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Colorado Genealogical Society

February 2015 Meeting Locally, Researching Globally Volume 39, No. 1

Volume 37, No. 4

February 2016 Meeting Locally, Researching Globally Volume 40, No. 1

Volume 37, No. 4 CeCe Moore Set to Speak

at Joint CGS/CIG Seminar

on DNA and Genealogy The Colorado Genealogical Society and the

CGS/Computer Interest Group are pleased to

announce that CeCe Moore has accepted our

invitation to be the speaker at the joint CGS/CIG

seminar on 5 March 2016 at

Denver Public Library.

The topic will be DNA and

Genealogy. CeCe Moore is a

professional genetic genealogist

and blogger of the popular,

award-winning blog "Your

Genetic Genealogist." Currently,

she is working as the genetic

genealogy consultant for two

PBS television shows "Finding Your Roots with

Henry Louis Gates, Jr." and "Genealogy

Roadshow.” She serves as the lead "Ancestry

Advisor" to 23andMe and is the Co-Director of the

Global Adoptee Genealogy Project. She is

frequently consulted by and quoted in the press in

regard to the emerging personal genomics industry.

CeCe’s topics on March 5 will include:

The Power of DNA: Genetic Genealogy Basics

Autosomal DNA: Discovering Your Ancestors in You

Who Am I: Exploring Ethnicity Estimates

I Have My Results, Now What?

The materials fee for the Saturday seminar is

$35. You may register online via PayPal at

http://www.cogensoc.us/ or

http://www.cigcolorado.org/

or mail your check and registration information to: Sharon Mahler, 2962 S. Pontiac St., Denver, CO

80224.

Walk-in registration will begin at 9 am and

presentations will start at 9:30 am. Lunch is on your

own and brown bags are okay.

:Officers Needed!

The Colorado Genealogical Society has great

programs, classes, seminars, and events planned for

2016. CGS would not be the vibrant organization

without its members and terrific volunteers. This

spring CGS will hold elections for a new president

and secretary:

The president presides at all meetings of the membership and of the Board of Directors;

signs, with the secretary, all legal documents on

behalf of the Society; selects and appoints the

chairman and members of the audit committee,

and when needed the long-range planning

committee; appoints a parliamentarian to advise

the President and the Board of Directors on

matters of order and procedure; serves as ex-

officio member of all committees except the

Nominating Committee; and upon expiration of

the term of office, serves on the Board of

Directors as Past President.

The secretary: records and transcribes the

minutes of meetings; signs, with the President,

all legal documents on behalf of the Society;

collects and preserves all material from

meetings of record or historical value pertaining

to the Society; responds to correspondence at the request of the president; and assumes the

presidency in the absence, incapacity or

resignation of the president and vice president.

The elected two-year term for both offices runs

from July 1, 2016-June 30, 2018.

Being a member of the CGS board gives you the

opportunity to have an impact on the management

and future of CGS. If you are interested in joining

the CGS team as president or secretary, please

contact one of the members of the Nominating

Committee by March 1:

Sandy Breed: [email protected]

Jan Kachenko: [email protected]

Jean Maguire: [email protected]

NEWSLETTER

http://www.cogensoc.us/

http://www.cigcolorado.org/

CGS Newsletter February 2016

Gone to Texas and

Back Again! by Kim Rogers

If you mention that you went to San Antonio at

the end of August, people look at you funny –

why would you go anywhere in Texas in August

– the hottest month of the year? The answer is:

CGS Board in Action

Meeting Location Central Denver Public Library

13th

St. and Broadway

3rd

Saturday of the Month

except December, July & August

10 am - Noon

Upcoming CGS Programs and Classes All Meetings at Central Denver Library (DPL)

unless otherwise noted. Monday, Feb. 1, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 4-6 pm, Perrin

Room, Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Pkwy.

Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016: CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10

am – 3 pm, DPL, 5th Floor. Lou-Jean Rehn, instructor.

Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016: WriteNOW writing group, 1:30 – 3:30

pm, DPL 4th Floor Rockwell Room. Carol Darrow, facilitator.

Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016: CGS Program Meeting, 10 am - Noon.

DPL 7th Floor. Speaker: Diane Barbour. “Using Early

American Records to Tell the Story of a Pioneer.”

Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016: CGS Special Interest Class, 10 am – 1

pm. DPL, 5th Floor.

Saturday, March 5, 2016: CGS/CIG Joint Seminar. 9 am – 4

pm. DPL Lower Conference Center. Speaker: CeCe Moore on

DNA and Genealogy.

Monday, March 7, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 4-6 pm, Perrin


Saturday, March 12, 2016: CGS Beginning Genealogy Class,

10 am – 3 pm, DPL, 5th Floor. Lou-Jean Rehn, instructor.

Sunday, March 13, 2016: WriteNOW writing group, 1:30- 3:30


Saturday, March 19, 2016: CGS Program Meeting, 10 am –

Noon. Speaker: Bobbi King. “Land Records, A Genealogist’s

Guide.

No Special Interest Class on March 26. Saturday, April 9, 2016: CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10


Sunday, April 10, 2016: WriteNOW writing group, 1:30-3:30 DPL 4

th Floor Rockwell Room. Carol Darrow, facilitator.

Saturday, April 16, 2016: CGS Program Meeting, 10 am -

Noon. DPL 7th Floor. Speaker: John Putnam. “New England

History and Genealogy Overview from Settlement to

Revolution.”

Saturday, April 23, 2016: CGS Special Interest Class, 10 am – 1

pm. DPL, 5th Floor.

Monday, May 2, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 4-6 pm, Perrin


Saturday, May 14, 2016: CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10


Saturday, May 14, 2016: Colorado Council of Genealogical

Societies Society Management Workshops. DPL 9 am - 3 pm

Sunday, May 15, 2016: WriteNOW writing group, 1:30- 3:30


Saturday, May 21, 2016: CGS Program Meeting, 10 am – Noon.

Speaker: Ted Bainbridge. “Finding Civil War Soldiers on the

Internet.”

No CGS Special Interest Class on May 28, 2016.

Monday, June 6, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 4-6 pm, Perrin


Saturday, June 18, 2016: Annual Meeting, Election of Officers,

and CGS Program, 10 am – noon. Speaker: Beth Benko.

COLORADO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

NEWSLETTER

Carol Darrow, CG, Editor

©Colorado Genealogical Society, 2016. All

rights reserved. CGS welcomes your input.

Address items of interest, news, and tips

and tricks for the Colorado genealogical

community to the editor at Cdarrow944

@yahoo.com or call (303) 287-6063.

Parking Downtown

Rates subject to change without notice Civic Center Parking Garage 1-2 hrs. = $3

Civic Center Parking Garage 2-3 hrs. = $4

Civic Center Parking Garage 3-5 hrs. = $7

Civic Center Parking Garage 5+ hrs. = $22

History Colorado Garage (Sat. & Sun) = $5

Flat Lots on $14th

St. = $7/day (cash only)

NOTIFY CGS OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS

If your home address or email address

changes, please notify Sandy Ronayne at

[email protected]. We want to

keep in touch with you!

Website Address

www.cogensoc.us

Computer Interest Group (CIG) (A Special Interest Group of CGS)

Meets on 3rd

Saturday of the Month

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Denver Public Library, 7th Floor

Visitors Welcome!

mailto:[email protected]


CGS Board in Action The Board of Directors of the Colorado

Genealogical Society now meets on the first

Monday of each month (except July and August) in

the Perrin Room of the Englewood Public Library,

1000 Englewood Parkway from 4-6 pm.

The board has taken the following actions since

October 2015:

CGS will no longer guarantee Return Address information from the Post Office for

Quarterlies. Please notify Sandy Ronayne if

you move and have a new address.

Nancy Ratay has created a Members Only section of the CGS website (www.cogensoc.us)

that includes copies of all Colorado Genealogist

Quarterly issues as well as speakers’ handouts.

If you have any issue or concern to bring before the

board, please notify President Sandy Ronayne at

[email protected] or attend any board

meeting. Members are always welcome.

Computer Interest Group (CIG) (A Special Interest Group of CGS)

Meets on 3rd

Saturday Afternoon of Most Months

at Central Denver Public Library 7

th Floor Training Room

Visitors Welcome

Welcome New Members! CGS welcomes the following new members:

Bella Conner

Kevin and Natalie Conner

Lorraine Corona

Ginny Dibbens

Carol Ewald

Rosalind Farnam

Russ Hamilton

Betsy Harrah

Christopher Hawley

Penny Heatherington

Truman G. Hix

Carol Jones

Shelly Krening

Jessica Lande

Carolyn Lievers

Sean McGuire

Sarah Menz

Susan Montgomery

Nora Morgenstern

Corwin Oldweiler

Arthur Patrick

Ileen Uhle Uliano

Dorothy Wallace

Connie Wilkerson

CCGS Plans Workshop on

Society Management May 14

The Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies

has scheduled a free, all-day Society Management

Workshop at the Central Denver Public Library

Lower Level Conference Center for Saturday, May

14. This will be an opportunity for members of

Colorado genealogical societies to gather and share

ideas about the operation of their societies.

This program will consist of four one-hour

sessions of three workshops each. Topics

tentatively announced include:

Really Cool Society Projects

Working with FindaGrave and Billion Graves

Working with Libraries, Archives, Historical

Organizations

Public Relations and Publicity for Your Society

Social Media and Website Hosting

Building Society Membership

Webinars for Your Society

Conducting Profitable Seminars

Best Practices for Society Program Chairs

Best Practices for Editors

Best Practices for Society Presidents

Best Practices for Society Treasurers

In Case Of

Snow

In the event of snow on the day

of any scheduled CGS

meeting, check your email for a

notification of cancellation.

CGS will make personal phone

calls to members who do not

have an email address registered

with the Membership Chair.

We will also post a notice on the CGS website at

www.cogensoc.us.





Jen Baldwin spoke at the January CGS meeting on “Staking a Claim on Mining Records.

Left to right: Beth Marcheschi, Sandy Carter-Duff, Sandi Marsh, Bobbi King, Iris Hawkins, Sharon Mahler, Kim Rogers, and Susan Winchester all in attendance at the January 2016 CGS meeting..

Left to Right: James Jeffrey, Sheila and Leon Pack, Lou-Jean Rehn.

Right: Jen Baldwin confers with Valerie Pacheco..


GENEALOGY LESSON

Finding Old Books by Ted Bainbridge, Ph.D.

Some internet sites help you find old and not-so-old

books that are relevant to your research. Use the

following methods to discover what exists, then get

access to it. If you are lucky you might find exactly

what you want - and a lot more.

Worldcat

Use the internet to search the catalogs of

libraries close to your home. Search by subject,

title, and author. If they don’t have what you want,

try Worldcat. Worldcat gives you access to the

catalogs of over 10,000 libraries worldwide. Go to

http://www.worldcat.org/ . Near the top left of their

screen select “Everything,” “Books,” “DVDs,”

“CDs,” or “Articles.” In the search box type

keywords that describe the state and county you

want, or the name or surname of an author, or the

title of an item you want, or any combination of

them. Click “Search everything.” A hit list appears.

Click the title of an item that interests you. Another

hit list appears; it is a list of libraries that own that

item, sorted by their distance from you. You will

get to the description of that item and its location. If

the item circulates, ask your local librarian to get it

for you through Interlibrary Loan. If the item does

not circulate, Interlibrary Loan can request copies of

pages you specify.

FamilySearch

FamilySearch’s Family History Books includes,

“digitized genealogy and family history

publications from the archives of some of the most

important family history libraries in the world.” The

collection includes family histories, county and

local histories, genealogy magazines and how-to

books, gazetteers, and medieval histories and

pedigrees. In April of 2015 the 200,000th item was

added to this collection. Go to the collection’s main

page at

https://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb

/action/search.do?vid=FHD_PUBLIC . Use the

search box or the Advanced Search option. Expect

to spend considerable time reading the hit list to

find what you might use and eliminate irrelevant

suggestions. Clicking an item on the hit list opens

images of the item’s pages. Right-click any page to

save the entire file to your computer, then double-

click the file on your computer to open it and read it

at your convenience.

