Pikes Peak Genealogical Society
Welcome to the Pikes Peak Genealogical Society in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Our mission is to preserve family history by indexing records; support research with free classes, lectures, special interest groups, one-on-one help; and contribute to public genealogy causes. We focus on El Paso and Teller Counties, but we support genealogical research everywhere. 
 
PPLD Regional History & Genealogy at Penrose LIbrary: 20 N. Cascade, Colorado Springs, Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 1:30 - 5 p.m.; appointments not required. Great U.S. genealogy collection.
Key local resources:
Pikes Peak NewsFinder: index to newspapers and other local records
 

April 10 Meeting
via Zoom
 
Researching Your Quaker Ancestors
 
 
by Craig R. Scott, CG, FUGA
 
President and CEO of Heritage Books, Craig R. Scott has published many genealogy books and articles and has presented at IGHR, SLIG, and GRIP genealogical institutes. He serves on the National Genealogical Society Quarterly editorial board. 
 
Members: If you need the monthly meeting link, log in with your user name and password, then click on "Monthly Meeting Zoom Link," the second button under Member Log In. 
 
Guests are welcome to attend the meeting via Zoom. Please request an invitation from the PPGS President.
 
 
Wednesday, April 10
 
6:30 p.m., Mountain Time, Zoom hangout begins
 
7 p.m., Mountain Time, Meeting begins via Zoom
 
The Pikes Peak Genealogical Society meets on the second Wednesday of each month via Zoom. Guests are welcome.
 
 

Sample PPGS Newsletter (PPGS members have access to newsletters in the Members Only section)

February 1
Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) - 2024 Virtual, Weekly Courses
  SLIG weekly classes are being offered virtually in the Spring of 2024.   Registration: SLIG 2024 registration is open.   Course Information: Still wondering which course is right for you? View course outlines and videos for SLIG here: Utah Genealogical Association - Courses (ugagenealogy.org) including:   Bring 'Em Back to Life: Writing Our Ancestors' ...
April 14
WriteNow!
  This is a free genealogical writing group sponsored by the Colorado Genealogical Society (CGS) - you do not have to be a CGS member to attend. However, PPGS does encourage you to become a member if you are finding that you are attending on a regular basis - support the ...
May 12
WriteNow!
  This is a free genealogical writing group sponsored by the Colorado Genealogical Society (CGS) - you do not have to be a CGS member to attend. However, PPGS does encourage you to become a member if you are finding that you are attending on a regular basis - support the ...
May 16
National Genealogical Society (NGS) - 2024 Family History Conference Virtual
  For information, see www.ngsgenealogy.org/conferences/. More detailed information coming soon.   The National Genealogical Society 2024 Virtual Family History Conference gives genealogists and family historians of all levels the insights necessary to take their research and writing to new heights and make exciting new discoveries. Learn the latest from the best ...