Past Program Reviews
2015
We all gain from sharing our
knowledge and experiences with others. The society greatly
appreciates the fantastic presentations we have had during
the past few years. Here is a listing of some of
those memorable events.
Give them a big round of applause !
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Jan/2015 |
Julie Potter
Miller - Board Certified Genealogist, will present her program
on the important steps to verify your genealogy. Genealogical
errors and inconsistencies abound today, especially with
online data. How do we evaluate the information that we find
and the information that we represent it as our conclusion?
This lecture will discuss the Genealogical Proof Standard’s
five step process and how to use it to measure and evaluate
genealogical conclusions. Julie has over 35 years of genealogy
research experience and is a professional genealogist
researcher and class instructor. She lectures across the
United States at various genealogy conferences. She is a
member of the Association for Professional Genealogists and
many other genealogy organizations. Please visit her website
JPM Genealogy Research. |
Feb/2015 |
Finding Old Maps on the
Internet presented by Ted Bainbridge: The possibilities are
almost unlimited: Deciding what kinds of maps you want. How to
find old and modern maps on the internet for free.
Examples of real research questions, what kinds of maps were
hunted, how they were found, and how those maps helped
answered questions. Even how to make your own maps! Ted
is a past president of the Longmont Genealogical Society and
an accomplished speaker and writer. His columns on Genealogy
Topics appear regularly in the 50 Plus Marketplace News for
Boulder County. He also writes an article for the LGS
Quarterly which is always interesting and helpful in
researching our ancestry. We'll have more information soon on
his topic for February! |
Mar/2015 |
Patricia
Johnson presents - Tear Down That Wall – Winning the Brick
Wall Program. Let’s face it! We all have brick walls in our
genealogical research. Speaker Pat Johnson will share ways to
tear down or at least to go around that brick wall that we all
bump into during our research. Pat will also include a
very famous brick wall case and talk about how it was solved.
Pat writes about her ancestors as a way to preserve her
research and share with others. She aids
researchers at the Family History Center in Fort Collins,
Colorado and belongs to the Larimer County Genealogical
Society. She is the Registrar of Friday’s Council Tree
Chapter, NSDAR, in Windsor, Colorado. One of her
favorite area of research is in the American Revolutionary
War. Another favorite is finding female ancestors that have
been lost to history. Pat presents genealogical programs
in Colorado and Wyoming. She also presents
programs at the Fort Collins Civil War Roundtable. |
Apr/2015 |
Mary McCarthy presents
"The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection" Mary McCarthy
works with the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, from
the Colorado State Library (Colorado Department of
Education). CHNC currently has over 600,000 pages of
digitized historic Colorado newspapers starting in 1859.
She says “A wealth of Colorado historic news for research,
genealogy, or just for fun.” Access to the Collection is
free. Newspapers are one of the most versatile and heavily
used sources of information for researchers, genealogists,
students and the general public. Feature stories, society
news, classified and picture advertisements, school and church
announcements, news from surrounding towns, editorials and
cartoons, all give the reader the sense of "being there."
Often the papers contain historical information that is not
available in any other source. |
May/2015 |
Henry "Hank" Tsugaiki
Wyeno - Being An American - Challenges & Opportunities -
brief history of Americans of Japanese ancestry during WW II.
What does it mean to be an American? As a citizen, what
challenges have you faced and what opportunities have you been
given? This multi-media presentation provides you with a
brief history of Americans of Japanese ancestry who faced many
challenges and much discrimination during World War II and the
sacrifices they made to prove their loyalty to the United
States. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, 120,000
people of Japanese ancestry living along the west coast of the
United States and Arizona were imprisoned in ten internment
camps located in the western part of the country.
Three-fourths of these residents were American citizens.
Ironically, the most decorated military unit of the Second
World War as well as all of U.S. military history was the
all-Nisei (second generation Americans of Japanese ancestry)
442 Regimental Combat Team that included the !00th
Battalion. Some of these soldiers actually volunteered
out of the “concentration camps” to demonstrate that they were
true Americans. Henry “Hank” Wyeno. Hank is a retired
educator and a long time member and leader in the Optimist
service organization. He has served as a past governor
of the Colorado-Wyoming Optimist District, and continues to do
volunteer work with various Optimist youth programs. He
retired from the Littleton Public Schools where he was a
teacher and principal. More recently, Hank retired from his
part-time job of student teacher consultant at the University
of Northern Colorado. A native of the state, he was born
and raised on a farm in southeastern Colorado. Both of
his parents immigrated from Japan, his father in 1898 and his
mother in 1920. His hobbies include fly-fishing,
gardening, stained glass work and doing research on his
family’s history. |
Jun/2015 |
Debra Skoff
- "Genealogy resources at Longmont Public Library", Libraries
are changing with the times and the Longmont Public Library is
no exception. Come to this program to find out what’s
currently available at the local library and how these
resources can help with your family history projects.