Google Books

Go to https://books.google.com/ . Type

keywords, author, title, content, or any combination

of them in the search box, then click “Search

Books.” A hit list appears. Click the title of an item

that interests you. If the book is out of copyright or

if the copyright owner has given permission, you

will see a “preview” of the book or perhaps the

entire text. A preview displays some of the pages of

a book but not all of them; you may see many

pages, then a gap of many missing pages, then more

pages. If you have found a preview, return to the hit

list and look for another listing of that item; perhaps

that listing will be the entire text instead of just a

preview. If the book is in the public domain, you

can download a PDF copy of the book to your

computer and keep it for future reference. When

you get into a book you want, use the search box at

the left center of the screen. A hit list appears. Click

a page number. You will go to that page and your

search term will be highlighted on that page. Right-

clicking a page image will let you print or save the

page.

Archive Books

Go to https://archive.org/ and type keywords,

authors, or titles into the search box. Beside the

search box you can select “All Media Types” as it

is, or you can click its tiny up and down triangles to

select the type of media you want. Press the

“Return” or “Enter” key on your keyboard. A hit list

appears. Click the title of an item. Click

“fullscreen” under the item’s image. To change

pages, click the left and right arrows at the bottom

right of the screen or click either page of the image.

Use the search box near the top right of the screen,

then be patient while the program reads the entire

text. The bottom of the screen will display a bar

with a marker for each page that contains what you

put in the search box. Click a marker to see that

page with your search term highlighted. Use the

magnifying glasses at the bottom right of the screen

to change the size of the image if you want. If you

enlarge the image, you can drag the page across

your screen in any direction to read all of the page.

Right-click a page to save it.

World Vital Records

Family History Centers offer free access to

“FHC Services Portal”, then “Premium Family

http://www.worldcat.org/

https://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=FHD_PUBLIC

https://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=FHD_PUBLIC

https://books.google.com/

https://archive.org/


History Websites,” then “World Vital Records.”

Click on a State. On the list of available choices

look for titles including words like history,

biography, biographical, sketches, or portrait. Click

the title of a book you want to use. Search within

the book by typing a name or other important word

into the search box and click “Begin Search.” A hit

list appears, showing where that name or word was

found. Click a choice within the hit list. The page

selected will appear. You can move forward and

backward in the book by using the left and right

triangles at the bottom of the screen.

Ancestry

Ancestry, a pay-for-view site at

www.ancestry.com, is also available for free at

Family History Centers, Denver Public Libraries,

and the National Archives in Broomfield. On their

menu bar, hover over “Search” then select “Card

Catalog” from the drop-down menu. In the search

box for “Keywords” type “history” or “biography”

without quotes and a name or place that interests

you. Check each item on the resulting hit list.

Others

Cyndi’s List is a collection of over 333,000

links related to genealogy or research aids. Go to

http://www.cyndislist.com/ . The most effective

way to find old books or other materials about a

place is to search for that place, then search the hit

list for items that interest you.

Family Search is a large collection of

genealogical research aids. Go to

https://familysearch.org/ then click “Search”. Click

within the map under “Research By Location” to

drill down to a list of available resources related the

area you want. Search the hit list for interesting

items.

To buy a book, try http://www.amazon.com/ .

Search “Select Books” then search for a title,

author, or subject.

Check appropriate genealogical and historical

society websites. See if the organization sells

books, pamphlets, research papers, or data sets that

might help with your project.

Be Persistent

If you don’t find what you want within a book,

change the search words and look again. Don’t give

up on a book until you have searched for every

reasonable term you can think of. Look for names,

places, events, and dates.

If a book preview hasn’t helped you, return to

the hit list and select another entry for that item.

If one of the above sources fails you, try another.

Try all of them. If all these sources disappoint you,

do an internet search for what you want. If a

persistent and imaginative search does not find what

you want, repeat your efforts with another search

engine. Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other search

engines often find different items.

Member Spotlight

Denise and Gary Williams

GARY WILLIAMS How and when did you get interested in

genealogy?

I began by looking at census records at the then-

nearby NARA facility at the Federal Center in the

early 1980s. I attempted to verify family lore and to

research my dad’s family beyond his parents, who

were Texas sharecroppers with Georgia roots. My

mom had a partial family tree that led us to research

in Ontario.

What do you hope will be your proudest

accomplishment in genealogy?

I would like to learn about the paternal line of my

great-great grandfather John C. Williams. I have no

Y-DNA matches for the surname Williams but

instead have matches for the surname Robinson so I

would like to know when and how that name came

into my line.

When did you join CGS—and why CGS?

http://www.ancestry.com/

http://www.cyndislist.com/

https://familysearch.org/

http://www.amazon.com/


Denise and I joined CGS upon my retirement about

10 years ago.

What do you like best about CGS?

I like the classes at DPL, working with a genuinely

interested group of genealogists, and the fantastic

seminars.

What did you do in your other life besides

genealogy?

I worked through college as an auto tech, earned a teaching degree, and taught auto shop for 36 years,

mostly at Warren Tech in Jefferson County. I have

been a substitute teacher since retirement. I have

also been active as a Boy Scout and leader for most

of my life. We like to travel by car, visit grandkids,

explore where our ancestors came from, and stay

active in our church.

DENISE WILLIAMS

How and when did you get interested in

genealogy?

My interest in genealogy began as a child recording

stories my maternal grandmother shared about her

Louisiana ancestors. It was enhanced by growing

up “rootless” as a military dependent and later

discovering that we had lived in many places that

were near locations my ancestors had inhabited.

When I was a kindergartner in New York, a great-

aunt sent my parents a DAR application. Left in a

military issue desk, it caught up to us several duty

assignments later when I was a junior in high school

in Louisiana. That convinced me I was destined to

investigate the family history. Originally the goal was to get everyone to the US shores, but that

quickly expanded when I discovered my Nova

Scotia ancestors were actually New England

planters who emigrated from Connecticut to

Canada.

What is (or) what do you hope will be your

proudest accomplishment in genealogy?

I hope to spark our children’s interest in preserving

family history. In particular, I would like to

discover the origin of my surname that one of our

grandsons has as a middle name. Through that on-

going quest, we have discovered ancestors who

came through the Cumberland Gap with Daniel

Boone and we have made that hike with that

grandson and his brother and hopefully given them

a greater appreciation of their heritage.

When did you join CGS—and why CGS?

We joined CGS after taking the beginner’s class at

DPL about 10 years ago. The seminars with the

nationally recognized experts and the monthly GEM

presentations and programs have been valuable in

learning the historical background, available

records, and research techniques for various

regions.


I particularly like the camaraderie that comes from associating with people intrigued by family history.

The Aches and Pains tours of the past gave us an

opportunity to learn more about Denver history and

to brainstorm in an informal setting about stumbling

blocks in our research as do the Lunch Bunch

meetings now.

What would you like to see CGS add/change/

improve?

The Friday night CGS meetings followed by the

Saturday special interest DPL class seemed to be

easier for us to plan around, but I am sure that we

will get used to the new schedule and the changing

challenges of downtown parking.

What did you do in your other life besides

genealogy?

I was trained as a math and science teacher but

instead programmed computers in the Hollerith card era, an embarrassing admission as I’m so

technically challenged. Over the years, I did school

enrichment classes, caregiving for older relatives,

and obedience classes with English Springer

Spaniels. Now my interests include our five

grandchildren, church, Tai Chi and strength classes,

DAR, and travel.

Do You Have These

on Your Bookshelf?

by Carol Darrow Here are the books I depend on for genealogy:

Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy by Val D.

Greenwood

Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills

Mastering Genealogical Proof by Thomas W. Jones

Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County & Town

Sources edited by Alice Eichholz

Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com by Nancy

Hendrickson

Black’s Law Dictionary by Bryan Gardner

Google Your Family Tree by Daniel M. Lynch

Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1920 by

William Thorndale and William Dollarhide

http://www.amazon.com/Unofficial-Guide-Ancestry-com-History-Genealogy-ebook/dp/B00PMIGXOW/ref=zg_bs_11880_6

CGS Newsletter Page 1 February 2016

Colorado Genealogical Society & CGS/Computer Interest Group

Spring Seminar March 5, 2016

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

CeCe Moore, Genetic Genealogist CeCe Moore is a professional genetic genealogist, blogger, member of Mensa, and mom. CeCe writes

the popular, award-winning blog "Your Genetic Genealogist" and is a well-known speaker. Currently,

she is working as the genetic genealogy consultant for two PBS television shows “Finding Your Roots

with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” and “Genealogy Roadshow.” She serves as the lead “Ancestry Advisor” to

23andMe and is the Co-Director of the Global Adoptee Genealogy Project. She is frequently consulted

by and quoted in the press in regard to the emerging personal genomics industry.

CeCe’s Topics

The Power of DNA: Genetic Genealogy Basics

Autosomal DNA: Discovering Your Ancestors in You

Who Am I: Exploring Ethnicity Estimates

I have My Results, Now What?

Registration 9 – 9:30 a.m. Lower Level Conference Center, Denver Public Library (14

th Avenue and Broadway)

Lunch on Your Own – Brown Bags OK

Materials Fee $35 per person

Questions? Contact Sandy Ronayne. [email protected] or Kelly Glenn, [email protected]

http://www.cogensoc.us/ http://www.cigcolorado.org/

Visit CGS and CIG on Facebook

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION FORM

You may register online via PayPal at http://www.cogensoc.us/ or http://www.cigcolorado.org

Or mail your check payable to CGS/CIG to

Sharon Mahler, Seminar Registrar

2962 S. Pontiac, Denver, CO 80224

Name(s) ______________________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________ City ____________________ Zip _________

Phone ________________________________ Email ____________________________________________

Refunds only if inclement weather prevents our speaker from arriving in Denver


S. Kelly Glenn Ray Henney

CGS 2016-2018 Officer

Nominations Announced

The CGS 2016 Nominating Committee has put forth the

following nominations for the term 2016-2018:

S. Kelly Glenn, president and Ray Henney, secretary.

Nominations will also be accepted from the floor.

The election will be held at the annual meeting on June

18.

CGS Annual Meeting and

Election Set for June 18 The Colorado Genealogical Society will hold its Annual

Meeting and election of president and secretary on

Saturday, June 18 at the Denver Public Library, 7th

Floor Training Room from 9:30 am – 12 noon. The

Annual Meeting will include acceptance of the proposed

2016-17 budget.

The proposed budget shown on page 6 indicates that

the major sources of income for CGS are membership

dues and seminar registrations. The major expenses for

the society are printing and mailing of the Colorado

Genealogist quarterly, the seminar, and required

liability insurance.

After the Annual Meeting, Beth Benko will present

the program titled “City and County Directories:

Windows to Your Ancestors' Community.”

CeCe Moore Wowed the Crowd

and Inspired More DNA Study The March 5 Seminar with CeCe

Moore was a great success for CIG

and CGS members and all those

who came to learn more about

DNA and genealogy.

More than 200 people heard

CeCe’s presentations on genetic

genealogy basics, autosomal DNA,

and the significance of ethnicity

estimates.

Because of the great response

and interest in DNA, CGS has scheduled three DNA

special interest classes over the summer. The first is

scheduled for Saturday, June 25 from 10 am – 12 pm

with Deena Coutant in the 7th

Floor training room. The

other classes are scheduled for July 23 and August 27.

Door-prize winners at the seminar included Nancy

Baker, Jennifer Baldwin-Kukuchka, Beth Benko,

Barbara Bickerton, Janet Boom, Bill Bromley, Kathy

Brown, Ivy Broyles, Rolina Carter, Joy Chichester, Lisa

Derks, Diana Dwyer, Jenni Dyman, Bob Easterly, Marty

Erganbright, Tammie Gregori, Iris Hawkins, David

Hicks, Vicki Iseminger, Megan Koepsell, Sandy Marsh,

Martha Oetken, Sheila Pack, Stacey Rehbein, Beth Reid,

Pat Roberts, Amy Schlotthauer, Laura Shea, Debra

Skoff, Michael Skoff, Kim Smith, David Stover,

Melinda Tarbox, W. B. Tracy, Jeryl Voegtly, Kandace

Weaver, and Bob Yudnich.

