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LGS Programs 2013 |
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9 Jan 2013 |
 "Photos
- Dating and Identifying Heritage Photos" - By Patricia (Jordan)
Roberts. 30+ years genealogical experience.
Researcher, teacher, lecturer and writer. Active in many
national, state and local genealogy societies. Past president of CCGS and Boulder Genealogical Society. Graduate of University of
Colorado with major in English and minor in History. Attended
summer sessions at the University of Iowa Writer's Institute and
Samford University's Institute for Genealogical Research.
Attended the Salt Lake Genealogical Institute and the British
Genealogical Institute several times. Frequently attends the
National Genealogical Society's annual national conferences. Has
been a delegate to the annual conferences of the Federation of
Genealogical Societies for a number of years. Currently
Education Chair for the Boulder Genealogical Society and the
Lineage Specialist for the Denver Chapter - DAR. |
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13 Feb 2013 |
 Diane
Barbour, PLCGS presented: “Early Eastern Migration; The Roads to
Expansion.” Diane talked about the growth of America
from colonial times to 1900. She discussed roads mostly along
the east coast, including the Boston Post Road, The King's
Highway, the Fall Line Road, The Upper Road, The Pioneer's Road,
Mohawk Trail (Iroquois Trail), Braddock's road, Forbes Trail and
the Wilderness Road. She explained why they were built and their
effect on early expansion to the Midwest. Diane showed
many maps which helped us see where each of the roads were
located and when and why they were built. She also recommended
"Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel
Philbrick to help us understand the struggles of the early
American settlers. Diane has been doing genealogy for
about 12 years. She is currently serving as the
vice-president of Boulder Genealogy Society, Membership Chair
for the Broomfield Genealogy Society, and the projects manager
for the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. She also
writes a column for W.I.S.E Words. Their web site can be found
at W.I.S.E Family
History. |
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9 Mar 2013 |
 Anne
Dyni has been writing columns and articles about local Niwot
history since 1997. Anne's book of selected pieces from her "Yesterday's News" column printed in the Left Hand Valley Courier, she tells the story of Niwot, a town founded just two years after the first railroad tracks were laid in Boulder County. Her columns spawn from research into local documents, post office archives, early maps of the area, old city directories and cemetery records, newspapers, and oral and family histories. From early town development and growth to personal sketches of community leaders and glimpse of the everyday life of past residents, Located just south of Longmont, Niwot's historic railroad past is sure to be interesting to all our members. |
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10 Apr 2013 |
 Carol Cooke Darrow presents - "Immigration and Naturalization Records."
Making the decision to leave your home country was a wrenching
choice between leaving a difficult but known situation and
moving into an unknown world. Taking the next step to
naturalization meant giving up all allegiance to that home
country.
Carol Cooke Darrow is a certified genealogist and lecturer in the Denver area. She is the co-author of The Genealogist's Guide to Researching Tax Records and past president of the Colorado Genealogical Society. |
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LGS Programs 2012
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11
Jan 2012 |
 Ted
Bainbridge -
"Finding Civil War Soldiers on the Internet" Step-by-step how to find
out if any of your relatives served on either side. Ted taught us
that finding your Civil Ward ancestors is a 2-step process. Step 1 -
Use index sites; Step 2 - Then move on to specialty sites. He included
in his handout numerous web sites to help us in our search. To download
a
List of Ted's more than 820 clickable links to Civil War information
click
here. The best way to use the file is to download it and save
it to your computer. When you get ready to look for your Civil War
ancestors' on the sites Ted has listed, open the file and click on the
link you want. Good luck hunting for and finding them. Enjoy the process
and what you learn as you search! |
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8 Feb 2012 |
 Larry
Dodge - Attacking the “BOX” All
that stuff you inherited. Larry gave a great presentation on
getting your “box” in order. He had some great ideas on how to create an
index numbering system to keep track of all the genealogy treasures you
have. His philosophy is to only touch each item once. Do not pick up
something that you are going to do something with and then lay it aside
thinking, “I’ll come back to that.” Only touch it once! It’s in your
hands now, do something with it now. |
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Mar 2012 |
 This
month our speaker, Dina Carson, discussed “Stolen Stuff and
Misplaced Missives” copyrights, Permissions and a Plagiarism Refresher.”
