Source citations are a vital element in allowing us and our readers to 1) relocate a source, if needed and 2) evaluate the quality and likely reliability of our information. Few genealogists start out understanding, let alone writing, appropriate source citations to support their research, and in the long-term most seriously regret this failure. This class will be a combined lecture and workshop on how to write source citations. Included will be:
What is a source citation
The Gold Standard of source citations - Evidence Explained
What elements make up a good source citation
How to order the elements of a source citation
How to cite sources in your writing
Saturday, May 4
Society Management--Now and into the Future! (CCGS Seminar) (Special Events)
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Calvary Baptist Church, 6500 E. Girard Ave, Denver
Keynote speaker: Patricia Jordan Roberts
Topics for every society, focusing on successful society management and growth.
Sponsored by the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies
Wednesday, May 8
Colonial America Focus Group (Special Interest Groups)
5:30 pm
The Venue, Library 21c
Facilitator: John Putnam
John plans to have the first organizational meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on May 8 just prior to the regular member meeting at Library 21c. Depending on the interest for this group, he may arrange for a separate room. Otherwise, we will meet in the back of our regular meeting room.
Initially, John plans to limit the group’s size to 15-20 people. If you are interested in joining this group, please either send him an email (jeputnam@aol.com) with your contact information, the name of the individual you plan to research, and where he or she lived or sign up with Jan Myers at the April meeting providing the same information. In addition, he asks that interested focus group folks write a brief paper (500-1,000 words) that introduces him and eventually the group to your brick wall and includes the following information:
∙ A brief biographical overview of the individual
∙ When and where he/she lived
∙ Your research journey to date
∙ Why this research is important to you
Please send him your paper by May 1 so he can further prepare the organizational meeting.
Thursday, May 16
Transcribing, Abstracting, and Extracting (Classes)
Many records that we use as genealogists are fairly extensive and may have significant amounts of boiler-plate language; particularly land records and court records. Older handwriting can make these documents even more difficult to work with. Transcribing these types of documents, while taking a bit of time, means not having to re-translate that writing over and over again. Making an abstract then helps to preserve the essential information without having to wade through the boiler-plate material over and over again. Extracting records provides a compact version of what can be voluminous record sets. This class will cover the standard methods for generating transcripts, abstracts, and extracts or records. This class will be a combined lecture and workshop.
Standards help us to do our best work. The Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) provides a guideline for establishing a genealogical conclusion with reasonable certainty. The class will include an exercise in determining if an example conclusion meets the GPS. Included will be:
Unless you're Native American, your ancestors came here from somewhere else, a process called immigration. Once here, they had the option to go throught the process of naturalization in order become a citizen. This class will be a combined lecture and workshop on immigration and naturalization records. Included will be:
A brief history of immigration and naturalization in the United States
Using City Directories & Maps to Full Advantage (Classes)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
21C Library - Computer Lab
Instructor: Ed Storey
Recommended Minimum Experience Level: Beginner
Class Size: 32
Restrictions: None. Open to the public. Computer skills not required, but the ability to follow along on the computers will enhance the class experience.
Some of our ancestors lived in the city, some in the country, and most of them owned land or other property. These records can help us place our ancestors in time and place, as well as tell us much about their economic status. This class will be a combined lecture and workshop on land and property records. Included will be:
Common types of property records
Indexes to deeds
Typical deed information and language
Land descriptions and how to plot them
Tax lists and what they tell us
Homesteads
Maps
Other interesting property records
Wednesday, August 21 through Saturday, August 24
Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) 2019 (Conferences)
Most of our ancestors claimed an affiliation with some religion and all of our ancestors eventually died, with most being buried (until recent history when cremation has become more common, with or without a following burial). Depending on denomination, church records can provide significant information on the major events in our ancestors lives. Cemeteries might be associated with the ancestor's church, or might be publically or privately owned. This class will be a combined lecture and workshop on church and property records. Included will be:
Denominational differences in records
Common church records
Translating church records
Common cemetery records
Cemetery web sites: use and reliability
Issues of record access
Sunday, September 15 through Sunday, September 22
Family History Library Research Trip (Field Trip)
Salt Lake City, UT
Trip organized by Colorado Palatines to America German Genealogy Society
Early bird registration with deposit before June 1.
Questions and to request registration form: Kent Robinson, nekero@aol.com
GenGen101 (Introduction to Genetic Genealogy) (Classes)
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Penrose - Room TBD
TENTATIVE: CLASS TO BE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER - ACTUAL DATE & TIME WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN AVAILABLE
Instructor: Dr. Greg Liverman
Recommended Minimum Experience Level: Advanced Beginner
Class Size: 25
Restrictions: Open to PPGS members only. Students must have a working knowledge of basic genealogy (pedigree charts, use of basic genealogy records, etc.)
Reservations: Required; e-mail instructor at greg.liverman@live.com
This is an introduction to the use of genetic testing for genealogy and will cover testing companies, the different types of tests, ancestry admixture (ethnicity), the basic science of DNA inheritance and will include some examples and case studies.
Tuesday, October 8
Premiere, Finding Your Roots, Season 5, PBS (TV)
Friday, November 1 through Saturday, November 2
Colorado Palatines to America Fall Conference (Conferences)
Conference Center, Denver Public Library
Speaker: Roger Minert
Friday:
"Conducting Family Research in Europe"
"German Training and Research Materials Found on FamilySearch" by Cina Johnson
Saturday:
"German Immigrants in American Church Records--An Update"
"German Census Records, 1816-1916"
"German Residential Registration Records"
"Surnames in German-Language Regions of Europe"
Registration will open in June.
Please contact Sandy Carter-Duff (sandy@carduff.com; 303-777-1391) or Jean West (jgopack@gmail.com; 303-736-2697) for further information.