Andrea Sirls and Mary Buchanan won lunch with

CeCe at Palettes Restaurant at the Denver Art Museum.

NEWSLETTER

May 2016 Meeting Locally, Researching Globally Volume 40, No. 2

David Stover was just

one of the lucky door-

prize winners at the

CGS/CIG Spring

Seminar.

CGS Newsletter Page 2 May 2016

CGS Meeting Location Central Denver Public Library

7th

Floor Training Room The Colorado Genealogical Society

holds its monthly meetings on the

third Saturday morning of each

month (except December, July and

August) at the Central Denver Public

Library, 7th

Floor Training Room,

from 10 am – noon. Social time is

from 9:30 am – 10 am.

Upcoming CGS Programs and Education Classes DPL = Central Denver Public Library

Monday, May 2, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 4-6 pm, Perrin Room,

Englewood Public Library. CGS members welcome to attend.

Saturday, May 14, 2016: CGS Beginning Genealogy Class 10 am – 3

pm, DPL, 5th Floor, Gates Room. Lou-Jean Rehn.

Sunday, May 15, 2016: WriteNOW writing group, 1:30 – 3:30 pm, DPL,

5th Floor. Final meeting with projects.

Saturday, May 21, 2016: CGS Program Meeting, 10 am - noon. Denver

Public Library. Ted Bainbridge speaking on “Finding Civil War soldiers

on the Internet.”

Saturday, May 28, 2016: NO CGS Special Interest Class

Monday, June 6, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 4-6 pm, Perrin Room,

Englewood Public Library. CGS members welcome to attend.

Saturday, June 11, 2016: CGS Beginning Genealogy Class 10 am – 3

pm, DPL, 5th Floor, Gates Room. Lou-Jean Rehn.

Sa Saturday, June 18, 2016: CGS Annual Meeting & Program, 10 am –

noon. Denver Public Library, 7th Floor. Beth Benko will present the

program titled “City and County Directories: Windows to Your

Ancestors' Community

Saturday, June 25, 2016: DNA class with Deena Coutant. 10 am- noon,

DPL 7th Floor training room.

Saturday, July 23, 2016: DNA class. 10 am- noon, DPL 7th

Floor training

room.

Saturday, July 30, 2016: Camp Derrick, DPL, 5th

Floor, 2 pm – 5pm.

Saturday, August 27, 2016: DNA class. 10 am- noon, DPL 7th Floor

training room.

No Program Meetings or Beginning Classes in July or August.

See you in September!

Monday, Aug. 29, 2016: CGS Board Meeting,

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016: CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am –

3:30 pm. 5th Floor, Denver Public Library. Lou-Jean Rehn, instructor.

Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 : WriteNOW! Writing Group. Downtown

Denver Public Library, 5th

Floor Gates Room, 1:30-3:30 pm.

Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016: CGS Program Meeting, 10 am - noon. 7th

Floor, Downtown Denver Public Library.

Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016: CGS Special Interest Class, 10 am – 1 pm.

DPL, 5th Floor. Topic TBD.

Website Address

www.cogensoc.us


NEWSLETTERCarol Darrow, CG, Editor

©Colorado Genealogical Society,

2016. All rights reserved.CGS

welcomes your input. Address items of

interest, news, and tips and tricks for

the Colorado genealogy

Update Contact

Information If you move, be sure to send your new

contact information to

[email protected].

If you are not receiving emails from CGS,

send Sandy your email address and get

connected.



CGS Membership Currently

Totals 334 Voting Members

As of March 7, 2016, CGS has 334 voting members.

63 family members

203 individual members

56 complementary members

11 honorary lifetime members

1 honorary one-year member

non-voting: 21 Libraries & Societies

GENEALOGY LESSON Finding Censuses and Substitutes

by Ted Bainbridge, Ph.D.

Today we can use resources that were not available a

few years ago. The methods below will help you find

national, state, special-purpose, and foreign censuses,

plus a variety of substitutes.

The easiest way to find a census is to use

Ancestry.com. This is a pay site but you can use it for

free at any LDS Family History Center, the National

Archives branch, and at many libraries. Access

Ancestry’s censuses the easy way and the thorough way.

The Easy Way

On Ancestry’s main menu, hover on “Search,” then click

“Census and Voter Lists.” On the right of the CVL

screen you can select censuses by location or by date.

You also can select U.S. Indian rolls or state censuses

that were taken in different years from the national

decennial census. You can select information and advice

screens on various topics, including how to partially

compensate for the destruction of the 1890 census. Find

those items using the card catalog, as follows.

The Thorough Way

Near the top left of the Ancestry screen, hover on

“Search,” and click “Card Catalog,” then set the

keyword to “census” without quotes. You will get a huge

hit list that includes commonly used censuses plus many

substitutes you might not think of on your own, but that

list is not complete. Find more targeted items as

explained next. Even if you find something useful, you

should exhaust all reasonable searches to be sure you

find all relevant data sets.

Set the keyword to “census” without quotes and add

the place that interests you. If you don’t find what you

want, change that place name to a larger area such as

changing a city to a county, etc.

The most commonly requested foreign censuses are

those for the British Isles. Asking for census plus the

country wanted will find the decennial censuses for 1841

through 1911, a large number of parish extracts, and

other census substitutes. You can also search Canadian

censuses from 1851 to 1916.

A search for Mexican censuses shows their national

census of 1930, the New Mexico territorial census of

1885, and some surprising items such as “Irish Settlers

in North America before 1850.” Some censuses are

available for Germany, France, and other places. Find

them with targeted searches and alternative search terms.

Searching the Internet Outside of Ancestry

If Ancestry.com doesn’t have what you want, try an

Internet search on Google.com or Bing.com for “census

substitute” without quotes and with the place you want

to search. You may find some useful data sets, plus some

informative sites sponsored by genealogical societies,

libraries, or software vendors.

Searching Outside the Internet

Search the LDS Church’s microfilm holdings. Staff at

any Family History Center can show you how to identify

films and order them for use in their building. Some

FHCs and libraries have William Dollarhide’s Census

Substitutes & State Census Records. Volume 1 covers

the eastern states and volume 2 covers the western states.

These books describe what records are available for each

state and where the records are located.

Lunch Bunch

Lunch Bunch on April 20 at Lucile’s Restaurant, 999

E. Evan, included Rebecca and S. Kelly Glenn on the

end, Gary and Denise Williams, Iris Hawkins, Sharon

Mahler, Lyn Miller and Margaret Kadziel.


CGS/CIG Spring Seminar featuring Cece Moore

John Simmons, Sharon Mahler and Ray Henney get an early start.

Sandy Ronayne, CeCe Moore, S. Kelly Glenn Registration volunteers are ready.

CeCe Moore addressing her audience.. Andrea Sirls and Mary Buchanan won lunch and conversation with CeCe Moore at Palettes.

Left to right: Lucky door-prize winners Bill Bromley, Bob Easterly, Debra Skoff, Rolina Carter, Vicki Iseminger.


Larimer County Conference

for a Cause set for Oct. 15 Larimer County Genealogical Society will again sponsor

the Conference for a Cause, this year featuring noted

national speaker, Curt Witcher.

Mr. Witcher serves as senior

manager for special collections at

the Allen County Public Library

in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is

director of the Genealogy Center

at the library.

The second annual Conference

for a Cause will be held on Oct.

15 at the Medical Center of the

Rockies Community Room in Loveland from 9 am to 4

pm. Part of the $55 registration fee will go to benefit the

Preserve the War of 1812 Pensions project and the

restoration of gravesites in Fort Collins. Registration is at

http://www.lcgsco.org/events/conference-for-a-cause-

2016/.

Mayflower Society plans trip

to trace Pilgrim ancestors If Canterbury Cathedral, Scrooby Manor, Plymouth and

Leiden have special meaning for you, you are probably a

Mayflower descendant, proven or working toward

proving that your ancestor was a Pilgrim from England

who landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.

The General Society of Mayflower Descendants is

planning a trip to England and Holland in September

2017 to visit a number of historical sites in both countries

that are meaningful to Mayflower historians and

descendants.

Arrival in London is set for Sept. 19, 2017 with

departure from Amsterdam set for Oct. 2. For more

information, contact Sandy Carter-Duff at

[email protected] or Barbara Williams at

[email protected].

National institutes offer

in-depth courses in genealogy Four national genealogical institutes offer the

opportunity for in-depth education and practice with

week-long intensive courses in various areas of study.

Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research

IGHR will be held for the last time this June 12-17, at

Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Next

year, IGHR moves to Athens, Georgia. IGHR started

more than 50 years ago and offers top-flite instructors

and rigorous courses. Topics for 2016 include:

genealogy methods and sources; intermediate genealogy

and historical studies; advanced library research in the

law library and government documents; advanced

methodology and evidence analysis; writing and

publishing for genealogists; military records: post-Civil

War; tracing your English ancestors; researching

African-American genealogy; metes and bounds and

land plats; and genetic genealogy tools and techniques.

Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh

GRIP is the newest institute – five years old this year --

and offers two sessions in the summer, one the last week

of June and one the third week of July, both held at La

Roche College in Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania. The first

session, scheduled for June

26 – July 1 will include:

family archiving of

heirlooms; finding your

German ancestors;

fundamentals of forensic

genealogy; mastering the art

of genealogical

documentation; Pennsylvania research; and research

methods for finding women and children.

The second session, scheduled for July 17-22 will

include advanced genetic genealogy; advanced research

methods; in-depth research into New England; writing

proof arguments; intermediate genealogy; practical

genetic genealogy; and researching in Italian records.

Genealogical Institute on Federal Records

Gen-Fed (formerly National Institute of Genealogical

Research or NIGR) will be held this year from July 10-

15. Registration took place in February for the 36

coveted seats. Classes take place in the National

Archives Building I with evening presentations at the

Library of Congress and the DAR Library. Lectures will

cover researching at the National Archives, military and

pension records, Congressional records, immigration and

naturalization records, Freedmen’s Bureau records, and

federal court records.

Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy

SLIG is a winter event, scheduled for Jan. 22-27, 2017.

Held for the past 22 years, the institute offers in-depth

courses plus the availability of the Family History

Library. Courses scheduled for 2017 include: advanced

genealogical methods; law and genealogy; New England

research; Virginia research; forensic genealogy;

researching Norwegian, Danish, and Icelandic ancestors;

researching immigrant ancestors; researching in

Washington, D.C. without leaving home; using

standards to evaluate genealogical work; refining

Internet and digital research skills; DNA bootcamp;

adding social history to your story; advanced evidence

analysis; and taking your research to the next level.

Each institute involves travel and time commitments

but the returns can be substantial as your research skill

level improves. Google each institute for more details.




CGS Budget Proposal

Current Budget for 2015-16

Income:

Membership Dues $6,500

Interest Income 30

Publications, CDs 20

Research Fees 120

Seminar Registrations 4,000

Donations 350

Unrestricted Reserves Account 1,040

TOTAL INCOME $12,060

Expenses:

Membership Service $ 200

Quarterly 4,500

Mailing Expenses 850

Seminar Expenses 2,700

Special Event Programming 50

Education Classes ($50 x 8) 400

Programs ($50 x 10) 500

Bank Fees 15

Dues to National Organizations 235

Licenses & Fees 220

Miscellaneous Printing 50

Website Design 600

Publicity (web site) 0

Research Expenses 10

Memorial Book Donations 150

Volunteer Coordinator 50

President 20

Vice-President 20

Secretary 30

Treasurer 60

Liability Insurance 1,400

TOTAL EXPENSES $12,060

Colorado Adoption Records

Now More Accessible by Ted Bainbridge

On 1 January 2016, Colorado adoption records,

including original birth certificates, relinquishment

forms and medical records became more accessible to

members of the adoption triad (birth parents, adoptive

parents, and the adoptee) and their descendants. The

state also maintains a registry to facilitate mutually

voluntary contact between adoptees and their birth

parents. These sites are useful:

Order an original birth certificate, access the registry,

or get more information:

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/adoption

for 2016-2017

Proposed Budget for 2016-17

Income:

Membership Dues $6,500

Interest Income 30

Publications, CDs 0

Research Fees 0

Seminar Registrations 4,000

Donations 250

Unrestricted Reserves Account 1,198

TOTAL INCOME $11,978

Expenses:

Membership Service $ 150

Quarterly 4,500

Mailing Expenses 1,070

Seminar Expenses 2,700

Special Event Programming 240

Education Classes ($60 x10) 600

Programs ($60 x 9) 540

Bank Fees 15

Dues to National Organizations 235

Licenses & Fees 48

Miscellaneous Printing 50

Website design 0

Publicity (web site) 100

Research Expenses 0

Memorial Book Donations 150

Volunteer Coordinator 50

President 20

Vice-President 20

Secretary 30

Treasurer 60

Liability Insurance 1,400

TOTAL EXPENSES $11,978

Get several kinds of adoption forms and applications:

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/adoption-forms-

and-applications .

