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Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., in the Aspen/Children's Reading Room,
Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade, Colorado Springs, CO
Parking is available in two library parking lots and at Catholic church to north.
Programs are FREE and open to the public!
Our Next Program!
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| October 11 |
2017 |
PPGS Members |
I Was Shocked -- Shocked, I tell you -- to Learn That... |
Upcoming Programs!
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| November 8 |
2017 |
Harry Ross |
Coal, Shortbread and Whiskey: Celebrating Winter Holidays in Scotland |
| December 13 |
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Annual Holiday Party |
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| January 10 |
2018 |
All |
Annual Business Meeting & Silent Book Auction |
| February 14 |
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Ellen Shindelman Kowitt |
Planting Your Tree for the Next Generation: How to Share Your Family History Research |
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Past Programs!
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Speaker |
Subject |
| January 11 |
2017 |
All |
Annual Business Meeting & Silent Book Auction |
| February 8 |
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John Putnam |
What's Your Story? Introduction to Family History Stories |
| March 8 |
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Rhonda Curtis |
Pictures on the Wall |
| April 12 |
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Diane Barbour |
Using Early American Records to Tell the Story of a Pioneer |
| May 10 |
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Linda Pearce |
Restoring Your Vintage Photos: Photoshop [Elements] Tips 'n' Tricks |
| June 14 |
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Vint Atkinson |
What Is PGS (Personal Genealogy Software)? Why Use It for Your Family History? A General Research Strategy |
| July 12 |
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Joyce Lohse |
Everything I Learned about Research I Learned from Genealogy |
| August 9 |
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Susie Wickman |
Let's Start: Mapping Your Family History |
| September 13 |
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Tim Morris |
Best Kept Secrets of Special Collections |
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| January 13 |
2016 |
All |
New Officer Installation, Annual Business Meeting, and Silent Book Auction |
| February 10 |
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Carol Swensen |
OneNote for the Genealogist |
| March 9 |
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Dina Carson |
Q Looks Like 2: Deciphering 19th-Century Handwriting |
| April 13 |
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Deena Coutant |
A Goldmine of Fun! Using Lessor Known Genealogical Programs and Apps |
| May 11 |
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Dr. Ted Bainbridge |
Errors, Evidence, and Standards of Proof |
| June 8 |
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Ed Storey |
Finding Grandma |
| July 13 |
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Kirk Patton |
Johan Axel Joseph Anderson: Case Study of a Swedish Immigrant to America |
| August 10 |
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Larry Dodge |
Migration and Exoduses: Why People Move |
| September 14 |
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Jim Williams |
Foibles of findagrave.com |
| October 12 |
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PPGS Members |
If I Could Just Talk With ______________ |
| November 9 |
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Carol Darrow |
Using Charts to Connect the Dots: Timelines, Land In-and-Out, and Fan Charts |
| December 14 |
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All |
Annual Holiday Party |
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| January 14 |
2015 |
All |
Annual Membership Business Meeting and Silent Book Auction |
| February 11 |
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Dr. Ted Bainbridge |
Finding Maps on the Internet |
| March 11 |
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Mary McCarthy |
Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection |
| April 8 |
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Dick Kautt |
Courthouse Records Research |
| May 13 |
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Nancy Oleksy |
Sources for Obituaries |
| June 10 |
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Andy Likins |
Locating Images of Ancestors: Putting a Face with That Name |
| July 8 |
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J Richards |
The Adventures of George Moyer, Germanna Colonist |
| August 12 |
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Carol Darrow |
Castle Garden (1855 - 1890) and Ellis Island (1891 - 1924) - Immigrant Depots in New York |
| September 9 |
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Dan Quillen |
Military Records |
| October 14 |
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PPGS Members |
Family Skeletons |
| November 11 |
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Dr. Greg Liverman |
Cracking the Code: DNA Testing Myths & Reality |
| December 9 |
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Annual Holiday Party |
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