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Saturday, May 27
Genealogy Level II (Classes)
9:00 am to 1:00 pm East Library Community Meeting Room, 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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Saturday, June 3
Genealogy Organized (Classes)
9:00 am to 10:00 am North Family Discovery Center
Speaker: Vint Atkinson
North Family Discovery Center, 8710 Lexington Dr., Colorado Springs; entrance on southeast corner. |
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Saturday, June 10
Regional History Symposium (Special Events)
9:00 am to 4:30 pm East Library, PPLD
Enduring Legacies & Forgotten Landmarks:
The Built Environment of the Pikes Peak Region
Reservations required
Saturday, June 10, 2017, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m.—Doors Open at East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs
9 a.m.—Welcome & Opening Remarks
Complimentary light lunch will be served.
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Saturday, June 10
Housekeeping in FamilySearch Family Tree (Classes)
9:00 am to 10:00 am North Family Discovery Center
Speaker: Mariah Hudson
North Family Discovery Center, 8710 Lexington Dr., Colorado Springs; entrance on southeast corner. |
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Friday, June 16 through Sunday, June 18
Pikes Peak Celtic Fest (Special Events)
Memorial Park, Colorado Springs
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Saturday, June 24
Genealogy Level III (Classes)
9:00 am to 1:00 pm East Library Community Meeting Room, 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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Saturday, June 24
Newspaper Research Techniques and Websites (Classes)
9:00 am to 10:00 am North Family Discovery Center
Speaker: Gale Myers
North Family Discovery Center, 8710 Lexington Dr., Colorado Springs; entrance on southeast corner. |
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Thursday, July 6
DNA Testing for Health (Classes)
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Fountain Library (PPLD), 230 S. Main, Fountain
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Saturday, July 8
CCGS Board Meeting (Special Events)
10:00 am to 12:00 am Carnegie Room, Penrose Library, PPLD
PPGS is hosting the quarterly meeting of the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies (CCGS) board. PPGS volunteers may be needed to help host this event.
Megan Munroe, with the Colorado vital records office will speak for about 45 minutes on vital records issues.
A tour of the library will be conducted after the meeting.
PPGS members are welcome to attend. Lunch at a local restaurant will follow.
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Friday, July 28 through Sunday, July 30
Int'l German Genealogy Partnership (Conferences)
Minneapolis, MN
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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Thursday, September 7
Ethnicity Testing: Why Is My Indian Princess Wearing a Kilt? (Classes)
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Fountain Library (PPLD), 230 S. Main, Fountain
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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 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 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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