Past Program Reviews
2016
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/2016 |
Ted Bainbridge presents: "I Can't Find Them
in the Census! "Six suggestions that greatly increase
chances of success. Details and explanations.
Two-page handout is a reminder/checklist.
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Feb/2016 |
Barbara Hoffman - Indentured Servants: Indentured servants prior to and during the Revolutionary War. Barbara will talk about the various means by which people were placed into servitude, where most of them came from, the contract they were under, and why servitude was used in the colonies. Her talk will be approximately twenty minutes. She will be in a period costume representing Mary Elizabeth who will speak of her journey as an indentured servant. She has written a book, Echoes of Freedom, which will be available for sale. Barbara's object is to inform people of their heritage, our history. |
Feb/2016 |
Scott Rochat - Nextlight - "Shining the Light on It" |
Mar/2016 |
Pat
Roberts presents: - "Revolutionary War Research." More
details to come. Pat has 30+ years genealogical experience
as a 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. |
Apr/2016 |
Kayann Short presenting
“Anna of Five Names: Researching 19th-Century Norwegian
Immigrants”: This talk shares Dr. Short's research into
finding her great-great-grandmother, a Norwegian immigrant to
Minnesota, whose many name variations made the search
challenging. Dr. Short will offer research tips and stories of
serendipitous discoveries made with the help of wonderful
people along the way. Kayann Short, Ph.D., is a farmer,
writer, and teacher at Stonebridge Farm, the first
community-supported agricultural farm in Boulder County. Her
book, A Bushel’s Worth: An Ecobiography, is a memoir of
reunion with her family’s farming past and a call for farmland
preservation today. |
May/2016 |
Ed
Storey presents "British Officers - How To Find Out
About When and Where They Served" - Ed examines the structure
of some useful sources to gain information on military
ancestors "Trained as an engineer, Ed Storey has lived in
Rochester, El Paso & Beijing. His genealogical focus has
been Britain, Germany, India, & St Helena Island. He has
been a writer for genealogical magazines for over ten years
& lives with his wife, Nancy, in Falcon, CO. Ed's broad
level of experience in many countries and places is sure to
give us some exciting insights into the military experiences
of our own ancestors. Gals, bring your hubbies and friends to
this one - they will love it. What guy doesn't love a good
military story? |
Jun/2016 |
Diane
Barbour presents "Path to the Past: Using Periodical
Literature in Genealogical Research. One of the most often
overlooked sources for genealogists is written literature.
Using the Periodical Source Index is the way you open the door
to this literature. Genealogy societies have been in existence
since the mid-1800s. Many of them produce periodicals
containing a vast array of information about an almost endless
variety of topics. After taking this class, the participant
should be able to use PERSI (The Periodical Source Index), and
find and locate articles pertaining to their family research.
Intermediate to Advanced. Diane has been doing genealogy
for about 15 years. In June 2012, she graduated from the
National Institute of Genealogical Studies at the University
of Toronto to complete her Professional Learning Certificate
in Genealogical Studies or PLCGS. This certificate represents
50 completed classes in methodology, American records and
English records. Diane continues her education by attending
several conferences and Institutes every year. She is the past
President of Broomfield Genealogical Society and current
Vice-President and on the education committee for Boulder
Genealogical Society. Diane also volunteers at the Denver
Public Library 5th floor genealogy department and the National
Archives in Broomfield. |
July/2016
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Summer Potluck and LGS 30th Anniversary -
Our July meeting will be a summer Potluck luncheon and a
special 30th Anniversary celebration of the beginning of
Longmont Genealogical Society in 1986.
A few special items related to our July meeting: First. we have invited as our special guest the 13 living charter members of LGS. Invitations have been sent to them. However, we would like to invite all former members to come and join us. However, we have lost contact with them. But maybe you haven’t! So if you know of a former member of LGS. Please invite them to come and join us for our 30th Anniversary celebration. Usual applies, they should bring a covered dish to share and their own table service. Second, we are not having a speaker for this meeting. Society members are helpimg us with our program by giving a short sketch of their favorite, or most interesting ancestor. Period costume and first person presentation encouraged but not required. Something in the range of 5 to 10 minutes is desired and we would like to have a half dozen presentations if possible. So review your research, and help us celebrate our family history by bringing a favorite ancestor or person from your research alive! Third, We hope to do a game called “Who Did That / Who Lived There”. So remember where you were living and what you were doing in 1986. We’ll ask you to list your name, living location and job title from 1986. And, see who lived in the most interesting places and had the most unusual jobs. Should be Fun! Plan to join us and have a wonderful time visiting with new and current members and guests! |
Aug/2016 |
JOHN W. MEARS presents Researching your
German Ancestors - the class will focus on finding
information on your German ancestors in the United
States and in Germany. We will review German
records readily available to researchers here with
examples for the class. We will briefly look at
interpreting Gothic German handwriting. Involved with
genealogy for 45 years, John has been a professional
genealogist for the last 15 years.He has worked in three
Family History Centers - in Detroit, Michigan; in
Albany, New York; and in Littleton, Colorado. He
has taught seminars for the Colorado Genealogical
Society as well as beginning, Irish, and German
genealogy classes at Arapahoe Community College in
Littleton, Colorado and at seminars throughout Colorado.
He was formerly Temple Recorder at the Denver Colorado
Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. John, a favorite speaker at LGS is back
with more information to help us with our research.
Please plan to join us.
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Sept/2016 |
Variety of Classes taught by members.
Fun and informative. Don't miss out on this one. Your chance to pick and choose from 4 excellent classes. Harry Ross Presents: “Beginning Scottish” Karyl Bainbridge Presents: “Beginning Genealogy“ Mick Mickelson Presents: "Internet Sites" and Tom Floodeen Presents: "Family Search with emphasis on Family Tree" |
Oct/2016 |
Julie Miller presents: "Organizing
Your Genealogy Without Losing Your Mind" Most of us
struggle to identify the best system for organizing
our genealogy. A system that fits you will reduce
the time spent on retrieving information, repeating
research, and relocating documents. This lecture
will discuss techniques to organize your genealogy
so you will spend more time researching and less
time reorganizing. Julie Miller, CG (SM) is a
full-time researcher, lecturer, and award-winning
writer. She is chair of the NGS conference committee
and was the chair of the 2010 and 2012 NGS
conferences. Julie has been a volunteer at the
National Archives at Denver for eighteen years.
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Nov/2016 |
"The First Draft of History:
Newspapers in the St. Vrain Valley" - presented by
Erik Mason. Erik Mason is the Curator of History
at the Longmont Museum, responsible for preserving
the Museum’s historic object and archival
collections. In his 20 years at the Longmont
Museum, he has helped hundreds of people research
a wide variety of local history topics in the
Museum’s archives, and developed numerous history
exhibits and programs. He is also responsible for
the acquisition of the Longmont Times-Call
archives, a rich resource of newspapers,
microfilm, photographs, and clipping files that is
now available to the public at the Longmont
Museum.
Longmont has a rich and varied history of newspapers, dating back to the town’s founding in 1871. At one time, presses churned out as many as four different newspapers in Longmont. This presentation explores the history and the personalities behind the early Longmont newspapers, and the major news events covered by local newspapers over the last 145 years. There will also be a look at the ongoing work of cataloguing the archives of the Longmont Times-Call, now available for public access at the Longmont Museum. |
Dec/2016
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Christmas Pot Luck, Program
and Election of Officers! "No Vacancy" Barbershop Quartet Special music just for us! |
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