Southwest Florida (Sarasota)

Chapter Updates

  • Summer 2026 Update From the Sarasota-Area TCC Chapter

    A group photo showing about half of those who attended our June 2026 Southwest Florida Chapter meeting

    On Monday, June 22, the Southwest Florida TCC Chapter was treated to a very special presentation by Ken Gould on the Atlantic Ocean island of St. Helena. Ken is a direct descendant of nine of the original British families sent out to settle the island. One lineage, the Seales, were particularly notable and included his great-grandmother, Mary Ann Seale. He contacted current-day residents before going to this bucket-list destination from Johannesburg, South Africa, and they rolled out the red carpet for him, including the opportunity to meet several of his ninth cousins, as well as many island dignitaries. He also ate dinner at a local coffee plantation at the former home of his great grandfather. What a great opportunity for all of us to learn about such a remote, seldom-visited place!


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