Longmont Genealogical Society
Meeting Programs for Year 2023
Our "Hybrid" meetings give you the choice of meeting in person at
the Longmont First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3rd and Terry Streets,
Longmont, Colorado or remotely Via Zoom.
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Mark these dates on your calendar so you won't miss any of these excellent programs, and remember to invite your friends.
March 8, 2023
1:00 PM Hybrid In-person & Zoom |
Glenn York Presents:
“Cowboy Up: The Story of a Real Cowboy”
Description: Building a life narrative to explore the life
of an interesting ancestor. Glenn Hollingsworth was born to an
Iowa Quaker family and grew up on a Kansas homestead. As a young
man he went to Deadwood, SD to work as a teamster. In 1893, he
went to eastern Montana where he worked on the open range and
cattle ranches over the next 70 years. Times were tough but
experiences were epic.BIO: An avid genealogist for decades, Glenn York has a bachelor’s degree in Social Science and a master’s degree in Telecommunications. He has completed over 12 courses of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) and Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburg (GRIP) and has participated in many genealogy conferences and seminars. Glenn is past President of the Larimer County Genealogical Society and is the delegate to the National Genealogical Society for the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. He is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, National Genealogical Society, Genealogical Speakers Guild, and many other genealogical and historical societies. |
April 12, 2023
1:00 PM Hybrid In-person & Zoom |
Sylvia Tracy-Doolos
presents: "Vitally Important: Vital Records and Their
Substitutes"
Description: Vital records are the backbone of genealogical
research because they are “official” records for the local, state,
or federal government. Substitutes are often available made by
other officials within a church or other organization. Join me as
we discuss the value of vital records and what to do when they
weren’t created.BIO: Sylvia has over 40 years of genealogical experience as a researcher, teacher, lecturer, and writer. She is a member and officer of the Colorado Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the International Society of British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH), and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England Family History Society (WISE-FHS), plus a member of the Colorado Genealogical Society and others. She has a BA in History with a minor focusing on linguistics to better understand the role of language change, and its effect on record keeping. |
May 10, 2023
1:00 PM Hybrid In-person & Zoom |
Linda Huerta,
Organizer: "Faces of the Past and the Present"
Description: Do you have friends and relatives who ask "Why
do you spend so much time with dead people?" This is an
opportunity to show them that your ancestors are not really dead.
They live within us. Look through your photos and find present day
relatives who look like your ancestors. I have two. Take the
opportunity to participate in this program. Email a photo of each
relative, along with a description of their relationship to each
other and of their relationship to you, to
prettyorchard8@gmail.com.BIO: Linda Huerta started researching her families in 1978 at the San Diego LDS library in Laguna Niguel, CA and the National Archives. She has directed programs “Voices from the Past” and “Faces from the Past and Present” for San Diego British Isles Family History Society. Linda advanced to online research and more recently to DNA research. As a member of Longmont DNA Special Interest Group she has lead a chapter program from “Genetic Genealogy in Practice” and a program that showed how she found an unknown, direct line, ancestor of one of her close relatives. She is retired from a career as a Sales Engineer. |
June 14, 2023
1:00 PM Hybrid In-person & Zoom |
 Details
Coming Soon |
July 12, 2023
12:00 PM Noon Hybrid In-person & Zoom |
Gail Lewis
Facilitator: "Talkin’ ‘Bout My Genealogy"
Description: LGS members will enjoy a traditional potluck
lunch and then participate in a series of four moderated
round-table discussions about genealogy: -- My brick wall;
-- My DNA surprise;
-- An ancestor I
would like to meet;
-- My favorite
grave/cemetery.
Participants are encouraged to share experiences from their
genealogy journey.This will be held live with an online component for members & guests joining via Zoom. BIO: Gail Lewis has been working on her own family genealogy for over 45 years. She teaches genealogy classes online, in Arizona, and here in Longmont, CO. Currently, she is Education Chairman for LGS. Gail has taken classes from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Mesa, Arizona in past years. She has taught classes on the census, Find-A-Grave, and an overview of web-based genealogy resources. |
August 9, 2023
1:00 PM Hybrid In-person & Zoom |
 Details Coming Soon |
September 13, 2023
1:00 PM Hybrid In-person & Zoom |
Julie Miller
Presents: “Westward Migration: New England to the Midwest”
Description: Western migration is one of the most important events in American history. What motivated our ancestors to leave hearth and home to move westward into the open frontier that would become the Midwest? This lecture focuses on when and why New Englanders relocated to this new land in order to start their new lives. BIO: Julie Miller, holds Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Speaker credentials and is a fellow of the National Genealogical Society. She is a full-time professional researcher, speaker, and writer who lives in Broomfield. Her articles have appeared in the NGSQ, NGS Magazine and The NYG&B Record. Julie was the NGS interim Education Manager (2018). She was a member of the NGS conference committee for fourteen years and a volunteer at NARA-Denver for twenty-one years. |
October 11, 2023
1:00 PM Hybrid In-person & Zoom |
 Details Coming Soon |
November 8, 2023
1:00 PM Hybrid In-person & Zoom |
Rick Glaggett presents: "They Gave Their Lives to Save Ours" Description: Rick was a scout dog handler during the Vietnam War. He will talk about the use of dogs in the U. S. military from the Civil War to the present day. BIO: Originally from the Philadelphia area, Rick Claggett was a graduate student at Penn State when he received his draft notice in 1970. While in Advanced Infantry training at Ft. Polk, LA., he applied for dog handlers school at Ft. Gordon, GA. Sent to Vietnam in 1971, he was assigned to the 48th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs and given Big Boy, a six year old German Shepard. Their bond was immediate and not a day goes by where Rick doesn’t think about Big Boy. When Big Boy was leading a patrol, no soldier behind him was either killed or seriously wounded. Unfortunately, a decision was made about the Vietnam War dogs that haunts Rick to this day. |
December 13, 2023
12:00 PM Noon Hybrid In-person & Zoom |
 Christmas Potluck - entertainment will be announced later |
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