Upcoming events

    • 04/10/2024
    • 1:00 PM
    • Applewood Valley United Methodist Church, 2035 Ellis St., Golden, CO 80401
    Register

    The Denver Public Library offers one of the nation's premier genealogy collections and is a top organization for genealogical research. Meet Jaymie Middendorf, DPL’s Genealogy Librarian, as she takes you on a virtual tour of the library’s vast and unique collections. We’ll discuss how to find materials to help your family history research, the extensive genealogy services that DPL provides, and how to use this nationally renowned library.

    Bio - Jaymie Middendorf

    Jaymie Middendorf is a genealogist and the Librarian of Genealogy and Special Collections at the Denver Public Library. She holds a certificate of Genealogical Research from Boston University, owns Good Omen Genealogy, and in January 2024 begins her term as the Vice President of the National Danish-American Genealogical Society.


    • 04/23/2024
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 12 Garden Center, Broomfield, CO

    The FhGS Society is sponsoring a tour of the Broomfield Veterans Museum April 23, 2024.

    This Museum honors local veterans of all the United States conflicts and peacekeeping efforts, from the Civil War to the present, from all branches of service. The museum not only shares the stories of Colorado veterans, it is a center for veterans to connect, students to learn about our nation’s history, groups to explore the rotating exhibits, and families to honor their loved ones who served in the military.

    This will be a group tour for our members and guests.  The tour will meet in the parking area at the Museum.  Carpooling will be available.  Meet at the Applewood Valley United Methodist Church parking lot, 2035 Ellis St, Golden, CO 80401.  

    For additional museum information click on www.broomfieldveterans.org

    If you have questions on carpooling or the tour, please contact info@foothillsgenealogy.org

    • 05/08/2024
    • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Applewood Valley United Methodist Church 2035 Ellis St, Golden, CO 80401

    Potluck Luncheon

    The FhGS Potluck Luncheon will be held before the General Meeting and Show & Tell 2.0 Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 12:00 noon in the lower-level Fellowship Hall of the Church.

    Members whose last names begin with a letter:

    A thru G - bring a dessert

    H thru Q - bring a main dish

    R thru Z - bring a salad or vegetable side dish

    All dishes should serve 8 or more.  Please label any dishes that contain nuts or fish.  If you bring a serving utensil, make sure it is well marked.

    The refreshment committee will provide dinner rolls, butter, coffee, punch and tableware for the luncheon.  If you have questions, please contact Linda Hendon by email at info@foothillsgenealogy.org

    General Meeting

    The General Meeting will start following the luncheon with the induction of new officers and special recognition of members.  The Show & Tell 2.0 program by members of the Society will follow.

    • 05/08/2024
    • 1:00 PM

    The Society is holding a Show & Tell at the General Meeting and PotLuck on Wednesday, May 8. We need YOU to step up and show us what kind of interesting discoveries that you have made over the years in researching your family's history. Whether it's stories, artifacts, quilts, letters, photos, recipes or what have you, now's the time to share your discoveries with all of us. You'll have a 3' x 4' table space (more if you need it) on which to display your items, and your only requirement will be to sit at the table and tell people you have.  Now what could be simpler than that? Everybody has been doing interesting work and we all want to see what you have- and as with last time, you might find someone who is researching in some of the same areas that you are looking into!

    To be a presenter at the May 8, 2024 Show & Tell select any of the following options.  1) Email George Kourkouliotis at archives@foothillsgenealogy.org  2) Click on Show & Tell Event form to download or 3) Fill out a signup sheet at the next General Meeting.

    • 09/23/2024
    • 09/28/2024
    • Salt Lake City, Utah

    Take A Trip to Salt Lake City

    Research Your Genealogy Records

    Sept 23 - Sept 28, 2024 Monday-Saturday

    Foothills Genealogical Society is planning a trip to Salt Lake City in 2024.  We are welcoming anyone who would like to join us to do research in the FamilySearch Library. 

    The FamilySearch Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the largest genealogical libraries in the world. It is located in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, on the southwest side of Temple Square. The library is operated by FamilySearch, a nonprofit genealogical organization owned by the Church and dedicated to connecting families across generations. The library is free of charge and open to the public.