Current Colorado adoption law:

http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2014a/csl.nsf/fsbillc

ont2/6C28B25156ACB42487257C390066636B/$FILE/

051_01.pdf

History of Colorado adoption law:

http://www.aisctc.org/index.php/laws/co-history

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/adoption

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/adoption-forms-and-applications

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/adoption-forms-and-applications

http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2014a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/6C28B25156ACB42487257C390066636B/$FILE/051_01.pdf



http://www.aisctc.org/index.php/laws/co-history


Member Spotlight Beth Benko

How and when did you get interested in genealogy?

I first became interested in genealogy in 1997. I sent a

list of questions to my mother and my mother-in-law.

My mother just said, “I

don’t know anything. My

mother and grandmother

never wanted to talk about

it.” My mother-in-law,

however, supplied several

very detailed, hand-written

pages of notes, most of

which have proven correct.

Back then, I was busy with

a career and family

obligations, and I was

disappointed that my mother didn’t share more, so I put

genealogy research aside. In about 2008, I re-started my

research, and then ramped up even more after my

retirement at the end of 2011.

What is (or) what do you hope will be your proudest


I would like to trace all of my ancestors back to their

immigration to America and write that family history

book. It would be my hope to inspire someone in the

next generation or two to pick up where I leave off. I

have also begun working on a portfolio to submit to the

Board for Certification of Genealogists.

When did you join CGS – and why CGS?

I joined CGS around 2008 after taking Lou Jean’s

terrific beginner class and receiving a year’s free

membership in CGS. I’ve been a paying member ever

since.


I love the people of CGS: their enthusiasm and energy,

and their willingness to help other researchers.

Collectively, the members of CGS know a great deal

about many subjects. CGS offers excellent learning

opportunities for its members. The Beginner Class and

Special Interest Class at DPL each month provide a great

service to the genealogy community. The seminars bring

in top-notch, nationally known speakers giving locals

access to high quality lectures without leaving the metro

area.

What would you like to see CGS

add/change/improve?

Nothing – I love that meetings have been moved to DPL.

What did/do you do in your other life besides

genealogy?

I worked as a software development tester, programmer,

and project manager for over 30 years. When I am not in

front of a computer doing genealogy research for myself

or for clients, I can be found hiking the mountain trails

above Boulder with my husband or hanging out with my

three grandchildren.

Joy Chichester

How and when did you get interested in genealogy?

I was interested from early childhood about my absent

grandfathers. George Alvin Mathews died when I was

14 months old. Willis Emile McCracken was divorced

by my grandmother in 1900-01. My father, mother and I

went from Washington

State in 1954 to find him

in Houston, Texas, only to

arrive a year after his

death. He was buried in a

“potter’s field.” In 2000, I

took a genealogy class at

Clements Community

Center in Lakewood and

decided to find my “lost”

grandpa.

What is (or) what do

you hope will be your

proudest


Happily, I found that my “lost” grandpa was not entirely

a “black sheep.” My father did not know that his lineage

goes back to James McCracken, born 1754 in Galloway,

Scotland, who fought in the Revolutionary War with the

South Carolina Patriots. After the War, James raised a

large and well-respected family in Limestone County,

Alabama. He is honored by a NSDAR bronze plaque on

the courthouse wall in Lawrence County, Tennessee,

where his widow and son settled. The National Society

of the Daughters of the American Revolution accepted

me to membership in November, 2015.


I wanted to join years ago, but without owning a car I

was unable to attend evening meetings in south Denver.

In September 2015 I joined CGS/CIG when the meetings

were relocated to daytimes at Denver Public Library,

which is accessible to me via RTD. I worked at DPL for

20 years, 1974-1994; therefore attending meetings of

W.I.S.E. (since 2006) and now CGS/CIG are virtually

“going home” experiences.


The CGS/CIG meetings, seminars and publications are

valuable stimulants to my research. I have lived in

Colorado since age 18, married into a family who

arrived in Colorado in 1930 (from Nebraska), and have

ten grandchildren born here. My research uncovered a

first-cousin-twice-removed who was a pioneer merchant

in Cripple Creek, which partly explains why my

Washington State maternal grandmother’s photo


collection includes some taken in Leadville. Mysteries

continue to be solved!


add/change/improve?

As stated above, I am happy with the 2015 changes of

CGS/CIG meeting locations to Denver Public Library.

Please continue the many co-operations with the

library’s contents and facilities.


genealogy?

In 1958 I married a Colorado square dance caller,

Norman Chichester, who was a protégé of Dr. Lloyd

“Pappy” Shaw after 1948. Norm’s dad, Benjamin

Chichester, was a fiddler with Cactus Tait’s Orchestra

who played for square dances at the Broadmoor Hotel

for thirty years. Even though Norm and I divorced in

1980, after which I lived for a decade with the re-

creations of the Society for Creative Anachronism, I

returned permanently to the Denver square dance

community in 2002, and the Rocky Tops Square Dance

Club. I am a representative from the Denver Area Square

and Round Dance Council to the Colorado State Square

Dance Association, as well as being the “Sunshine &

Shadows” person for DAS&RDC.

CGS Members-Only Section

includes major resources

The CGS website at www.cogensoc.us offers a members

only section that includes:

Digital copies of The Colorado Genealogist,

Volumes 1-71, the quarterly magazine published

since 1939, with a searchable index.

Speakers’ handouts

Current membership list

Index to Colorado pioneers born before 1900

Index to Declaration of Intention to become

naturalized, from the Arapahoe County Court,

1880-1906.

Seminar speaker CeCe Moore’s DNA seminar

syllabus.

Welcome New Members

CGS is happy to welcome the following new members!

Deborah Allard

Denise Anderson

Katherine Donnelly Anderson

Robert G. Anderson

Arnelle Burg

Maurina Chiesa-McCord

Mary Craig

Krista Dieke

Vincent Donnelly

Marty Erganbright

John Escamilla

Diane Fox

Chrisanne Freeborn

Mary Theresa Grigg

Lee Halprin

Bill Hately

Marcia Heit

Charlette Herring

Christine Hoel

Jim Holitza

DJ Inman

Sharon Koleber

Neil Krohn

Shelene LaCombe

John Lange

Vivian Lange

Delores Legg

Leroy Lewis

Carolyn Mears

George Morgan

Hildy Morgan

Carol Newman-Holitza

Delia Ramos Perez

Stephen Perez

John Pughes

Marisol Pugliese

Jessica Reese

Christine Rhode

Ann Roadarmel

Bill Roadarmel

Martha Roe

Carol Roman

Harry Ross

Colleen Russell

Ruth Sarvadi

Mary Schuler

Heidi Short

Brandy Simmons

Andree Swanson

Karen Tobo

William Tracy

Jeryl Voegtly

Vanita Warren

Dave Watson



CGS Elects Officers

for 2016-2018 Term

S. Kelly Glenn Ray Henney

S. Kelly Glenn was elected president of the Colorado

Genealogical Society for the 2016-2018 term. He is the

past president of CIG. Ray Henney was elected secretary

for the same term. Sharon Mahler volunteered to

complete the term of treasurer in place of Pam Smith.

Elections were held at the annual meeting on June

18. The budget for 2016-17 was also accepted.

Free CGS Classes Meet at DPL CGS will continue its free Beginning Genealogy classes

at the Central Denver Public Library beginning on Sept.

10 in the Gates Room on the 5th

Floor. The instructor

will be Carol Darrow. Beginning Genealogy classes

meet on the second Saturday of each month except July

and August. Classes run from 10 am to noon.

The CGS Special Interest classes will meet on the

fourth Saturday of the month, also at the Central Library.

On Sept. 24, Greg Liverman will discuss 23andMe DNA

testing and the health results reported from the DNA

tests. On Oct. 22, Deena Coutant will discuss using

third-party tools such as GedMatch to analyze your

DNA test results. There will be no Special Interest class

in November or December because of the holidays.

The WriteNOW writing group will convene on

Sunday, Sept. 11 (and monthly on the second Sunday of

the month) to work on writing family history. The group

offers ideas, technical information, and support for

anyone trying to preserve their family history in writing.

CGS Meets at the Library Regular monthly meetings of the Colorado Genealogical

Society meet at the Central Denver Public Library (DPL)

beginning on September 17, 2016 in the 7th

Floor

Training Room. Meetings will be held on the third

Saturday of each month except December, July and

August. Meetings begin with socializing at 9:30 am and

the meetings are from 10 am - noon.

On Sept. 17, the speaker will be Christine Pink who

will talk about her work with the Defense POW/MIA

Accounting Agency in the recovery and identification of

remains of missing service members.

The Oct. 15 meeting will be a joint CGS/CIG

meeting. Kellen Cutsforth, who transcribed and edited

the travel journal of Evelyn Booth, will discuss the

research and genealogical techniques used in his

transcription.

On Nov. 19, Wayne Watson will present “Hail to the

Chiefs,” a salute to presidential trivia.

There will be no meeting in December due to the

holidays.

CGS and CIG Donate Display Monitor

to Western History/Genealogy at DPL The Colorado Genealogical Society and the

CGS/Computer Interest Group have donated funds for

the Western History/

Genealogy Department

to purchase a digital

display monitor. The

monitor will display

announcements of

various department

activities, meetings,

and classes. The

monitor may also be

used to show

presentations and

speeches.

NEWSLETTER

August 2016 Meeting Locally, Researching Globally Volume 40, No. 3

Sharon Mahler, CIG; Jim Kroll,

DPL; Sandy Ronayne, CGS.

CGS Newsletter Page 2 August 2016

CGS Membership Currently

CGS Fall Programs

To kick off the new year, CGS will welcome Ed Storey

on September 19 to speak on Patents and Genealogy.

Patent documents are useful for genealogical research

because they provide the address and nationality of the

inventor as well as name coworkers and provide

information about the employer. Patent documents are

free and easily available. (Check out the current DPL

exhibit of patents held by Steve Jobs and Apple.)

On October 17, Jack Ballard will speak on Colonel

Merriam and early Fort Logan history. Colonel Henry

Clay Merriam, a Medal of Honor winner in the Civil

War, established and commanded a number of

significant forts throughout the West, protected rail

lines, and maintained peace between settlers and

Indians. Merriam was the first real commander of Fort

Logan and had the longest tenure.

On November 21, Carol Darrow will speak on

“Breathing Life into Your Ancestor” using historical

information, county records, and newspapers. She will

help you recognize and incorporate available

Upcoming CGS Programs and Education Classes

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am –

noon. Central Denver Public Library, 5th

Floor Gates Room. Carol

Darrow, CG, Instructor.

Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. 1:30 – 3:30 pm

Central Denver Public Library, 5th

Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow,

CG, facilitator.

Monday, Sept. 12, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm, Englewood

Library. All CGS members welcome.

Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016: CGS Program Meeting, 9:30 am – noon.


Floor Training Room. Speaker:

Christine Pink, on identification and recovery of POW/MIA soldiers.

Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016: CGS Special Interest Class, 10 am – 1 pm. 7th

Floor Training Room, Denver Public Library. Speaker: Greg Liverman

will discuss 23andMe DNA testing and health results..

Monday, Oct. 10, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm, Englewood

Library. All CGS members welcome.

Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am –




Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. Downtown

Denver Public Library, 1:30-3:30 pm. 5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol

Darrow, CG, facilitator.

Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016: Joint CGS/CIG Program Meeting, 9:30 am –



Kellen Cutsforth on his research for his book Buffalo Bill, Boozers,

Brothels, and Bare-Knuckle Brawlers.

Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016: CGS Special Interest Class, 10 am – 1 p.m. 7th

Floor Training Room, Denver Public Library. Speaker: Deena Coutant

on Third-Party Tools for Analyzing Your DNA Results.

Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am –




Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. 1:30-3:30 pm.

Downtown Denver Public Library, 5th


CG, facilitator.

Monday, Nov. 14, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm. Englewood Library.

All CGS members welcome.

Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016: CGS Program Meeting, 9:30 am – noon.



Wayne Watson, “Hail to the Chiefs,” Presidential Facts and Trivia.

Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am –




Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. 1:30-3:30 pm.

Downtown Denver Public Library, 5th


CG, facilitator.

Monday, Dec. 12, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm. Englewood Library.

All CGS members welcome.

No Program Meeting or Special Interest Meeting in December!

***Happy Holidays***

Website Address

www.cogensoc.us


NEWSLETTERCarol Darrow, CG, Editor

©Colorado Genealogical Society, 2016. All rights reserved.

CGS welcomes your input. Address items of

interest, news, and tips and tricks for the Colorado

genealogy community to the editor at Cdarrow944 @yahoo.com or call (303) 287-6063.


3rd

Saturday of Each Month

(except Dec., July, and Aug)

9:30 am, 7th

Floor Training Room

The Colorado Genealogical Society

holds its monthly meetings on the

third Saturday morning of each month

except December, July and August at

the Central Denver Public Library, on

the corner of Broadway and 13th

St.

Parking Downtown Rates subject to change without notice.

Civic Center Parking Garage 1-2 hrs = $3 Civic Center Parking Garage 2-3 hrs = $4

Civic Center Parking Garage 3-5 hrs = $7

Civic Center Parking Garage 5-12 hrs = $22

History Colorado Garage (Sat. & Sun) = $10/day

Flat Lots on 14th St. = $5/day

NOTIFY CGS OF CHANGE OF

ADDRESS

If your home address or email address

changes, please notify Sandy Ronayne at

[email protected] . We want to

keep in touch with you!



Oct. 1, 2016 Deadline for

IGHR Samford Scholarship The committee of the Birdie Monk Holsclaw Memorial

Scholarship award to attend the Institute of Genealogy

and Historical Research (IGHR) accepts applications

from across the U.S. Deadline for applications is Oct 1 of

each year.

IGHR offers a week-long program in June offering

ten tracks of genealogical education including such

topics as Techniques and Technology; Intermediate

Genealogy and Historical Studies; Research in the South;

Advanced Methodology and Evidence Analysis; Writing

and Publishing for Genealogists; Genealogy as a

Profession; Reading German Records; Understanding

Land Records; the Five Civilized Tribes of Native

Americans; African American Research; and Scottish or

English Genealogical Research. Courses change from

year to year. IGHR has historically been located in Birmingham,

Alabama, but in 2017 will move to the University of

Georgia campus at Athens. The $450 scholarship covers

tuition. Room, board, and travel are not included.

Application is open to all genealogists and consists of

a short resume listing genealogical experience plus a

150-200 word essay describing how IGHR will help

advance their genealogical research skills. For more

information, go to www.cocouncil.org and click on

“Awards Available Through Council.”

Larimer County Conference

for a Cause set for Oct. 15 Larimer County Genealogical Society will again sponsor

the Conference for a Cause, this year featuring noted

national speaker, Curt Witcher.

Mr. Witcher serves as senior

manager for special collections at

the Allen County Public Library

in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is

director of the Genealogy Center

at the library.

The second annual Conference

for a Cause will be held on Oct.

15 at the Medical Center of the

Rockies Community Room in Loveland from 9 am to 4

pm. Part of the $55 registration fee will go to benefit the

Preserve the War of 1812 Pensions project and the

digitization of gravesites in Grandview Cemetery in Fort

Collins. Registration is at

http://www.lcgsco.org/events/conference-for-a-cause-

2016/.

Welcome, New Members! Judith Hughes

Tracy Huston

Nancy Johnson

Bob Miller

Ann K. Moore

Wesley Sullivan

Lunch Bunch is Your Invitation

The CGS Lunch Bunch is an informal gathering of CGS

members who meet to share good food and great

conversation. The restaurant location changes every

month and all CGS members are welcome. Reservations

are required and can be made by emailing Sandy

Ronayne ([email protected]). She will

announce the date and location in her weekly CGS

update email. Join us regularly or when the restaurant

location is in your neighborhood.

Volunteers Honored at CGS

Annual Meeting in June

Carolyn Thomson and Karin Conway were honored as

CGS Volunteers of the Year for 2015-16. Both have been

long-time transcribers of family Bibles at DPL that have

been published in The Colorado Quarterly and have been

sorting, transcribing and making an index of Denver

Public Library Western History/Genealogy Department’s

Family Bible Manuscript Collection. They are now

working together to organize the indexing of membership

records of the First Baptist Church of Denver that were

donated to DPL last year.

Lou-Jean Rehn was named Honorary Lifetime CGS

Member for her nearly 20 years of work as the instructor

for Beginning Genealogy and as Education Chair for

CGS.

The large group of volunteers pictured on page 4 are

just another example of how important volunteers are to

the running of the society. Whether they provide

hospitality, teach a class, buy books for the library, or

serve on the board of directors, each contribution is

valuable to the society. Congratulations all!

http://www.cocouncil.org/



Celebrating Volunteers at CGS Annual Meeting

Two Volunteers of the Year for 2016:

Carolyn Thomson, presenter Nancy Ratay,

Karin Conway

Honorary Lifetime Member: Lou-Jean

Rehn

Volunteers all year long: Back Row - Ray Henney, Nancy Ratay, Kelly Glenn, Carol Darrow, Sharon

Mahler, Sandy Breed, Sandy Ronayne, Karin Conway. Front Row – Melinda Tarbox, Lynette Dick,

Jean McGuire, Diane Barbour, Beth Benko.


My Brother’s Bar is Historic

Backdrop for Lunch Bunch

On 22 June the CGS Lunch Bunch met at My Brother’s

Bar for great conversation and burgers. We were in for

an even bigger treat – Bonnie Garramone brought

pictures, documents, and stories to share about My

Brother’s Bar.

My Brother's Bar, 2376 15th

Street, has a long history

in Denver. According to Dr. Tom Noel, My Brother’s

Bar is “Denver's oldest saloon still serving booze on the

original site.” [Colorado: A Liquid History & Tavern

Guide to the Highest State, p. 101.}

My Brother’s Bar was opened by M.A. Capelli in

1873 as the Highland House. Bonnie Garramone

discovered more history about My Brother’s Bar many

years ago. While searching the Rocky Mountain News at

Denver Public Library for information on Italian

families in Colorado, Bonnie found an article on the

Highland House, published on 20 September 1881. This

article told of two newlywed Italian couples who were

feted at the Highland House by the Italian Vice Consul

Angelo Capelli and his wife, Maria Anna. Angelo was

appointed Italian counsel in1880 – he assisted the large

number of Italians moving to Colorado. After Colorado

proclaimed October 12 as Columbus Day, the Capellis

held a huge party to celebrate.

In 1907 the Homestead House became part of the

Schlitz Brewing Company. Over the years it was called

Paul’s Place, Whitie’s Restaurant, and the Platte Bar.

After buying the property in 1970, Jim and Angelo

Karagas renamed it My Brother’s Bar.

Bonnie shared the article and other items, such as the

marriage certificate from Sacred Heart Catholic Church

of one of the couples who were feted by the Capellis; a

page of the 1885 Colorado State Census, E.D. 4, page

11, showing the Capelli family living there with part of

the building used as a rooming house and a liquor store;

and a photo that was published in Italy in Colorado by

Alisa Zahller, page 29. Bonnie also talked with Jimmy

Hayde, My Brother’s Bar bartender, who shared more

information on the history of this historic Denver saloon.

Everyone had a great time at My Brother’s Bar and

appreciated the work done and information shared by

Bonnie.

First Families of Colorado

Recognizes Early Residents

by Bobbi King

As genealogists, we're

proud of where we came

from and the stories of our

ancestors' travels, lives, and

histories. And we're proud

of our ancestors'

contributions to the places

in which they settled and

raised their families.

The Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies,

commonly known as the Council, administers the First

Families of Colorado program whereby descendants of

Colorado pioneer families receive certificates of lineage

honoring their Colorado heritage. The certificates are

handsome, very suitable for framing, and memorialize

Colorado early families.

The First Families of Colorado Recognition Program

has been in place since 1983, and so far, hundreds of

descendants have submitted proofs of lineage to

Colorado ancestors and received certificates. The people

who apply for and receive the certificates often include

their children and grandchildren, giving proof of a

personal connection to Colorado. You can see the names

of these descendants and their pioneer connections at:

http://www.cocouncil.org/documents/PioneerList.pdf.

There are three categories of recognition:

First Family, whereby an ancestor must have been born

in, or settled in, the land area of what is now Colorado,

before 28 February 1861.

Territorial Family, whereby an ancestor must have

been born in, or settled in, a territory that is now

Colorado, between 28 February 1861 and 1 August

1876.

Centennial Family, whereby an ancestor must have

been born in, or settled in, Colorado at least 100 years

prior to the date of Centennial Family application.

You can learn more about the First Families program at:

www.cocouncil.org/familyrecognition.html.

Applicants need not be current residents of Colorado.

Indeed, many descendants do not reside in Colorado, but

proudly remember their Colorado heritage. Applicants

must submit documentation tracing their ancestors'


activities and existence in Colorado by way of census

records, church records, and birth, marriage and death

records.

Visit http://cocouncil.org/familyrecognition.html for

more information and an application.

CGS Contributions Benefit DPL

Book Fund, NARA Microfilm Fund In the past fiscal year (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016),

CGS members and friends have generously donated

about $1000 to the DPL Book Fund and the Stern-

NARA Gift Fund. Donations help DPL purchase

books that benefit genealogists and family historians.

The Stern-NARA Gift Fund is a nationally supported

program to finance imaging of valuable research

materials now preserved in the National Archives and

Records Administration in Washington, D.C. These

materials consist of microfilm and digitized images of

important genealogical records and indexes. These

materials are produced without government funding,

and are then distributed to the 13 National Archives

Regional Archives for use by researchers or placed

online for access. CGS also received direct donations

of about $300 to support programs and publications.

CGS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All

donations to CGS are tax-deductible as charitable

contributions on the donor’s federal income tax return.

CGS thanks everyone who has contributed to the

society and its separate funds. Those making

donations include:

Verlyn Barker

Bill and Jean Bromley

Mary Bayard

Kathleen Brigham

Ivy Broyles

Teresa Campbell

Sandra Carter-Duff & Duane Duff

Beth Clarke-Urban

Susan Clasen

Karin Conway

Carol Darrow

Rita Day

Elizabeth Demmon

Carol Douglas

Linda Engel

Mary Jo Gahm

Peggy Goold

Mur Hiltenbrand

Carol Jones

Carole Kadolph

Holly Kennedy

Diane Kinnen

Zoe Lappin

Edna Lewis

Sue Mendenhall

Bill and Kathy Miles

Deann Mills

Gina Moore

Barbara Powell

JoAnn Richmond

Sandy Ronayne

Bill and Gayle Senn

Randall Sjulstad

Marjorie Smith

Carolyn Thomson

Martha Van Driel

Edward Walton

Gary and Denise Williams

In Memorial

A donation to the book fund of the Denver Public Library

has been made in memory of the following long-time

member of CGS who recently passed away.

Terence Quirke, Jr.

CGS Donations Purchase Books

for Western History/Genealogy Donations from CGS members are added to the fund to

purchase books for the Western History/Genealogy

department at the Denver Public Library. New books

include:

Connecticut’s Pennsylvania “Colony,” 1754-1810, by

Donna B. Munger.

Land of Herrings and Persimmons: People and Places of

Upper Stafford County, Virginia, by Jerrilyn Eby.

