Regional History/Genealogy Programs/Classes

Federal Census Fundamentals

When: Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 2:00 PM
Where: Penrose Library - 20 North Cascade at Penrose Adult Room

The U.S.Federal census is available on -line from 1790 to 1940. Learn more about using this basic resource effectively with the guidance of experienced Special Collections staff.

Family History 101

When: Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 10:00 AM
Where: High Prairie Library - 7035 Old Meridian Rd. at Meeting Room

Research Process: The next step to success discovering your ancestral past is to plan or map out your ancestral adventure. The Research Process, Evaluating Evidence, GPS, Locality Search, Internet Research, Research Logs, Journals and Plans, Archives, Libraries and Repositories, and Previous Research all will be the topics of discussion so you will know where you are and where you are going… besides backwards.

Class size is limited so registration is required. You can register online or by calling 260-3650.

Family History 101: Census

When: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 10:30 AM
Where: Cheyenne Mountain Branch - 1785 S. 8th Street Suite 100 at Cheyenne Meeting Room

Census schedules are one of the most used record sets explored by the Family Historian. They are easily accessed, fast, fun, and greatly satisfying, but are we missing all the clues to information they hold? Come discover the many "secrets" of the census and how to use their "hidden treasure" to further your research.

Digging for Your Family Roots

When: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - 6:00 PM
Where: High Prairie Library - 7035 Old Meridian Rd. at Meeting Room

Monthly Genealogy Research Group workshop to assist those looking for their family roots.

Pikes Peak Genealogical Society Board Meeting

When: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 - 5:30 PM
Where: Penrose Library - 20 North Cascade at Penrose Childrens Room

Pikes Peak Genealogical Society Board Meeting

Ancestry - Library Edition Basics

When: Thursday, June 06, 2013 - 2:00 PM
Where: Penrose Library - 20 North Cascade at Penrose Adult Room

Learn how to get the most out of the more than 8,000 databases now available on library computers. Please make your reservations for this free workshop through the library's on -line calendar of events or b calling 531-6333, ext. 2253

Genealogy on the Internet

When: Thursday, June 06, 2013 - 7:00 PM
Where: Fountain Branch - 230 S. Main Street at Fountain Meeting Room

Class explores free genealogy websites that may aid you in your family research. Call for more information - 382-5347.

Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium

When: Saturday, June 08, 2013 - 9:00 AM
Where: East Library - 5550 N. Union Blvd. at East Community/Conference Rooms I & II

Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium

Massacres of the Mountain West - June 8, 2013

8:30 a.m. Doors open at East Library
9 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks - Tim Blevins and Paula Miller

9:15 - 10:45 a.m. - Massacres – Myths, Meaning & Memories

•Mike Olsen - Myths and Massacres: An Incident on the Santa Fe Trail
•Rick Hendricks - The 1761 Comanche Massacre
•Christie Wright - South Park Perils: Mini-Massacres During Park County, Colorado’s Wild West Era
•Jeff Broome - The 1864 Nathan Hungate Family Massacre; Prelude to Sand Creek?
•Mike Olsen - Questions & Discussion

10:45 - 11 a.m. - Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Massacres - Murder, War or Vengeance?
•Chris Rein - “Our first duty was to God and our next to our country:” The Effects of Religious Indoctrination on the Sand Creek Massacre
•Katherine Scott Sturdevant - Daughters and Fathers: Family Secrets behind Colorado’s Indian Massacres
•Stephen Collins - The Labeling of Lawfulness and Lawlessness in the Labor Dispute at Ludlow: The Rhetorical Framing of Identity Before, During, and After the Massacre
•Jonathan Rees - Stories Unions Tell: The Historiography of the Ludlow Massacre
•Mike Olsen - Questions & Discussion

12:30 - 1:15 p.m. - Complimentary Light Lunch

1:15 - 2:45 p.m. - Massacres – Lasting Consequences - Political, Scientific, Cultural
•Lynne Bliss - The Gunnison Massacre, a Turning Point in U.S. Relations with Native Americans and Mormons
•Heather Norris - The Columbine Influence
•Steve Ruskin - A Massacre Most(ly) Fowl: The Specimen Collections of Charles Aiken & Edward Warren
•A Myriad of Massacres - PechaKucha*
Robin Hammitt -Massacre of the American Bison
Jim Nelson - Mountain Meadows Massacre
David Mason - Reading from Ludlow: A Verse Novel
•Mike Olsen - Questions & Discussion

2:45 p.m. – Break

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. - Reception and musical performance by Dennis Daily and Gary Arcemont - “I’ll sing you a song, though it may be a sad one” – Massacres in traditional song

NOTE: IF YOU REGISTER ON THE WAITING LIST, PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS FOR NOTIFICATION SHOULD A SEAT BECOME AVAILABLE.

Walking Tours of Historic Old Colorado City

When: Saturday, June 08, 2013 - 10:30 AM
Where: Old Colorado City Branch - 2418 West Pikes Peak

Join library staff for a 45 minute walking tour of historic Old Colorado City. No registration necessary, but groups should call ahead. Please come prepared for weather--sunny or cool accordingly. In case of rain, a slideshow will be presented in the library meeting room. Contact David if you have questions.

Family History 101: Advanced Records

When: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 10:30 AM
Where: Cheyenne Mountain Branch - 1785 S. 8th Street Suite 100 at Cheyenne Meeting Room

Advanced record types, land, court, military, and immigration help to fill in the events of the well lived lives of our ancestors. Discovering the paper trail of our ancestral stories brings us further down the path of our genealogical journey, come explorer and venture into these genealogically rich papers of your ancestors' lives.