Genealogists of all skill levels will be surprised to discover
the wealth of materials they can access through the Longmont
Public Library. Deb Skoff has worked at the Longmont Public
library for over 15 years. As part of the Reference Desk
staff, she enjoys helping library users find the information
they need. Much of her spare time is spent researching her
family history. She’s especially interested in tracing
colonial ancestors in PA, MD, and VA, as well as learning how
to use genetic genealogy together with traditional research
techniques. |
Jul/2015 |
DOUBLE THE FUN - POT
LUCK! & Annette Burke Lyttle will speak to us - Annette is
a professional genealogist and owner of Heritage Detective,
LLC, offering genealogical research, education, and writing
services. Her particular interests include genealogy
education, online and repository research, Colorado research,
Midwestern research, Loyalists in the American Revolution, and
military research (she was a career Army officer in her
younger days). She loves helping people uncover and share
their family stories. Annette is a member of the Association
of Professional Genealogists and the Colorado chapter of APG,
the National Genealogical Society, the New England Historic
Genealogical Society, and state and local genealogical
societies. She has attended the Salt Lake Institute of
Genealogy and will be attending the Genealogical Research
Institute of Pittsburgh in June. |
Aug/2015 |
John Mears: “Emigration
from Northern European Ports”, ports of northern Europe,
Hamburg Passenger lists, and port cities. John has 45 years of
Family History Research - 16 years as a Professional
Genealogist - Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration -
Taught at Arapahoe Community College (four years teaching
Beginning Genealogy, Irish and German Research, Preserving
Family History Records and Photographs) - Taught at Denver
Public Library for Colorado Genealogical Society -- courses
included Beginning Genealogy, Irish and German Research. |
Sep/2015 |
Larry
Dodge - Tombstones - Accepted practices, good and bad,
Photography, Rubbings, a little on preservation and
restoration. Larry says "For many years now genealogy has been
my passion. Original research is my strength. Proving a
connection that no one else has proven is a great experience.
I panned for gold and fished for years, I understand the rush
involved in seeing "color" in your pan and the thrill when a
fish strikes. I would put successfully proving a pedigree
right up there with those. I enjoy teaching. I made a lot of
mistakes when I was getting started, now I teach anyone I can
how to avoid those mistakes and how to do proper research. My
goal is to promote good genealogical practices and have a good
time doing it." |
Oct/2015 |
Karyl
Bainbridge presents - "Preserving old photos and documents."
Karyl has been researching and teaching genealogy since
1972. She completed a course in archival photography
preservation at North Dakota State University. She is
currently a staff volunteer at the Longmont Family History
Center. Her passion is European and British Empire
history. Her presentation will help you preserve your precious
photos and documents so that they can be passed on and enjoyed
by future generations of your family. Karyl is a member of LGS
and we are fortunate to have her numerous talents and her
willingness to share her knowledge with us. Be sure to join us
for this "must see" presentation. |
Nov/2015 |
Ellen Shindelman Kowitt
-- "Jewish Genealogy for the Non-Jewish Researcher" -
Ellen Kowitt is a past president of both the Jewish Genealogy
Society of Colorado and the Jewish Genealogy Society of
Greater Washington, DC. She also served as Director, for three
years, on the International Association of Jewish Genealogical
Societies Board of Directors. Kowitt has contributed to
numerous indexing, translation, and conference projects, and
she lectures and publishes frequently. What's a wimple? Ever seen a mohel record? Don't know the difference between Yiddish, Hebrew, and Aramaic? Curious about Crypto-Jews? This broad lecture ntroduces the tradition, methodology, and resources that separate doing Jewish genealogy from traditional American research. For Jews of all backgrounds - and for those whom aren't Jewish - we'll describe genealogical clues found in naming patterns, gravestones, calendar, and lifecycle events. Then, we'll point you in the right direction to find Jewish records online and offline including rabbinical dynasties, the Holocaust era, Jewish periodicals, and DNA testing. |
Dec/2015 |
"Take
Note" will be singing an exciting mix of Christmas classics,
sacred songs and fun arrangements of familiar and new Holiday
tunes. Take Note is a lively group that loves to sing together
and you will feel this love and energy as they perform. Take Note is an ensemble of musically talented women based in Longmont Colorado. The group was started in 1982 with nine ladies that got together to sing at a church activity. They enjoyed singing together so much that they continued to meet once a week and called themselves, The Triple Trio. Over the years some members have moved on and new members have joined. Due to the fact that there were rarely just nine members in the group they changed their name to Take Note. They are a fun and entertaining group that is brought together by the love of music and performance. They sing a wide variety of music including Jazz, Holiday Favorites, Religious Hymns and Broadway Classics. They perform in Longmont and the surrounding areas. Read more ab the surrounding area read more about them at. Read more about them at: www.takenotesingers.com |
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