PBS-TV will launch “Finding Your Roots” hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., a Harvard University professor and historian, on March 25. This will be a 10 part series that explores ancestors of celebrities, much like his last year series, The Faces of America. The program will feature celebrity couple Kevin Bacon and Krya Sedgwick.

Stay tuned for more details on this exciting new series next month!

Get ready for the grand re-opening at the Loveland Public Library in February 2012! Their recent remodeling and expansion project includes a new second floor with many new features. To begin with, 48 new computers for patrons plus a 15 computer station lab for future workshops and a mid size meeting room for future classes.

On the first floor, genealogists and family historians will have access to their new Local History and Genealogy Room. It’s a 250 square foot room with several computer stations, microfilm readers, shelves and cases of genelaogy resource books and family and local history books. Genelaogists and patrons can research all the past Loveland newspapers, city directories, local cemetery records, past high school yearbooks, family history books, and more. We’ll have volunteers to help one day per week at a minimum in the genelaogy room to help patrons with their research. The downstairs community room will be remodeled with a new projection and sound system for our larger workshops and classes.

Upstairs, a new computer lab for our future genelaogy classes besides a remodeled community room with many new features. Overall, you will be delighted with all the new features after visiting the new library.

If you enjoy family history about famous celebrities and their interesting ancestor stories, you will appreciate the third season (2012) of NBC-TV’s popular “Who Do You Think You Are?” program. The third season will feature celebrities Edie Falco, Helen Hunt, Blair Underwood, Martin Sheen, Reba McEntire, Rashida Jones, Rob Lowe, Marisa Tomei Rita Wilson, plus other famous celebrities. The third season premiere is scheduled to start Friday night, February 3 on NBC-TV at 7 pm MT!

You can watch the first and second season reruns on the NBC website at WDYTYA Website.

Cartridge World is offering Society members a 10% membership discount on recycled inkjet or laser toner cartridges. The discounts are offered at the following local participating stores:

2614 S. Timberline Road, Suite 105 in Fort Collins next to King Soopers on Timberline at Drake. Telephone: 970-484-4465.

or

270 E. 29th Street in Loveland next to Golf USA on 29th at Hwy 287. Telephone: 970-669-2120.

Be sure to mention our society name for the discount!

The Fort Collins Historical Society launched it’s first website in 2010. It is full of excellent resources for Fort Collins history, notably an extensive bibliography of Fort Collins, Larimer County and Colorado history books and they are adding to it all the time. Visit their website