    You will need to make your own reservation at the hotel. Salt Lake City Plaza Hotel, 122 West S Temple Street, SLC, Utah 84101 Phone No. 801-606-2410.  Richard Williams is your contact person for making a reservation. Hotel Rates: $100.00 Per night small room/$110.00 Per night large room. Both based on Double occupancy and both rooms have 2 queen beds. Be sure to mention Foothills Genealogical Society, when reserving a room.

    Airline transportation will need to be done by the person planning on traveling to SLC.  There is an Airport Tram to take you to the hotel and it stops at the front entrance of the Plaza Hotel.  Right now, the attached restaurant is closed but might be open sometime next year. I will be putting together some suggestion about searching for family records in the SLC library.

    For additional information email info@foothillsgenealogy.org


Past events

03/27/2024 FhGS Website Class
03/13/2024 What's in a local history museum?
02/29/2024 FhGS Website Cemetery Database Zoom Class
02/14/2024 Sarah LeVan's Quilt
01/23/2024 Using Social History for Genealogy
01/10/2024 Denver’s Four Lost Amusement Parks
12/13/2023 20th Century Military Records Zoom Only
11/28/2023 Why Would They Put It Online If They Didn't Want Me to Use It?: Copyright Issues for Genealogy
11/08/2023 What in the World is Find-a-Grave?
10/11/2023 Quaker Records
09/19/2023 Voting Records: Genealogy's Best Kept Secret
09/13/2023 1950 Census Presentation
09/13/2023 FhGS Website Cemetery Database Overview Zoom Session Available
05/17/2023 FhGS Tour May 17 Golden History Museum and History Park
05/10/2023 FhGS May General Meeting & Luncheon, Show and Tell Presentations
04/25/2023 Attics and Archives, Or What You Will Miss if You're Stuck Like Glue to Ancestry
04/12/2023 Sandstone, St. Vrain and the Sand Creek Massacre
03/21/2023 Documentation & Citation: Keep Calm and Cite Your Sources!
03/08/2023 Getting to Know Uncle Moses
02/08/2023 Denver's Manhattan Beach Amusement Park
01/11/2023 Researching the History of Your Home
12/14/2022 Introduction to MyHeritage Features and Technologies
11/19/2022 How to Get Research Help at FamilySearch.org
11/09/2022 A History Hoptopia
10/12/2022 The Boulder Pioneers Project: Lessons in Community-Wide Genealogical Research
09/20/2022 Researching Ancestral Locations in Prussian Genealogy Records
09/14/2022 The Leadville Irish
05/11/2022 Community Archaeology at Amache, Colorado's Japanese American Confinement Camp
04/13/2022 19th Century America: Cultural Changes and Their Effects on Records.
03/22/2022 Making Sense of the Shambles: Organizational Tools for Genealogy
03/09/2022 The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and its Effect on Our American Ancestors
02/09/2022 Paper Trails: The US Post and the Making of the American West
02/08/2022 Unlocking Notation Codes on Alien Passenger Lists
01/18/2022 Researching Before 1850
01/12/2022 Colorado's Ignominious Days Under the Ku Klux Klan
12/08/2021 Spies, Slackers, and Aliens: The American Protective League
12/06/2021 Parishes, Priests, and Signs of the Sacred: Catholic Church Records
11/30/2021 Connect the Dots Using Timelines, Identity Charts, and FAN Club Charts.
11/10/2021 The Bad Old Days of Colorado - The Outlaws, Renegades and Dissolute
10/26/2021 Extending Your Research Beyond Online - The Other 90%
10/13/2021 Genealogy Pit Stop: Research in 15 minute Increments
09/28/2021 Ancestry.com Tips and Tricks - Rerun
09/08/2021 What's Inside the Family History Guide
07/20/2021 Researching Your Ancestor in Periodicals
05/12/2021 General Meeting and Program "Locating Images of Ancestors: Putting a Face With That Name" by Andrew Likins
04/27/2021 Family Tree Maker - Inputting Sources and Citations
04/14/2021 General Meeting and Program "Quilting Your Family History" by Kathy Emmel
03/16/2021 Foothills Class - Getting Started with Family Tree Maker
03/15/2021 Wild Apricot Tour Preparation
02/22/2021 Foothills Round Table - Genealogy on a Budget
02/18/2021 Foothills Class - German Research
01/19/2021 Foothills Class - Too Many Marys
01/13/2021 General Meeting - January 13, 2021



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