I am married since 1974 to Greg Centanne, and we have three grown daughters. We also have a five year old grandson, born October 2002.
I am an active member of Grace Lutheran Church which is part of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and enjoy Bible Studies and a personal relationship with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I serve as Church Librarian and Chair of the Board for Parish Education at Grace, as well as on the Board for Mission Outreach and on our Church Council.
My family all loves living in Pinellas County Florida. I have lived here since 1961 and am very interested in the local history of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County,
I am a graduate of Dixie Hollins High School Class of 1968, and serve on the Dixie Hollins Class of 1968 Reunion Committee.
I am originally from Buffalo New York. I have done and am continuing to do extensive research on the local history of Buffalo.
I am certified in Education and Educational Media and am currently looking for a full time position as a
Media Specialist or Library Assistant in a busy library.
I have worked since 1988 as a substitute teacher for Pinellas County Schools, and I am currently at Dixie Hollins High School.
Last summer I had the opportunity to work part time at Galen School of Nursing in St. Petersburg as Assistant Librarian.
From 2003 to 2006 I was employed by the Tampa Bay Library Consortium as a Data Base Assistant for the Florida Index Local History project at the
St. Petersburg Public Library. My duties centered around digitizing in MSAccess 2002 the Florida Index, a large card file which indexes our local newspapers and old Florida periodicals; with particular focus on the people who have made local and Florida history. Several other Tampa Bay area public libraries are participating and TBLC has posted this collaborative database on the web at Florida Legacy Digital Collection with software designed at USF by Richard Bernardy.
I also worked for several years as one of the Media Specialists at Tomlinson Adult Learning Center in St. Petersburg.
For more details on my work experience, please see: Work Experience
For more details on my computer experience, please see: Computer Experience
I really enjoy helping people put together the information and resources they need for their current learning project, no matter what their age.My specialities are computers, web design and instruction, networking, teaching, public speaking, foreign languages, dramatic storytime, history, genealogy, and library research.
I have been writing webpages for over eleven years and I have published the following items on this website:
NEWLY UPDATED!-->Sharon and Greg's Ancestors - A series of home pages for various ancestors and their descendents, with details, pictures and documents from their lives. This site connects to dozens of pages detailing the Centanne, Centanni, Troy, Burke, Kellermann, Schauf, Gantzer, Driscoll, Versch, Kopp, Schirck, Gisselbrecht, Sigwald, Ungerich, Cron, Dressel, Wickert and other related families.
- NEWLY UPDATED!-->St. Aloysius Gonzaga RC Church a historic website for the church and school I attended a child in Cheektowaga, NY.
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Local History Resources for Your Library - Presentation I gave for the VIP Library Conference on May 14, 2004, plus additional updates.
- Heritage Park Village Civil War Re-enactments Still under construction, this site includes living history displays showing daily life during the
Civil War, plus the UDC Fashion Show of 1860s attire!
- Our Voyage on the Tall Ship Californian For some summer fun in 2002, Greg and I volunteered for the America's Sail 2002 Maritime Festival at Bayboro Harbor in St. Petersburg which was held June 26-30, 2002.
- Librarian's Guide to Helping Patrons with Genealogical Research. - This web-based training teaches librarians, and other interested individuals, how to conduct genealogical research. I hope it helps improve library service to patrons researching their family history.
Sharon and Greg's Family History Album - A compilation of our family history, with photos and documents.
- Geek for Speakers of Other Languages - A group of vocabulary lessons for learning about computers and the internet.
I enjoy working with both children and adults. I love literature, poetry, culture, and the fine arts. I endeavor to help bring these learning experiences to young and old by using my skills in Internet Research, Internet Education and Computer Networking.
