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An Invitation to Anyone with Ancestors!
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Welcome to the Pikes Peak Genealogical Society. We are located in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, at the foot of Pikes Peak. Our mission is to preserve family history by indexing records; support research with free classes, lectures, and one-on-one help; and contribute to public genealogy causes. While we support genealogical research throughout Colorado, we have a special focus on El Paso and Teller counties.
We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Penrose Public Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado. Visitors are welcome. For monthly meeting information see Programs or call (719) 531-6333, ext. 2252. For more genealogy events throughout the state and our free classes, see Calendar of Events. For help with your research, including our one-on-one GenMentor assistance, select GenMentors or Research Help. Members receive additional benefits listed at Join PPGS. Come find your roots with us!
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August Meeting
The Pikes Peak Genealogical Society
Presents
"Let's Start: Mapping"
 
Speaker: Susie Wickman
Maps are used in a variety of genealogical research. Understanding these maps become a very valuable tool that is available for the genealogical researcher and genealogical detective. What are some of the different mapping tools that are available when working with maps? What are some of the different ways that we can look at and interpret maps? This presentation will allow you to enrich your family history with different mapping tools and different ways of looking at maps! Come and let Susie show you what is available to you and show you how to look at maps differently!
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
7 p.m.
Penrose Library
20 N. Cascade Ave.
The Pikes Peak Genealogical Society meets on the second Wednesday of each month in the 1905 Carnegie Reading Room at the Penrose Library, PPLD. Programs are free and open to the public. For more information call 531-6333 ext. 2252.
Upcoming Free Workshops
Reservations required for all workshops--please call (719) 531-6333, ext. 2253
| Genealogy Level I |
| Sunday, October 1, 2017, 1 - 5 p.m., Penrose Library, Aspen Room |
| Getting Started, Standards & Terminology and Census Records |
| Prerequisite: None |
| Genealogy Level II |
| Sunday, October 29, 2017, 1 - 5 p.m., Penrose Library, Aspen Room |
| Vital Records, Church & Cemetery Records, Newspapers and Immigration Records |
| Prerequisite: Genealogy Level I or permission of instructor |
| Genealogy Level III |
| Sunday, November 19, 2017, 1 - 5 p.m., Penrose Library, Aspen Room |
| Military, Land and Court Records |
| Prerequisite: Genealogy Level I or permission of instructor |
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Classes are taught by J Richards, PPGS Education Chairman.
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Member of
Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies
Federation of Genealogical Societies
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Make sure you cite your sources!
[Basic Information]
Starting in 1880, an Enumeration District consisted of not more than 4,000 persons assigned to one enumerator, or census taker.
[Census]
Primary evidence is personal testimony or a record created shortly after an event by a person with personal knowledge of the facts.
[Evidence and Documentation]
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July 28
Int'l German Genealogy Partnership
To register go to www.IGGPartner.org and click 2017 Conference > Registration from the menu on the left-hand side of the website. See also attachment.
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July 29
Genealogy Summer Camp, free
Camp Derrick: Genealogy Summer Camp at Denver Public Library, Central Library, 5th Floor Speaker: Greg Liverman on DNA More fun activities for genealogists
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September 7
Ethnicity Testing: Why Is My Indian Princess Wearing a Kilt?
by Dr. Greg Liverman
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September 30
CCGS Society Management Workshops
Free to any member of a CCGS member society, including PPGS. Especially designed for officers and people interested in serving as genealogy society leadership. EOGN author Dick Eastman will attend. Door prizes. Click here to register.
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