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. NOTE: PPNF is currently down until it is migrated to new platform. In the interim, click here https://ppld.org/regional-history-genealogy to request PPNF lookups from the library. 
 

October 9 Meeting
via Zoom
 
The Constitution of the United States: A Historical Overview
 
 
by Robert Wilbanks IV
 
A professional genealogist, Robert Wilbanks specializes in  American military records and research, especially the Civil War. Other specialties include general American research, research in the Old South, and research in Colonial America, most notably Colonial Virginia. He is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Genealogical Speakers Guild.
 
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, October 9
 
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)

September 5
Webtember
Register for five free online Legacy webinars offered each Friday in September -- 20 total live webinars from stellar genealogy speakers.   They will be recorded and offered for free for a period. Always available with a Legacy subscription.   For information, see https://familytreewebinars.com/webtember/.
October 13
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 ...
October 14
British Institute
For information, see www.isbgfh.com/bi.
October 28
Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies (CCGS) - Society Management Workshop
  PPGS is a member of CCGS. Attendance to CCGS events is free for members unless otherwise noted.   CCGS Society Management Webinar Series on "Best Practices for Societies" is for all member societies. Host Bob Larson will have a panel of five presidents and past presidents to discuss their ...