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  • Larimer County Genealogical Society (LCGS) General Meeting.  June 19, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Harmony Public Library, Community Room, 4616 South Shields Street, Fort Collins
    Program: "Communicating the Past and Future Through Memorials"
    Speaker: Debbie Dalton
    Public is cordially welcome to attend.
  • Larimer County Genealogical Society (LCGS) General Meeting.  July 17, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Harmony Public Library, Community Room, 4616 South Shields Street, Fort Collins
    Program: Question and Answer Session and Sharing Genealogy Stories
    Public is cordially welcome to attend.
  • Larimer County Genealogical Society (LCGS) General Meeting.  August 21, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Harmony Public Library, Community Room, 4616 South Shields Street, Fort Collins
    Program: "Preserving Family Treasures: Identification and Care of Historic Documents and Photographs"
    Speaker: Kate Legg - Project Archivist for the University Historic Photograph Collection at the CSU Archives.

    Public is cordially welcome to attend.
  • September 13, 2008 Program: "Using Adobe Photoshop Elements"  
    Presenter Nancy Abrahams, photographer, website designer, and retired teacher
    Location: Loveland Library,  300 N. Adams, Loveland, CO   in the Community Room.   
  • October, 2008 Day and Time TBA    Program: Beginning Genealogy Classes  Location: Fort Collins Sr. Center   
    $40 Registration required (18 max attendees)   
  • Larimer County Genealogical Society (LCGS) General Meeting.  October 16, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Harmony Public Library, Community Room, 4616 South Shields Street, Fort Collins
    Program: TBA
    Speaker: Robert Benedict
    Public is cordially welcome to attend.
  • October, 2008 Day and Time TBA    Program: Beginning Genealogy Classes  Location: Loveland Sr. Center   
    Registration required (18 max attendees)   
  • Genealogy on the Internet: A Workshop - Oct 11, 2008, 9:00 am.  
    Location: Harmony Public Library, Computer Room, 4616 South Shields Street, Fort Collins. 
    FREE Registration required! Contact Bob Larson for registration. Limitation of 20 attendees. Waiting list is encouraged due to popularity of this class
  • Scanners & Digital Cameras- October 18, 2008, 9:00 am.  
    Location: Loveland Library,300 N. Adams, Loveland, CO, in the Community Room.
  • November 8, 2008 10 a.m.: "Introduction To Genealogy" class presented by Bob Larson at the Fort Collilns Main Library.   
    Three hour FREE class on researching and locating different genealogy records. This class is for our new members (one year membership or less), visitors interested in genealogy, and new genealogists only!
  • Larimer County Genealogical Society (LCGS) General Meeting.  November 20, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Harmony Public Library, Community Room, 4616 South Shields Street, Fort Collins
    Program: "The Tax Man Came - And He Left Records!"
    Speaker: Carol Darrow
    Public is cordially welcome to attend.

  • Local History Archive Genealogy On The Internet - City of Fort Collins, Colorado   The following is a link to this Historical Archive existing on the Fort Collins Library Website, click on    History of Fort Collins.  
  • Are you ready to start researching your ancestors? To test your readiness, click on    Puzzle.   Good luck!
  • Video Presentations. The Larimer County Genealogical Society is pleased to announce the addition of videos to the Website.   These videos will represent some of the Society's special events and some of the Larimer County Genealogical Society's Education Committee's Workshops and Programs.   These videos have been made available to the Society's Members by Robert Larson.    To view the titles of the videos and to access these videos, click   Video Presentations
  • LCGS Basement Bookshelf (BBS).    The Larimer Genealogical Society (LCGS) is bringing back the Basement Bookshelf (BBS). The BBS is a list of genealogy books, CDs or other documents, which LCGS members and a few former members have agreed to share with others.

    The list is alphabetical, by title and includes title, author, some notes and a brief description of the contents (in most cases). Anyone interested in any of these listed publication, or has any questions about the BBS should contact the Chairman of the BBS committee by emailing arapahoe88@frii.com or phoning 970-482-8643; and the chairman will put you in contact with the owner of the item.

    To view the list-click on Basement Bookshelf (BBS)

    Roger Long
    BBS Chairman.

  • Indexes to Genealogy Reference Book Reviews are now available. Thanks to Ginny Feagler, Librarian at the Fort Collins Main Library, the Genealogy Reference Books have been reveiewed. The books reviewed in this list are located in the Genealogy Reference collection at the Main Branch of the Fort Collins Public Library. The book reviews include the title, call number, a description, and in some cases an explanation of the entries. Not all books in the Genealogy Reference collection have been reviewed. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Ginny Feagler at 221-6380.    Genealogy Reference Book Reviews
  • To view HeritageQuest through the Fort Collins Library at home   
    Click here
  • Transportation is now available.   Want to attend the Larimer County Genealogical Society's monthly meetings at the Harmony Library   - but do not have a means of transportation?   or do not want to drive at night?   or would like some company to go with?   Well the Society has a group of volunteers ready to provide transportation.   If you should need a ride, please contact Kathy Patrick at 206-1664 and she will arrange for someone to pick you up.   A 48 hour notice would be appreciated.

    Please note: Have you found a Genealogy Gem while doing your research? Perhaps it is a trinket, tidbit of information or a memory. Please share your information with the Society by emailing Dolores M. Ray at Dolores M. Ray
    Thank you.



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