First Metis Families of Quebec, Vol. 4: Descendants of

Pierre Couc dit Lafleur and Marie Mitequamigoukoue, an

Algonquin, by Gail Morin.

New York Family History Research Guide and Gazetteer,

by NY Genealogical & Biographical Society.

Genealogical Abstracts of Edgefield, South Carolina,

Equity Court Records, by Carol Wells.

Edgefield County, South Carolina, Probate Records, Boxes

1-3, Packages 1-106, by Carol Wells.

Edgefield County, South Carolina, Probate Records, Boxes

4-6, Packages 107-218, by Carol Wells

Miscellaneous Cabel County, West Virginia Records, Order

Book, Overseers of the Poor, 1814-1861.

Endogamy: One Family, One People, by Israel Pickholtz

http://cocouncil.org/familyrecognition.html


Member Spotlight

S. KELLY GLENN How and when did you get interested in genealogy?

I was 9 years ago that I

asked my mother who her

grandparents were. She

did not really know as

they had died before she

was born. This was the

spark that sent me on a

quest to find out about my

family.

What is (or) what do you

hope will be your

proudest accomplishment in genealogy? The most important is to preserve and pass down my

ancestry to the generations that follow. I know that many

as teenagers and young adults don’t show much interest

early on. I believed my parents were immortal and

would be around forever. Not so! As we realize how

important our heritage is, the more we can learn about

ourselves.

My greatest accomplishment to date was presenting a

program for the Computer Interest Group called the

“Genealogy Roadshow” adapted from the original

“Genealogy Roadshow” on television. This presentation

had a profound effect on the family I researched. It was a

very emotional experience for them which they revealed

to me later. They will use my research for their family

reunion this fall.

When did you join CGS – and why CGS? I joined CGS five years ago. My passion for genealogy

spread from the technology side with the Computer

Interest Group to know more about genealogy and

researching from CGS. The both offer very different

programs that can help with my research.

What do you like best about CGS? I like learning and listening from what others have

achieved in their genealogical research. So much can be

done at home but learning and collaborating in a Society

cannot be missed.


add/change/improve? Research in genealogy is changing at an exponential rate

since I began. It is exciting to see the new programs and

CGS with new classes including DNA research.


genealogy?

Not yet retired, I am still so busy with my business,

employed by the third largest privately owned floor

covering company in the United States. Although I have

given up on my passion for flying airplanes, I love to

play golf, workout, travel and am always taking classes

from nationally known speakers to better myself. Having

a degree in psychology, I am always curious about

people’s behavior and what makes them “tick.”

MELINDA TARBOX How and when did you get

interested in genealogy?

I’ve always had a sense of my

family history. My paternal

grandfather was active in

lineage societies, so he had

the names and dates of his

direct ancestors and my

mother had lots of stories

about her side of the family,

but not much in terms of

documentation. I didn’t start researching until my

mother put me in charge of her maternal line while she

worked on her paternal side. She finished her project;

I’m still working on crossing the pond… (Anybody

know about Finnish research?)



I like the names and dates aspect of genealogy because it

does give you a sense of continuity and I’ve learned so

much about U.S. history by researching. But I love the

stories I know about my ancestors. It allows me to

remember the ones I knew and imagine the ones I never

met. My proudest accomplishment will be when I can

merge the dates with the stories and have it all down on

paper.


I joined CGS in 2007 after attending a seminar and one

of Lou-Jean’s classes. I knew I needed to learn how to

research properly and really appreciate that aspect of

CGS.


How amazing everyone is – no matter what you want to

know, there is someone who has the expertise you need

and can usually help.


genealogy?


After being a stockbroker for several years, I started the

brokerage department for a bank and later added trust

officer and portfolio manager to my responsibilities.

Now I’m working on an old house and trying to figure

out my new rescue dog.

KIM ROGERS How and when did you get interested in genealogy?

I believe it started with my life-

long hobby of making scrapbooks

and saving every card and

postcard anyone has ever sent to

me. My mom saved every one of

my birthday cards, so I just kept

adding to the collection. There is

something about ephemera that

inspires me. In 1999, my mom

and sister Terri went to a free

lecture on genealogy. Terri soon

signed up for a subscription to Ancestry.com, this “new

way” to do family research! Shortly after, she lost

interest and gave me her Ancestry account. When Terri

gave me some letters and a hand-drawn family that our

mom had been keeping, that was the clincher. Later our

mom (now deceased) gave me a family Bible and a

published genealogy from 1914. My aunt gave me

photos and letters, including a letter that my great-

grandfather wrote to his daughter. In 1925, James Lamb

wrote “you never write to your mother.” I learned more

from the tone of that letter than anything you would find

in a census record.



I recently discovered a line of my Dad’s family that goes

back into Vermont and New York, and I am looking

forward to finding out about them. My husband Mark

and I are planning a vacation to Vermont, so I am

working on a research plan, and, oh yes, we’re looking

forward to seeing the fall foliage too!


In 2004, my mother-in-law gave me a CGS membership

as a gift, so I started coming to the meetings. I began

attending other classes at DPL including classes Carol

and Lou-Jean were teaching together and other classes

on Saturdays. I still have a lot of the notes and handouts.


I love our relationship with the Denver Public Library.

Now I can plan a whole day per month of genealogy

activities that includes learning, research and some time

to visit with friends.

What would you like to see CGS add/change/

improve?

There are many volunteers that work on projects, and I

always hope that new volunteers will find a project that

interests them. Once per week, while our daughter

Emma was at school, I would volunteered to microfilm

the Rogers and Horan mortuary records. When that

project was completed, I remained a volunteer at DPL in

the archives department and have learned so much about

the processes and what DPL has on the shelves. I

imagine it is all those boxes of scrapbooks, diaries,

photos, and other surprises that keep me coming there

every week!


genealogy?

With a business college degree and a few college credits,

I changed my career path from customer service and

sales to administrative positions. The most recent was

working for a market research department at a college

consulting firm, but when Emma started middle school,

Mark and I decided the best thing would be for me to be

home when she was home. I have to confess that even

though Emma will soon be a college sophomore, I never

run out of projects. Besides volunteer projects for CGS

and always thinking about an ancestor or two, I enjoy

gardening, photography, any kind of paper craft, and

activities with family and friends.

Colorado Adoption

Records Now Accessible Effective January 1, 2016, adult adoptees and other

eligible parties regardless of WHEN the adoption took

place, may apply for a copy of the original birth

certificate of the adoptee.

Eligible parties include the adult adoptee, the

adoptive parent of a minor adoptee, custodial

grandparent of a minor adoptee, legal representative of

any such individual, a sibling or half sibling, or the birth

parent.

The bill passed by the Colorado legislature stated:

The bill repeals and reenacts portions of the existing

statute on access to adoption records to eliminate

different standards of access by members of the adoption

triad (consisting of the adoptee, the birth parents, and the

adoptive parents) and their descendants based on the law

in existence on the date the adoption was finalized. The

bill retains the current policy that adoption records are

confidential from the general public, unless the

requesting party is eligible under the statute ... or unless

the court finds good cause for release. The bill retains

current policy that after a birth parent is deceased or an

adult adoptee is deceased, eligible relatives may receive

access to the adoption records.

Request forms are available at

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/adoption-forms-

and-applications.

Colorado GenealoGiCal SoCiety

New Vice-President Christine Cochran has been appointed vice-president of the Colorado Genealogical Society. She will remain in the position until the next election.

2017 Colorado Genealogical Society and Computer Interest Group Joint Spring Seminar

The 2017 Spring Seminar will be held on April 8, 2017. David Allen Lambert will be the featured speaker.

David Allen Lambert has been on the staff of NEHGS since 1993 and is the organization's Chief Genealogist. David is an internationally recognized speaker on the topics of

genealogy and history. His genealogical expertise includes New England and Atlantic Canadian records of the 17th through the 21st century; military records; DNA research; and Native American and African American genealogical research in New England. He has published many articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Rhode Island Roots, The Mayflower Descendant, and American Ancestors magazine. He has also published A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries (NEHGS, 2009). David is an elected Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Mass., and a life member of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati. He is also the tribal genealogist for the Massachusetts-Punkapoag Indians of Massachusetts.

neWSletterNovember 2016 Meeting Locally, Researching Globally Volume 41, No. 4


3rd Saturday of Each Month (except Dec., July, and Aug)

9:30 am, 7th Floor Training Room

The Colorado Genealogical Society holds its monthly meetings on the third Saturday morning of each month except December, July and August at the Central Denver Public Library, on the corner of Broadway and 13th St.


Civic Center Parking Garage 1-2 hrs = $3 Civic Center Parking Garage 2-3 hrs = $4 Civic Center Parking Garage 3-5 hrs = $7 Civic Center Parking Garage 5-12 hrs = $22 History Colorado Garage (Sat. & Sun) = $5/day Flat Lots on 14th St. = $5/day


If your home address or email address changes, please notify Sandy Ronayne at [email protected]. We want to keep in touch with you!

Website Address

www.cogensoc.us

Find us on Facebook

CGS Newsletter Page 2 November 2016

Mr. Lambert is a regular guest on The Extreme Genes podcast, hosted by Scott Fisher. The podcast runs approximately 40-50 minutes and can be heard through the Extreme Genes website or you can subscribe at iTunes. It is free.

Watch your emails for updates. Registration will open soon.

CGS Meets at the Library Regular monthly meetings of the Colorado Genealogical Society meet at the Central Denver Public Library (DPL) beginning in the 7th Floor Training Room. Meetings will be held on the third Saturday of each month except December, July and August. Meetings begin with socializing at 9:30 am and the meetings are from 10 am - noon.

November 19, 2016 - Wayne Watson will present “Hail to the Chiefs,” a salute to presidential trivia. Mr. Watson has always had an interest in American History and is very enthusiastic about Presidential history. After giving his initial presentation to a church group several years ago, he is still going strong. He says, “I always have two goals when I speak. I want people to enjoy themselves, and I want them to learn something.” He tries to do exactly that in his presentation of the lesser known 19th century Presidents.

December 2016 - There will be no meeting due to the holidays.

January 21, 2017, CGS members will present “Heirlooms and Their Stories.” Bring your favorite heirloom and tell us its story. It could be a teacup, musical instrument, a quilt or anything else that has an interesting story. If you wish to do a presentation, please submit a short synopsis of your story and heirloom to S. Kelly Glenn through the Contact Us page. Your presentation should be limited to 10 minutes. Submissions are due by 14 January 2017. If you need photos on the projection screen, include that request in your submission. **Presentations will be limited to 5 submissions so that the meeting time constraints can be met. Be sure to sign up.

February 18, 2017 – James Walsh will speak on “Pueblo’s Working Class Foundation: Exploring Ethnic Communities in an Early 20th Century Steel Town.” Dr. James Walsh has taught history and political science at CU Denver for the past 18 years, specializing in labor, immigration, social movements, Irish America, and the

use of "organic" theater in the classroom. Walsh is also the founder of the Romero Theater Troupe, an all-volunteer community theater troupe whose mission is to preserve stories of human rights acts and activists past and present.

March 18, 2017 – Dina C. Carson will speak on “Hiding in Plain Database: Tips and Tricks for Gathering Exactly the Information You’re After.” Dina Carson has been involved in genealogy for more than two decades, and lectures frequently to genealogical and historical societies throughout the West. She is the coordinator of the Boulder Pioneers Project, a comprehensive look at the original source documents for Boulder County during the Territorial period (1859-1876) and the author of more than thirty annotated indexes of Boulder County source materials. Although her formal education is in International Law and Economics, she owns Iron Gate Publishing, and is the author of 10 new books about publishing and genealogy including, Set Yourself Up to Self-Publish: A Genealogist's Guide and Publish Your Family History: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing the Stories of Your Ancestors. Dina brings her experience with all phases of book publishing to help first-time self-publishers create quality family or local histories that are both believable and achievable. When she's not at a computer working on a publishing project, you can find her photographing the pioneer cemeteries of Colorado.

