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 Future Programs for Membership Meeting for Year 2024


  • Our "Hybrid" meetings are held in person at the Longmont First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3rd and Terry Streets, Longmont, Colorado and Via Zoom.

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September 11, 2024

1:00 PM

Hybrid
In–person
& Zoom


(Speaker
will present via Zoom)
Jaymie Middendorf

Jaymie Middendorf presents:

"Genealogy Resources at the Denver Public Library"

Description: The Denver Public Library offers one of the nation's premier genealogy collections and is a top organization for genealogical research. Meet Jaymie Middendorf, DPL's Genealogy Librarian, as she takes you on a virtual tour of the library's vast and unique collections. We'll discuss how to find materials to help your family history research, the extensive genealogy services that DPL provides, and how to use this nationally renowned library.


BIO: Jaymie Middendorf is a genealogist and public librarian who has a passion for helping others find their family history. With her background in librarianship Jaymie has helped hundreds of people discover their roots. She holds a certificate of Genealogical Research from Boston University, owns Good Omen Genealogy, and is the Vice President of the National Danish–American Genealogical Society. Jaymie is from Chicago and relocated in 2023 to Denver to serve the Mile High City as their Genealogy and Special Collections Librarian at the Denver Public Library.


October 09, 2024

1:00 PM

Hybrid
In–person
& Zoom


(Speaker
will present in person)
Rosie the Riveter

Gail Beaton, Colorado Humanities Speaker's Bureau presents:

"Gail Murphy, Colorado's own Rosie the Riveter"

Description: "Rosie the Riveter", the name given to women war workers during World War II, lived and worked throughout the United States riveting, welding, making bullets, and performing a variety of jobs for the war effort.


BIO: Gail Beaton taught for more than 30 years in Colorado public schools at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, and as a community college instructor. She has two M.A. degrees (U.S. History and Public History) from the University of Colorado at Denver. In 1997, she developed "Gail Murphy" for her high school United States History classes as a way to present the World War II home front. Gail is the author of "Colorado Women, A History" (2013 Finalist for the Colorado Book Awards in History and a 2013 Finalist for the WILLA Literary Award in Scholarly Nonfiction from Women Writing the West) and "Colorado Women in World War II" (also a 2021 Finalist for the WILLA Award in Scholarly Nonfiction). She co–authored "The Women's Bank: A Denver Success Story" with Dr. Thomas J. Noel. She is a member of the Denver Woman's Press Club, Women Writing the West, and the Western History Association. Gail is currently researching Colorado women homesteaders for her next book.


November 13, 2024

1:00 PM

Hybrid
In–person
& Zoom


(Speaker
will present in person)
Carl Glasgow

Andrew Glasgow presents:

"Adventures in Genealogy: The Search for a WW II Fighter Pilot
'Bill' Glasgow"


Description: Is it possible to get ot know a relative who died in WW II when there are no family members now alive who knew him? Andy Glasgow brings Fighter Pilot 'Bill' Glasgow back to life and takes you on the genealogical journey over severn years showing the power of dreams and some amazing coincidences in life along his search.

BIO: Andrew Glasgow holds multiple graduate degrees: a Master of Divinity degree from Boston University School of Theology and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Rochester. Before his retirement in 2008, he had two different careers: first as a college professor in Biblical Studies; later as an executive with First American Financial. He is married to Dr. Jan Piper–Glasgow and has 3 adult children and 2 grandsons. Andrew and Jan raised their family near Rochester, NY, and now split time between Colorado and Arizona, and the Adirondack region of northern New York.