HIGHLANDS RANCH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

WELCOME

The Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society was established in 1997 to promote an interest in genealogy and history through:

• Encouraging and instructing members in quality genealogical research and documentation techniques through informative programs and educational materials.

• Assisting and supporting genealogical libraries, archives, and historical museums in Colorado that are open to the public.

• Publishing genealogical information as directed by the membership. There are nine meetings held per year.

We meet from from September to May, 7 PM to 9 PM the first Tuesday of every month in the Highlands Ranch Library located at 9292 Ridgeline Blvd, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.  From 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM you can view handouts, ask questions, meet old friends and make new ones. The formal meeting will start at 7 PM with a brief business session followed by that night’s program.

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Summer Genealogy Classes at the Highlands Ranch Library

Do you want to find out more about your roots? Join renowned local genealogy expert Bette Kot on Saturdays this summer for a series of beginning and intermediate genealogy classes. The schedule is:

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Beginning Genealogy – Finding Your Roots

Dates: June 16, 23, 30

Time: 10am to Noon

Location: Highlands Ranch Library, Shea A

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Intermediate Genealogy 1

Dates: Sat. July 14, 21, and 28

Times: 9:30-11:30am

Location: Highlands Ranch Library, Shea A

(Note: Registration does not open until June 1, 2012)

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Intermediate Genealogy 2

Dates: Aug. 18 and 25

Times: 9:30 to 12:30pm

Location: Highlands Ranch Library, Shea A

(Note: Registration does not open until July 9, 2012)

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Bring notes of your progress and questions about your own genealogy project. Register on the Highlands Ranch Library website by clicking on the link for each class series above, or call the library at 303-791-7323 (press 3).

May 2012 HRGS Membership Meeting

At the Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society last meeting before the summer break on Tuesday, May 1 Maria Sutton, a career Federal investigator and author, told us how she embarked on a life-long investigation that finally solved a family mystery – and found her father. We all have brick walls in our family history, some of which seem unsolvable. But Maria showed us how, with determined persistence, anything is possible. You can read her story in her book, The Night Sky: A Journey from Dachau to Denver and Back, available at Amazon.

During the meeting, we also had election of Vice President for Programs and Treasurer. Congratulations to Ginni Rinker and Meegan Koepsell, who will share the VP of Programs position and Gary Conoryea who is our new treasurer. Many thanks for their hard work and dedication these past two years to outgoing treasurer Colleen O’Shea (who also served as Nominating Committee Chair) and Ernie Kummerer, outgoing VP Programs.

Our next scheduled meeting will be in September, but in August we plan to have a booth at the Scottish Festival at Heritage Park in Highlands Ranch. More information will be distributed as we get it.

Have a great summer. See you in September!

New Castle Rock Genealogy Website

The upgraded CRCGS website is now live!  Please check it out at www.crcgs.org.

 Also of note is that the April 2012 issue of Relatively Speaking is now available online to view, print or save at http://crcgs.com/newsletter.   This issue is greatly expanded (20 pages!) from their last quarter’s newsletter, due to the help of their new designer, member Carolyn Kallemeyn, so please be patient while it fully loads.