April 15, 2017 – Sandy Ronayne will speak on “Reaching US World War I Records.” Sandy has been an avid, addicted family historian since 2000. She grew up in a military family – her father was an Air Force pilot and commander. Sandy has identified ancestors and family members who served as US military personnel from the Revolutionary War through the Iraq War. Sandy is the immediate past president of the Colorado Genealogical Society. She has also served as president of the CGS/Computer Interest Group, vice-president/program chair of the Wales Ireland Scotland England (WISE) Family History Society, and is a director at large of the Colorado Chapter of Palatines to America. She is also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Daughters of the Union 1861 – 1865, and the Society of Civil War Families of Ohio.

May 20, 2017 – Steve Friesen will speak on “I am Not a Savage: American Indian Performers in Europe.” Steve Friesen has been director of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave since 1995. During this time he has given numerous lectures about Buffalo Bill and the West. His book Buffalo Bill: Scout, Showman, Visionary was published in summer of 2010 by Fulcrum Press and his newest book I am Not a Savage: American Indian


Performers in Europe will be released by University of Oklahoma Press in early 2017. Like Buffalo Bill, Friesen was raised in Kansas. He attended Bethel College in Newton, Kansas, once characterized by Buffalo Bill as the wildest and wickedest town in the West. Friesen received his MA in American Folk Culture in 1976 and has worked at a variety of museums, including Denver’s Molly Brown House, throughout his 40 year career. His abiding historical interest is in the American frontier, beginning with colonization of the eastern seaboard and continuing through Buffalo Bill’s period. His first book A Modest Mennonite Home, dealt with the German settlement of Pennsylvania in the early 18th century.

June 17, 2017 – John Putnam is scheduled to speak on a topic yet to be announced.

Free CGS Classes Meet at DPL CGS conducts its Beginning Genealogy classes at the Central Denver Public Library on the second Saturday of each month. (There is no class in July or August.) The class is held in the Gates Room on the 5th Floor. The instructor is Carol Darrow. Classes run from 10 am to noon. The CGS Special Interest classes meet on the fourth Saturday of the month, also at the Central Library. There will be no Special Interest class in November or December because of the holidays. The WriteNOW writing group meets on the second Sunday of the month to work on writing family history. The group offers ideas, technical information, and support for anyone trying to preserve their family history in writing. The next meeting will be on November 13, 2016.

Lunch Bunch is Your Invitation The CGS Lunch Bunch is an informal gathering of CGS members who meet to share good food and great conversation. The restaurant location changes every month and all CGS members are welcome. Reservations are required and can be made by emailing Sandy Ronayne ([email protected] ). She will announce the date and location in her weekly CGS update email. Join

us regularly or when the restaurant location is in your neighborhood.

Welcome, New Members! Becky Clark Catherine Comstock Patricia Husaind Amy Provstgaard

In Memorial A donation to the book fund of the Denver Public Library has been made in memory of the following long-time member of CGS who recently passed away.

Donna Mae Bagby

Membership Renewal CGS membership is from January 1 through December 31. Memberships are $25.00 for an individual or $30.00 for two or more people in the same household. As a member you have access to the Members only web page, including all issues of The Colorado Genealogist; speaker handouts; current membership list; Index of Pioneers Born in Colorado Before 1900; and Index of Declaration of Intention, Arapahoe County Court, 1880-1906. Your membership also helps support the educational activities of CGS. Membership information is available at http://www.cogensoc.us/membership.php. You can renew online or download the membership form and mail it. If you have questions about your membership, please contact Sandy Ronayne at [email protected] .


October Combined CGS/CIG Meeting On October 15, 2016 CGS and CIG came together for a combined meeting. The featured speaker was: Kellen Cutsforth. He spoke on Boozer, Brothels, and Bare Knuckle Brawlers (Buffalo Bill Cody’s Little Known Benefactor). He talked about Evelyn Booth, a little known benefactor of Buffalo Bill Cody and the financial agreement entered into between the two men. In his talk he described the primary resources he used to conduct research on the men and their dealings along with the relevant research techniques and resources that would be of use to genealogical researchers.

- Footnotes – Anything general knowledge doesn’t need to be footnoted. Any small minutiae that is not common knowledge needs to be footnoted.

- Transcription is important. Compare letters in the document to start to decipher the words you can’t read. Are words spelled wrong? British English versus American English. Maybe the words are American slang of the time. Say the word out loud a few times and then put it into the sentence to see if it makes sense.

- Secondary resources – Look at the footnotes, endnotes, and bibliography. Look to see where the author got his/her information. Follow all the bread crumbs. Secondary resources came from a primary source at some point.

Kellen Cutsforth and S. Kelly Glenn (CGS President)

Veteran’S day noVember 11, 2016

Winner Gary Williams was the winner a DNA kit at the combined October 15, 2016 CGS/CIG meeting.

Gary Williams


Next meeting is November 19 Come down to the Downtown Denver Library and join us at 9:30 to socialize with other local genealogists. The meeting will start at 10:00 and end at noonish. Need a reason to come downtown on a Saturday. There are plenty of things to do after the meeting:

Meet family/friends for lunch. There are numerous places around the library to eat lunch.

Denver Public Library – Used Book Sale – November 17-19, 2016 – 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Cash, checks and credits cards accepted

Clifford Still Museum – 5th Anniversary Family Day – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Free for kids and families

Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys – Corn Husk Doll Workshop – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – cost $9.43 - $11.54

Museum of Contemporary Art Denver – Dance Party Spectacular – 8:00 pm – 2:00 am – cost $12.00

Pepsi Center – The Ghosts of Christmas Eve, The Best of TSO and More – 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm – cost $43+

Larimer Lounge – The Jezabels – 8:00 pm – cost $15 - $17

History Colorado Center – Vaquero Performance – 11:30 am – 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – cost is general admission

Denver Art Museum – Abstract Expressionism Exhibit – starting at 10:00 am – cost is general admission

Garner Galleria Theatre & Bar – An Act of God – time varies – cost varies

Denver Art Museum – Artistry and Craftsmanship Exhibit – starting at 10:00 am – cost is general admission

Denver Art Museum – Audacious Exhibit – starting at 10:00 am – cost is general admission

History Colorado Center – Awkward Family Photos Exhibit – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – cost is general admission

Take a self guided walking tour. The Denver Public Library has a map on their website. https://history.denverlibrary.org/sites/history/files/WalkingTour.pdf Spend the afternoon doing research on the 5th floor. I challenge you to present James Jeffrey with a question he can’t answer.

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neWSletter Kimberly Smith, Editor


CGS welcomes your input. Address items of interest, news, and tips and tricks for the Colorado genealogy community to the editor at [email protected].

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). NaNoWriMo is an annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. From November 1 until 11:59PM on November 30 participants are challenged to write 50,000 words. The goal behind NaNoWriMo is to get people writing and keep them motivated. The website provides tips for writer’s block, local meeting places for participants to get together, and online community support. Have you been wanting to create a book with your family’s story. Why not use NaNoWritMo to get started. Combine it with the WriteNOW writing group and by the end of November you’ll be on your way to creating your book. The next WriteNOW meeting will be on November 13, 2016.

KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR MAILBOX. THE COLORADO GENEALOGIST HAS BEEN

SENT TO THE PRINTERS AND WILL BE MAILED TO YOU SOON.


Upcoming CGS Programs and Education Classes Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library,

5th Floor Gates Room. Carol Darrow, CG, Instructor. Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. 1:30-3:30 pm. Downtown Denver Public Library,

5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator. Monday, Nov. 14, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm. Englewood Library. All CGS members welcome. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016: CGS Program Meeting, 9:30 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library, 7th Floor

Training Room. Speaker: Wayne Watson, “Hail to the Chiefs,” Presidential Facts and Trivia.

No CGS Special Interest Class in November! ***Happy Thanksgiving***

Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library,

5th Floor Gates Room. Carol Darrow, CG, Instructor. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. 1:30-3:30 pm. Downtown Denver Public Library,

5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator. Monday, Dec. 12, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm. Englewood Library. All CGS members welcome.

No CGS Program Meeting or CGS Special Interest Class in December!

***Happy Holidays*** Monday, Jan. 9, 2017: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm. Englewood Library. All CGS members welcome. Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library,

5th Floor Gates Room. Carol Darrow, CG, Instructor. Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. 1:30-3:30 pm. Downtown Denver Public Library,

5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017: CGS Program Meeting, 9:30 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library, 7th Floor

Training Room. CGS members will present “Heirlooms and Their Stories.” Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017: CGS Special Interest Class, 10:00 am – noon. Downtown Denver Public Library, 5th

Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library,

5th Floor Gates Room. Carol Darrow, CG, Instructor. Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. 1:30-3:30 pm. Downtown Denver Public Library,

5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator. Monday, Feb. 13, 2017: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm. Englewood Library. All CGS members welcome. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017: CGS Program Meeting, 9:30 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library, 7th Floor

Training Room. Speaker: James Walsh, “Southern Colorado Civil Miners and Steelworkers: Origins and Perspectives”.

Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017: CGS Special Interest Class, 10:00 am – noon. Downtown Denver Public Library, 5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator.

Saturday, Mar. 11, 2017: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library, 5th Floor Gates Room. Carol Darrow, CG, Instructor.

Sunday, Mar. 12, 2017: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. 1:30-3:30 pm. Downtown Denver Public Library, 5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator.

Monday, Mar. 13, 2017: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm. Englewood Library. All CGS members welcome. Saturday, Mar. 18, 2017: CGS Program Meeting, 9:30 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library, 7th Floor

Training Room. Speaker: Dina C. Carson, “Hiding in Plain Database: Tips and Tricks for Gathering Exactly the Information You’re After”.

Saturday, Mar. 25, 2017: CGS Special Interest Class, 10:00 am – noon. Downtown Denver Public Library, 5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator.

Saturday, Apr. 8, 2017: CGS/CIG Spring Seminar, Downtown Denver Public Library, Basement, David Allen Lambert. More details will be coming soon.


Other genealogy events: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 1:00 pm – Longmont Genealogical Society meeting – The First Lutheran Church, 803 3rd Avenue, Longmont, CO Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 1:00 pm - Foothills Genealogical Society – Applewood United Methodist Church, 2035 Ellis Street, Golden, CO – speaker: Beth Benko, “City and County Directories, Windows to Your Ancestors’ Communities” Thursday, November 10, 2016 – Friends of the CU Library – “Fall Treasures, RJ Stewart, Then Comes a Wind” – Center for British and Irish Studies, Norlin Library, Fifth Floor – refreshments served at 5:00 pm – author’s presentation will begin at 5:30 pm – free and open to the public – author will sign copies of his book immediately following the presentation – for more information visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2600364 Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 10:00 am – Jewish Genealogical Society meeting Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 1:00 pm – Columbine Genealogical Society meeting – Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Littleton, CO Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 7:00 pm – Adams County Genealogical Society meeting – Thornton Arts & Culture Center, 9209 Dorothy Blvd., Thornton, CO Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 6:30 pm – Larimer County Genealogical Society meeting – Old Town Library, Poudre River Public Library District, 201 Peterson Street, Fort Collins, CO – speaker: Brad Hoopes, “Reflections of Our Gentle Warriors” Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 6:30 pm – Broomfield Genealogical Society meeting – Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road, Broomfield, CO 80020 Saturday, November 19, 2016 – Castle Rock Genealogical Society meeting – Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, CO – speaker: Ted Bainbridge, “Finding Old Maps on the Internet: The Possibilities are Almost Unlimited” Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 1:00 pm - Aurora Genealogy Society meeting – Aurora Central Library, Large Community Room, 14949 E. Alameda Parkway, Aurora, CO - speaker: Barb Walker, “Case Study: Wileys in Indiana” Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 1:30 pm – W.I.S.E. Genealogical Society meeting – Denver Public Library Saturday, January 24, 2017 at 1:30 pm – W.I.S.E Genealogical Society meeting – Breakout groups with a focus on British Isles research and 17th Century studies. Registration is open for RootsTech 2017 on February 8-11, 2017. Registration is open for the NGS 2017 Family History Conference on May 10-13, 2017 in Raleigh, NC.

Searching records: Access to WWII records are free on Fold3 until November 8, 2016. Native American records are free on Fold3 until November 15, 2016.