It was a great refresher course, and for some of us, a first look at,
copyright laws. She reminded us that items created before 1923 are now
in the public domain, along with anything created by the federal
government at any given point in time. However, we must be very mindful
of items created after 1923 and the copyright laws under which they were
created. |
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Apr 2012 |
Once
again, we enjoyed another great presentation from Carol Cooke Darrow
on “Why Did They Do What They Did? Social and Cultural Influences on our
Ancestors,” She spoke on how our ancestors, just like us, are affected
by their belief system, the laws, religion, and historic events of their
time. We are constantly looking for the reason they did what they did in
order to better understand them. Because knowing when they were born,
where they lived, and when they died is just not enough. See more about
Carol at her web site
Unraveling the Past. |
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5 May 2012 |
 May
5th Seminar - "Getting to the Roots of Your Family"
If you missed out on this terrific event,
please click
here to
Download the
Syllabus with handouts from all the classes!
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9 May
2012 |
 "Welcome to the Wonderful World of Directories"
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By Pat Johnson. Pat taught us
about directories and discussed all the wonderful things that
directories can tell us about our ancestors. She told us that
directories are a much overlooked source that can provide us much
insight. |
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June 2012 |
 Harry
Ross, a longtime member of our Society
and Past President gave an informative program on "Three
groups of British citizens who immigrated to America were
genetically similar but culturally extremely different. They
were: THE SCOTS, THE IRISH AND THE SCOTS-IRISH!" Harry
explained the differences between the groups, why they were called by
their particular name and where they were located. He used maps to help
us actually see the locations and make a connection to the group he was
discussing. His program really demonstrated not only the various groups
of interest, but the value of using maps in genealogy research. |
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July 2012 |
 Our
annual summer potluck was enjoyed and was followed by the bonus of "Historic
Voices: Bringing Genealogy to Life" by Joyce B. Lohse.
Joyce told us that it is important
to find the voice of your ancestors in order to make them life-like.
Some of the ways to find their voice is through newspaper articles,
photographs, diaries, letters, etc. And if you’re not an expert in an
area that your ancestors might have experienced in their life (such as
working on a railroad), find an expert that is willing to advise you on
that specific topic. |
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Dec 2012 |
Christmas Pot Luck |
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LGS Programs 2011 |
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Program
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12 Jan 2011 |
Linda Tate read excerpts from her book, “Power in the Blood,”
about her Armstrong and Preston families in Trigg County, Kentucky. She
explained how she went about researching the book, even though she did
not have any previous experience with genealogical research. The blend
of facts and fiction created a story that made the characters colorful
and interesting. This book would certainly make a good read. |
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9 Feb 2011 |
This
month the program was “Share Your Family History with Digital Storytelling"
by Dr. Kayann Short. She showed some samples of how you can turn a
family story into a 3-5 minute digital production complete with photos
and music. Dr. Short can be reached at http://vimeo.com/12541154 |
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9 Mar 2011 |
"Successful Research Techniques to Find your Ancestor's Town or City"
- Location, location, location was the message of the presentation
by Carol Darrow. She stressed how important it is to find out
everything you can about the place(s) where you ancestor lived. Using
items such as the Census, maps, Redbook and various websites you should
be able to get a feel for where your family spent their lives and what
living there was all about. Carol can be reached at
http://past.righttouchcmt.com |
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13 Apr 2011 |
 "Meet,
Mary Elizabeth Bader Arbuthnot, a Boulder Pioneer." Donlyn
Arbuthnot was in period dress as her great-grandmother, May
Elizabeth Bader Arbuthnot. She told how the Bader family came from
Baden, Germany to Ohio, Iowa and finally, Colorado. She also told how
her husband, William “Carson” Arbuthnot’s family came from Scotland to
Pennsylvania, Iowa and on to Colorado. Donlyn was very convincing as her
great-grandmother and provided a very enjoyable program. Donlyn can be
reached at
http://www.homesteadorigins.com/ |
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11 May 2011 |
This
month Pat Johnson presented “Not Your Grandmother’s Genealogy.” She
showed how the hunt for our ancestors has really changed since the
advent of the computer. There were many free websites and blogs that Pat
showed us. The presentation presented efficient ways to use some of the
many resources at Rootsweb, GenForum, Google and the use of Blogs. Pat
can be reached at
http://genpatty.blogspot.com/ |
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8 Jun 2011 |
Walt Akeson, a member of our Society, presented the program,
“Land Records Reveal Your Family History or Your Family’s Dirt.” He
told of differences in legal descriptions, means of transfer, the
corresponding records, and the importance of a good may (if available).
