Pikes Peak Genealogical Society
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
Pikes Peak Genealogical Society helps members and guests connect with their past and learn to do sound family history research by offering top-of-the-line monthly speakers, classes, on-demand genealogy webinars, and a DNA special interest group. We meet by Zoom so members don’t have to drive at night or in bad weather. Meetings are recorded for later viewing. As a result, we have members from throughout the country. Guests are welcome to visit.
We also plan events and meals together so we can socialize in person. At times, we index local records to make them available to genealogists worldwide. We focus on our own backyard—El Paso and Teller counties, Colorado—but we support genealogical research everywhere. PPGS members can be your boots on the ground for local research.
Wednesday, November 11, Monthly Meeting
A Sentence of Transportation
by Judy G. Russell, CG, JD
7 p.m., via Zoom; socializing at 6:30 p.m., Mountain Time
The fact that England used transportation to get rid of those it didn't want is well known. What isn't as well understood is that most of the early transportees were sent to colonial America. Americans like to believe their bold ancestors sold themselves into service as indentured servants and won their freedom by hard work. Um, no… not exactly. Let’s look at the how and the why and, yes, the where of transportation from England.
The Legal Genealogist® Judy G. Russell is a genealogist with a law degree who writes and lectures on topics ranging from using court records in family history to understanding DNA testing. An internationally-known lecturer and award-winning writer, she holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist® and Certified Genealogical Lecturer℠ from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. Her blog is at https://www.legalgenealogist.com.
Members: Zoom links and handouts will be emailed before the meeting. If you still need the monthly meeting link, log in and click on the Monthly Meeting Zoom Link, under Members Only.
Guests are welcome to attend the meeting. Please request an invitation from president@ppgs.org.
Thursday, December 3, Education Meeting
Questions to Ask Your Family This Holiday Season
by Dave Bouchard
1 p.m., Mountain Time, via Zoom
When the family gathers for the holidays, the stories are right there at the table. In this warm, interactive talk on Zoom, Dave Bouchard of Root & Quill shares the questions that bring out real stories from parents and grandparents, why a recipe card can open a door a question can't, and how to record at a gathering without making it awkward. There's a quick poll, a myth-or-fact game in the chat, and a family mystery solved with an old recipe card. Bring a family dish with a story. Everyone receives a printable set of Holiday Table Question cards after the talk.
Dave Bouchard writes researched family histories at Root & Quill in Granby, Connecticut. He traces families in the original records and turns them into hardcover books with every fact cited. He gives talks for libraries and historical and genealogical societies.
Guests are welcome to attend the meeting. Please request an invitation from president@ppgs.org