Meetings are held by Zoom on the second Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., Mountain Time, with the social time beginning at 6:30 p.m., MT. Guests are welcome!
PPGS members should receive an email invitation to the Zoom meeting by the day before the meeting. If you don't receive it, log in with your user name and password, click on Members Only on the front page menu line, then Monthly Meeting Zoom Link. For additional help, message the webmaster.
Guests are welcome to attend the meeting via Zoom. Please request an invitation from the PPGS President. Members receive the meeting handout. If you are interested in joining PPGS go to Join.
Please send suggestions for programs or speakers to programs@ppgs.org.
November: A Sentence of Transportation
- November 11, 2026 07:00 PM
- PPGS Virtual Event
PPGS Monthly Meetings
| 2026 | Speaker | Program Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 14 | Lisa Louise Cooke | Google Books: The Tool You Should Use Every Day! |
| February 11 | Teneya Y. Koonce | Find It at FamilySearch: Keeping Up with What's New |
| March 11 | Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL | Indirect Evidence: Finding What Was Not Written |
| April 8 | Elaine Martzen | Introduction to WikiTree |
| May 13 | Mary Kircher Roddy, CG, CGG | Latin 101: Deciphering Catholic Parish Records |
| June 10 | Christine Cohen | Naturalization and Citizenship |
| July 8 | Diana Elder, AG, AGL | Using Evidence in a Timeline to Separate Individuals of the Same Name |
| August 12 | Tina Beaird | Researching at the National Archives of Scotland |
| September 9 | Tamara Hallo | FamilySearch and Ancestry: Do I Need to Use Both? |
| October 14 | Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD | Using Autosomal DNA for 18th- and 19th-Century Mysteries |
| November 11 | Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL | A Sentence of Transportation |
| December 9 | ||
| 2027 | ||
| January 9, 1-4 p.m. | Location: Youth Symphony Center, 3113 Primrose Dr., Colorado Springs, CO | Saturday, Holiday Party with potluck and entertainment, including the Legendary Ladies |
PPGS Education Meetings
PPGS Education meetings are planned for the first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. Mountain Time, via Zoom. Topics will include local and national history, technology subjects, and more. Members will receive via email links to the Zoom meetings.
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| July 16 | John Putnam | Sacred Honor, Frozen Feet: Knowing Your Ancestors in the "Times That Try Men's Souls" [Revolutionary War] |
| August 6 | Craig R. Scott | Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestor |
| September 3 | Carol Darrow | Navigating the New Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Website |
| October 1 | Gerald Heagney | Discover How AI Can Transform Your Photos |
| November 6 | John Putnam | Prologue to Independence: The Start of the American Revolution |