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Link to County Commissioner's Meeting Minutes abstracts, 1916

Pictures of Dedication of the Heritage Park

Evans Funeral Home graciously allowed us to copy their death records.  Copies are in our library. Years from 1914 to July, 1985 are finished. Cds and DVDs are for sale. Instructions for ordering.

Whitehurst Funeral Home Transcribed Records are for sale as well.

Special announcement!
Second Okaloosa Heritage book: The book is in progress and we hope to have it available for Mother's Day, 2008.  Until March 31, the price remains at $50.00 +3.00  tax with additional shipping for any that are to be mailed. Order yours today!

Ads are still available in the book. We need your help in paying for the printing costs. The book is viewed by thousands of researchers in the area and in the country. Any profits will benefit local history and genealogy resources. Please contact Betty Lemarchand - bjl53@speedeenet.com

Okaloosa Heritage book edition #1 is available for $63.60 plus postage.

We have begun the second phase of the Evans Funeral Home project, there are only 4 left to do. See above.

As times goes by there will be additional records received at the library and we will try to add them to our holdings index. Recently Judy Jolly has transcribed death notices from films of the 1916 Milton Gazette and has given a copy to the library.

Board of Directors:
Melanie Lewis
Jerry Champion
Nathan Chessher
Joe Fisher
Russ Sneddon

Officers 2007:
 
President -Larry Bulger
VP - Danny Hall

Secretary - Ann Spann

Treas.- Rebecca Watkins


Curator:
Jeanette Henderson

Maintenance:
Charles Henderson

Webmaster:
Mary Ellen Wexler

Ken Behring
Executive Secretary

Volunteers (Regular)
Jerry Champion
Lucille Champion
Myrtice Crews
Carol Griffin

Museum Admission: Free
Open: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10: AM - 3:30 PM and the 3rd Saturday in the month.

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Check out the report on the Choctawhatchee Forest/Eglin AFB. It has vignettes of homesteads in the forest in 1916. Done by WF Hill for the National Forestry Service.


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