There will be no CGS Program Meeting or CGS Special Interest Class in December because of the holidays. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Thank you Sandy Ronayne At the November CGS Program Meeting President Kelly Glenn presented Sandy Ronayne with a gift card as a thank you for her past term as president. Thank you to Sandy for all the work you do for CGS. It is greatly appreciated.

Sandy Ronayne (past president) and

Kelly Glenn (current president)

neWSletterDecember 2016 Meeting Locally, Researching Globally Volume 41, No. 5


3rd Saturday of Each Month (no meeting in July, Aug., and Dec.) 9:30 am, 7th Floor Training Room

The Colorado Genealogical Society holds its monthly meetings on the third Saturday morning of each month except July, August, and December at the Central Denver Public Library, on the corner of Broadway and 13th St.


Civic Center Parking Garage 1-2 hrs = $3 Civic Center Parking Garage 2-3 hrs = $4 Civic Center Parking Garage 3-5 hrs = $7 Civic Center Parking Garage 5-12 hrs = $22 History Colorado Garage (Sat. & Sun) = $5/day Flat Lots on 14th St. = $5/day


If your home address or email address changes, please notify Sandy Ronayne at [email protected]. We want to keep in touch with you!

Website Address

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2017 Colorado Genealogical Society and Computer Interest Group Joint Spring Seminar Registration is open for the 2017 Spring Seminar. It will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. David Allen Lambert will be the featured speaker. The seminar topics will be Town and Vital Records, Vital Records, Land Records, and Court Records. A link to register for the seminar has been set up on the Colorado Genealogical Society website. You may register online via PayPal or by mail with a check.

If you register before February 1, 2017 you will be eligible for a drawing to have lunch with Mr. Lambert. Additionally, by submitting a short story about an ancestor(s) you are eligible to win a free registration to the seminar. Short stories must be submitted by January 15,

2017. See the seminar registration link above for all details. On Friday, April 7, 2017 Mr. Lambert will do a presentation on the New England Historic Genealogical Society Great Migration Study Project. The aim of the Great Migration Study Project is to compile comprehensive genealogical and biographical accounts of every person who settled in New England between 1620 and 1640. Between these years about twenty thousand English men, women, and children crossed the Atlantic to settle New England. For a century and a half genealogists have been studying these families, and thousands of books and articles have been published as a result. The Denver Public Library has many Great Migration Study publications, including books and newsletters. The program will take place in the afternoon at the Denver Public Library. It will be free and open to the public. Start time is still being determined. Stay tuned.

David Allen Lambert has been on the staff of NEHGS since 1993 and is the organization's Chief Genealogist. David is an internationally recognized speaker on the

topics of genealogy and history. His genealogical expertise includes New England and Atlantic Canadian records of the 17th through the 21st century; military records; DNA research; and Native American and African American genealogical research in New England. He has published many articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Rhode Island Roots, The Mayflower Descendant, and American Ancestors magazine. He has also published A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries (NEHGS, 2009). David is an elected Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Mass., and a life member of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati. He is also the tribal genealogist for the Massachusetts-Punkapoag Indians of Massachusetts.

Mr. Lambert is a regular guest on The Extreme Genes podcast, hosted by Scott Fisher. The podcast runs approximately 40-50 minutes and can be heard through the Extreme Genes website or you can subscribe at iTunes. It is free.

Membership Renewal CGS membership is from January 1 through December 31. Memberships are $25.00 for an individual or $30.00 for two or more people in the same household. As a member you have access to the Members only web page, including all issues of The Colorado Genealogist; speaker handouts; current membership list; Index of Pioneers Born in Colorado Before 1900; and Index of Declaration of Intention, Arapahoe County Court, 1880-1906. Your membership also helps support the educational activities of CGS. Membership information is available at http://www.cogensoc.us/membership.php. You can renew online or download the membership form and mail it. If you have questions about your membership, please contact Sandy Ronayne at [email protected] .

Welcome, New Members! Adrienne Bryant Laurie Ramos

Be sure to check out the Computer Interest Group (CIG). Click here for a link to its website. It recently released a new website.


November 2016 CGS Program Meeting At the November 19, 2016 meeting Wayne Watson delivered a lively and interesting presentation titled “Hail to the Chiefs, Tidbits About Our Lesser Known Presidents.” We had a wonderful turn out. Thank you to everyone for coming.

Wayne Watson

Kelly Glenn (president) and Wayne Watson

CGS Meets at the Library Regular monthly meetings of the Colorado Genealogical Society meet at the Central Denver Public Library (DPL) beginning in the 7th Floor Training Room. Meetings will be held on the third Saturday of each month except

December, July and August. Meetings begin with socializing at 9:30 am and the meetings are from 10 am - noon.

December 2016 - There will be no meeting due to the holidays.

January 21, 2017, CGS members will present “Heirlooms and Their Stories.” Bring your favorite heirloom and tell us its story. It could be a teacup, musical instrument, a quilt or anything else that has an interesting story. If you wish to do a presentation, please submit a short synopsis of your story and heirloom to Kelly Glenn through the Contact Us page. Your presentation should be limited to 10 minutes. Submissions are due by 14 January 2017. If you need photos on the projection screen, include that request in your submission. **Presentations will be limited to 5 submissions so that the meeting time constraints can be met. Be sure to sign up.

February 18, 2017 – James Walsh will speak on “Pueblo’s Working Class Foundation: Exploring Ethnic Communities in an Early 20th Century Steel Town.” Dr. James Walsh has taught history and political science at CU Denver for the past 18 years, specializing in labor, immigration, social movements, Irish America, and the use of "organic" theater in the classroom. Walsh is also the founder of the Romero Theater Troupe, an all-volunteer community theater troupe whose mission is to preserve stories of human rights acts and activists past and present.

March 18, 2017 – Dina C. Carson will speak on “Hiding in Plain Database: Tips and Tricks for Gathering Exactly the Information You’re After.” Dina Carson has been involved in genealogy for more than two decades, and lectures frequently to genealogical and historical societies throughout the West. She is the coordinator of the Boulder Pioneers Project, a comprehensive look at the original source documents for Boulder County during the Territorial period (1859-1876) and the author of more than thirty annotated indexes of Boulder County source materials. Although her formal education is in International Law and Economics, she owns Iron Gate Publishing, and is the author of 10 new books about publishing and genealogy including, Set Yourself Up to Self-Publish: A Genealogist's Guide and Publish Your Family History: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing the Stories of Your Ancestors. Dina brings her experience with all phases of book publishing to help first-time self-publishers create quality family or local histories that are both believable and achievable. When she's not at a


computer working on a publishing project, you can find her photographing the pioneer cemeteries of Colorado.

April 15, 2017 – Sandy Ronayne will speak on “Reaching US World War I Records.” Sandy has been an avid, addicted family historian since 2000. She grew up in a military family – her father was an Air Force pilot and commander. Sandy has identified ancestors and family members who served as US military personnel from the Revolutionary War through the Iraq War. Sandy is the immediate past president of the Colorado Genealogical Society. She has also served as president of the CGS/Computer Interest Group, vice-president/program chair of the Wales Ireland Scotland England (WISE) Family History Society, and is a director at large of the Colorado Chapter of Palatines to America. She is also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Daughters of the Union 1861 – 1865, and the Society of Civil War Families of Ohio.

May 20, 2017 – Steve Friesen will speak on “I am Not a Savage: American Indian Performers in Europe.” Steve Friesen has been director of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave since 1995. During this time he has given numerous lectures about Buffalo Bill and the West. His book Buffalo Bill: Scout, Showman, Visionary was published in summer of 2010 by Fulcrum Press and his newest book I am Not a Savage: American Indian Performers in Europe will be released by University of Oklahoma Press in early 2017. Like Buffalo Bill, Friesen was raised in Kansas. He attended Bethel College in Newton, Kansas, once characterized by Buffalo Bill as the wildest and wickedest town in the West. Friesen received his MA in American Folk Culture in 1976 and has worked at a variety of museums, including Denver’s Molly Brown House, throughout his 40 year career. His abiding historical interest is in the American frontier, beginning with colonization of the eastern seaboard and continuing through Buffalo Bill’s period. His first book A Modest Mennonite Home, dealt with the German settlement of Pennsylvania in the early 18th century.

June 17, 2017 – John Putnam is scheduled to speak on a topic yet to be announced.

Free CGS Classes Meet at Denver Public Library CGS conducts its Beginning Genealogy classes at the Central Denver Public Library on the second Saturday of each month. (There is no class in July or August.) The class is held in the Gates Room on the 5th Floor. The

instructor is Carol Darrow. Classes run from 10 am to noon. The CGS Special Interest classes meet on the fourth Saturday of the month, also at the Central Library. There will be no Special Interest class in December because of the holidays. The WriteNOW writing group meets on the second Sunday of the month to work on writing family history. The group offers ideas, technical information, and support for anyone trying to preserve their family history in writing. The next meeting will be on December 11, 2016 at 1:30 p.m.

Lunch Bunch is Your Invitation The CGS Lunch Bunch is an informal gathering of CGS members who meet to share good food and great conversation. The restaurant location changes every month and all CGS members are welcome. Reservations are required and can be made by emailing Sandy Ronayne ([email protected] ). She will announce the date and location in her weekly CGS update email. Join us regularly or when the restaurant location is in your neighborhood.

Next CGS Program Meeting is January 21, 2017 Come down to the Downtown Denver Public Library and join us at 9:30 to socialize with other local genealogists. The meeting will start at 10:00 and end at noon.


neWSletter Kimberly Smith, Editor


CGS welcomes your input. Address items of interest, news, and tips and tricks for the Colorado genealogy community to the editor at [email protected].


Upcoming CGS Programs and Education Classes Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library,

5th Floor Gates Room. Carol Darrow, CG, Instructor. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. 1:30-3:30 pm. Downtown Denver Public Library,

5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator. Monday, Dec. 12, 2016: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm. Englewood Library. All CGS members welcome.

No CGS Program Meeting or CGS Special Interest Class in December!

***Happy Holidays*** Monday, Jan. 9, 2017: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm. Englewood Library. All CGS members welcome. Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library,

5th Floor Gates Room. Carol Darrow, CG, Instructor. Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. 1:30-3:30 pm. Downtown Denver Public Library,

5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017: CGS Program Meeting, 9:30 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library, 7th Floor

Training Room. CGS members will present “Heirlooms and Their Stories.” Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017: CGS Special Interest Class, 10:00 am – noon. Downtown Denver Public Library, 5th

Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library,

5th Floor Gates Room. Carol Darrow, CG, Instructor. Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. 1:30-3:30 pm. Downtown Denver Public Library,

5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator. Monday, Feb. 13, 2017: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm. Englewood Library. All CGS members welcome. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017: CGS Program Meeting, 9:30 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library, 7th Floor

Training Room. Speaker: James Walsh, “Southern Colorado Civil Miners and Steelworkers: Origins and Perspectives”.

Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017: CGS Special Interest Class, 10:00 am – noon. Downtown Denver Public Library, 5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator.

Saturday, Mar. 11, 2017: Free CGS Beginning Genealogy Class, 10 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library, 5th Floor Gates Room. Carol Darrow, CG, Instructor.

Sunday, Mar. 12, 2017: Free WriteNOW! Writing Group. 1:30-3:30 pm. Downtown Denver Public Library, 5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator.

Monday, Mar. 13, 2017: CGS Board Meeting, 5-7 pm. Englewood Library. All CGS members welcome. Saturday, Mar. 18, 2017: CGS Program Meeting, 9:30 am – noon. Central Denver Public Library, 7th Floor

Training Room. Speaker: Dina C. Carson, “Hiding in Plain Database: Tips and Tricks for Gathering Exactly the Information You’re After”.

Saturday, Mar. 25, 2017: CGS Special Interest Class, 10:00 am – noon. Downtown Denver Public Library, 5th Floor, Gates Room, Carol Darrow, CG, facilitator.

Saturday, Apr. 8, 2017: CGS/CIG Spring Seminar, Downtown Denver Public Library, Basement, David Allen Lambert. More details will be coming soon.

Other genealogy events: Registration is open for RootsTech 2017 on February 8-11, 2017. Registration is open for the NGS 2017 Family History Conference on May 10-13, 2017 in Raleigh, NC.

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