’s and older cars, such
repair and preserve them. one of two museums that the nonprofit organization as Model T’s,” said Ferrare.
The free webinar will be from 2 to 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. oversees. His interest in high performance cars has included
19. To participate go to mcgsfl.org and register before Ferrare’s responsibilities include managing the driving them on the track, which evolved into a teaching
Feb. 18. Elliott’s antique car collection of some 100 cars dating job and teaching high performance driving at different
An active genealogist for decades, Gary Swain has back to the early 1900s and utilizing the museum’s car race tracks. He has taught at professional driving schools,
added 2,900 ancestors to his family tree. He combines his assets to involve the community by participating in car qualified by Motorsports Safety Foundation, level 1. He
passion for genealogy, history and preservation through shows and other car-related activities. teaches at all of the tracks in Florida; National Corvette
membership in the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil “This will allow us to bring membership and donors Museum Track in Bowling Green, Kentucky; Virginia
War. He has researched the genealogy of dozens of U.S. into the museum forefront, and to let the community know International Raceway; Barbar Motorsports Park in
military veterans, placing gravestones on unmarked we have an excellent car collection and other activities so Birmingham, Alabama; and Roebling Rode in Georgia.
graves of veterans from the Civil War through World we can grow the museum and participate in community
War II; during the past two years, he led efforts to clean, activities,” said Ferrare. Club News on page 11
Pet Matters

by Pat Deshong, President of Furry Friends
Adoption, Clinic & Ranch, February 2021 Dubois was is one of the
happiest cats we have had the
pleasure to get to know. He
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