Larimer County Genealogical Society
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FREE Classes and Workshops
You have an invitation to join us for our free annual CLASSES &WORKSHOPS. Our society provides 10 classes each year at the library systems in Fort Collins and Loveland. Visit our events calendar i…
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Need Genealogy Research Help?
Our society offers FREE genealogy help every Thursday afternoon from 1 to 5 pm except holidays at Old Town Library in Fort Collins and at Loveland Public Library.
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Visit National Archives in Broomfield
Visit the National Archives and genealogy room located in Broomfield. Besides their microfilm inventory, they have many Internet databases for patrons to research their ancestors. Visit the National A…
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Visit Fort Collins Museum of Discovery & Archives
The Museum of Discovery includes the local history archives for genealogists. The Archive will continue to be a free resource open to all visitors. Please visit their website: Archives Website
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Dressed for the Photographer
Sherri Birch gave a wonderful presentation on dating old photographs by clothing at the general meeting thursday. Although she wasn’t able to be in costume (pictured right– it’s a lon…
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Registering Names at the World War II Memorial
Dear Friends, Most of us have family and friends that served in World War II. A beautiful memorial has finally been erected in Washington DC to honor these people. I had assumed that anyone who served…
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The Ghosts of Dowdy Lake
As many of you may know, Roger Long has been pursuing the mystery of the ghosts of Dowdy Lake up near Red Feather Lakes. He received an inquiry in June from a person in California regarding the murder…
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Genealogical Standards and Guidelines
Recommended by the National Genealogical Society Standards For Sound Genealogical Research Remembering always that they are engaged in a quest for truth, family history researchers consistently—…
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Tips for Taking Great Cemetery Pictures
By Kimberly Powell, About.com: Genealogy Pictures are a wonderful way to document graveyards, from scenic views of the cemetery, to inscriptions of individual tombstones. It isn’t always as e…
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Researching Newspapers — Beyond the Obits
by Carol Stetser Like most family historians, I’d always felt that I was using newspapers effectively. After all, I’d looked up literally dozens of obits and marriage and birth announcements…
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Genealogy Disaster Plan
By Julie Miller, CG The year is almost over, and already there have been numerous natural disasters that have hit close to home: the tornadoes in Northern Colorado, the floods in the Midwest, and …
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