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Saturday, September 30
CCGS Society Management Workshops (Special Events)
9:00 am to 5:00 pm Denver Public Library
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.
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Sunday, October 1
Genealogy Level I (Classes)
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Aspen Room, Penrose Library, Pikes Peak Library District
Area of focus: Getting started, standards and terminology, and census records. Reservations required; call 719-531-6333 ext. 2253. Free.
Instructors: J Richards, PPGS Education Chairperson, and Andy Likins
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Saturday, October 7
DNA 101 (Classes)
9:00 am to 10:00 am North Family History Center
Speaker: Sheldon Jones
North Family History Center, 8710 Lexington Dr., Colorado Springs; entrance on southeast corner. |
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Saturday, October 14
Conference for a Cause (Conferences)
9:00 am to 4:00 pm Loveland, CO
Speaker: Blaine Bettinger, genetic genealogy specialist
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Sunday, October 15
Seminar, Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado (Special Events)
8:00 am to 3:30 pm JCC Social Hall, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver
Speaker: Lisa Louise Cooke
Registration: $20 for members, $35 nonmembers
The seminar will feature four lectures:
1. How to Organize All This Genealogy Stuff
2. Google Search and Google Books: Tools for Every Day
3. Time Travel and Google Earth
4. Future Technology and Genealogy--Five Strategies You Need
Lisa Louise Cooke is the owner of Genealogy Gems, a genealogy and family history multimedia company. She is producer and host of the Genealogy Gems podcast, the popular online genealogy audio show available at www.genealogygems.com in iTunes, and through the Genealogy Gems app. Her podcast brings genealogy news, research strategies, expert interviews and inspiration to genealogists in 75 countries around the world, and recently celebrated 2 million downloads!
Lisa is the author of a variety of multimedia materials including the Genealogy Gems Premium website subscription, and four books: The Genealogist's Google Toolbox; Mobile Genealogy: How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers; Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies; and the video series Google Earth for Genealogy.
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Sunday, October 15
Introduction to Genetic Genealogy (Classes)
1:30 pm to 4:00 pm Aspen Room, PPLD Penrose Library
This is a free introductory class on DNA testing and analysis (genetic genealogy) for the purposes of tracing your ancestry and family history. Due to limited space, preregistration is requested.
Prerequisite: PPGS Level I Genealogy Seminar, or permission from Dr. Liverman or J Richards for comparable genealogical training which will help you most effectively understand and research your DNA matches.
To register:
Register online at PPLD
Or call (719) 531-6333, ext. 2253.
If you haven't yet taken the Level I Genealogy workshop, the same DNA workshop will be offered again in the fall. Genealogy I will next be offered April 29 and September 24. |
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Friday, October 20 through Saturday, October 21
Palatines to America, Fall Seminar, Free (Special Events)
Denver Public Library
COPALAM's Fall Seminar will be Friday, 20 October, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, and Saturday, 21 Oct 2017, 9:30 am – 4:15 pm in the Denver Public Library, 14th & Broadway, Lower Level Conference Room.
The seminar will be free this year, but registration is required, as seating is limited. Featured speaker: James M. Beidler, an author, columnist, and teacher. Topics include "Searching for a Pennsylvania German Ancestor," "German Immigrant Waves: Contrasts and Sources," "Your Immigrant’s Germany: Microstates and Microbreweries," and "Online German Church Registers, Duplicates and Substitutes."
For registration, see attached flier.
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Sunday, October 29
Genealogy Level II (Classes)
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Aspen Room, Penrose Library, Pikes Peak Library District
Area of focus: Vital Records, Church & Cemetery Records, Newspapers and Immigration Records.
Prerequisite: Genealogy Level I or permission of instructor. Reservations required; call 719-531-6333 ext. 2253. Free.
Instructor: J Richards, PPGS Education Chairperson
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Sunday, November 19
Genealogy Level III (Classes)
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Aspen Room, Penrose Library, Pikes Peak Library District
Area of focus: Military, Land and Court Records.
Prerequisite: Genealogy Level I or permission of instructor. Reservations required; call 719-531-6333 ext. 2253. Free.
Instructor: J Richards, PPGS Education Chairperson
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018 through Saturday, March 3, 2018
RootsTech 2017 (Conferences)
Salt Lake City
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Saturday, April 14, 2018
Spring Seminar, Colorado Genealogical Society (Special Events)
Denver Public Library
Speaker: Diahan Southard, DNA specialist
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