Walt included information on researching land records at the National
Archives. He also held a workshop at the Longmont Family History Center
the following week to provide attendees with hands-on experience. |
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13 Jul
2011 |
“Looking for Grandpa’s Island” was the story related by Pam Faro.
Imagine trying to find your grandpa’s island amongst the many islands
along the coast of Norway with all the fjords – with very sparse
information and limited time. It was a delightful story and her mission
was accomplished. Pam can be reached at
www.pamfaro.com |
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10 Aug 2011 |
Genealogy Society
members were privileged to learn of the many free subscriptions sites
available at the Longmont Family History Center on their computers’
FamilySearch Portal. Four of our members, Neils Hansen, Diana
Ornstead, Ted Bainbridge and Margaret Kamigaki
summarized several of the sites on the portal, giving the strengths and
weaknesses of each site. It was a wealth of information and we thank
them for their presentations. |
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14 Sep 2011 |
Cari Taplin introduced us all to
Evernote and showed
us the possibilities for getting organized in our personal lives and how
to use the program to organize our genealogy research. You can sync your
Evernote Account
between your computer, your smart phone and the Internet. So you’re
never without the opportunity to organize, organize, organize.Cari can be reached at:
http://carigenealogy.wordpress.com. |
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12 Oct 2011 |
 “Family
History from a British perspective,” was presented by Rowan
Reynolds, a Monument, CO resident for only two years. Her inclusion
of British history provided us with an excellent background. She
emphasized the importance of including stories with the pictures if we
are fortunate enough to have had storytellers in our family. She recited
possible sources of records in British research and perhaps date
discrepancies because of the calendar change in their history. Her
handout included a timeline indication changes in Parish Records and in
the Census. |
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9 Nov
2011 |
 Buzzy Jackson:
"Shaking The Family Tree" -
Buzzy is a nationally known genealogist, an author of two
books and many other writing projects. She said, “everyone
is from an old family—mine just wrote it down.” She advised
us to start with ourselves and write down everything we know
about our family. Interview living relatives, the oldest
ones first and hope we haven’t waited too long. Use the Web
“wisely,” befriend a librarian and a local genealogical
society, and then dig deeper by going on genealogical
cruises, road trips, and maybe even by using DNA.
Buzzy can be reached at www.buzzyjackson.com |
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14 Dec 2011 |
Arbuthnot,
Donlyn as
Widow Phoebe Steele, presented "Christmas at the Grange" -
Dressed and acting as the widow
she presented the history of the Altona Grange which
was formed in 1871 by seven of the homesteaders in that
area, including her family. The mission of the Grange was to
support rural America. All members had to be farmers, which
was later changed. Boys and girls could be members at age 14
and everyone was welcome except railroad men. Donlyn had a
collection of typical toys the boys and girls received for
Christmas and showed us how the worked. The Grange worked to
develop the Rural Free Delivery. www.homesteadorigins.com |
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