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Sunday, September 24
No Meeting Today (Library Activity)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Library 6701 South 14th St. Lincoln
Reschedule........... no LLCGS meeting on this date!
The Germanic Special Interest Group that was scheduled for this date will instead meet on Sunday, October 1 at Walt Branch Library.
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Saturday, September 30
Fall Genealogy Conference (Conferences)
9:00 am to 3:00 pm The Center, 714 So. Main St., Council Bluffs, IA
Plan to spend the day and attend these presentations by well-known area speakers
Family Search: Search the Records by Martha Grenzeback
Preserving Your Personal Archives by Amy Schindler
Tracking Down Native American Ancestors in the National Archives
by Joan Barnes
Honor Your Ancestors Share Your Family Tree by Phyllis Ericson
Send registration to: The Center, 714 South Main St., Council Bluffs, IA 51503
For more information: Call: 712-323-5995, ext. 226
or e-mail: gen51503cen@gmail.com
$15 Members, $25 Nonmembers, $30 at the Door Lunch Included
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Sunday, October 1
Germanic Special Interest Group (Genealogy Interest Group (GIG))
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Library 6701 South 14th St. Lincoln
Those folks searching for ancestors from the Germanic regions of Europe will want to attend this session led by Chris Effken. He wants this group to be interactive with questions and success stories that benefit individuals as well as the group.
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Friday, October 6
Time Travelers Writing Group (Friday Morning Writing Group)
9:15 am to 12:00 pm Writing Studio at Union College Library, 48th and Prescott St.
Time Travelers, LLCGS special interest writing group will meet at the Writing Studio, lower level of Union College Library located on the campus at 48th and Prescott St.
The group meets twice each month and welcomes anyone that wants constructive support recording their memories. Ruth Briney facilitates the group.
Writing "Memories Into Memoirs for Posterity" |
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Sunday, October 8
Family Tree Maker software (Genealogy Interest Group (GIG))
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Library 6701 South 14th St. Lincoln
User groups are good places to find others with an interest in software to use in researching and organizing our family tree information and preserving it on our computers. In bimonthly sessions, you will have an opportunity to learn how to effectively use RootsMagic or Family Tree Maker software.
Bob McQuistan will lead a hands-on session using Family Tree Maker (FTM) software. This session is for the beginner, intermediate and advanced users of FTM. Bring your PC and join the group in asking and answering questions.
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Sunday, October 15
Genealogists Online: Using MyHeritage (Omaha Public Library)
2:00 pm W. Dale Clark Library, 215 S 15th St, Omaha, NE
Learn to find your ancestors in the MyHeritage database.
See Omahlibrary.org for inforrmation. |
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Sunday, October 15
Using DNA as a Genealogical Tool (Educational Opportunities)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Branch Library, 6701 S. 14th St., Lincoln
Have you been wondering if a DNA test might help in your genealogical searches and help break through some of those "brick walls"?
Have you wondered which of the tests and/or test companies might be best suited for your purposes and goals?
Are you confused by the terminology and meaning of the test results?
Then attend this session!
Tom McFarland will lead this discussion session and by sharing his knowledge and experience you will be better informed and should be better prepared to make the choice(s) to achieve your desired results. Additional attendees with experience in using DNA testing will be prepared to share their experiences and guidance. |
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Thursday, October 19
LLCGS October Monthly Meeting (Monthly Meetings)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm First Lutheran Church, 1551 S 70th St., Lincoln, NE
Plan to attend the October Member Meeting of Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society.
We'll hold our monthly business meeting and follow it with an interesting program. |
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Friday, October 20
Time Travelers Writing Group (Friday Morning Writing Group)
9:15 am to 12:00 pm Writing Studio at Union College Library, 48th and Prescott St.
Time Travelers, LLCGS special interest writing group will meet at the Writing Studio, lower level of Union College Library located on the campus at 48th and Prescott St.
The group meets twice each month and welcomes anyone that wants constructive support recording their memories. Ruth Briney facilitates the group.
Writing "Memories Into Memoirs for Posterity" |
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Sunday, October 22
British Interest Group (Genealogy Interest Group (GIG))
2:00 pm Walt Branch Library 6701 South 14th St., Lincoln, NE
TOPIC: Parting Wishes - Locating Probate Records & Wills
British, Scottish, Irish, Welsh ancestry?
This group meets to research, discuss, and share genealogy tips for researching our ancestors from the British Isles. Please join the group as we explore our British heritage.
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Sunday, October 29
Mourning Rituals in 19th Century America (Educational Opportunities)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Branch Library 6701 South 14th St., Lincoln, NE
During the 19th century, death was ever present. Disease, war, and poor living conditions were just a few of the inevitable ways to death. Due to this, an uprise in rituals on death and dying increased, turning the mourning process into an art form.
Join Linda Conroy as she explains how your Victorian-era ancestors viewed death and dying. Learn about how the religious and social standards changed due to the historical events of the time.
This lecture is based on the book Widow's Weeds and Weeping Veils: Mourning Rituals in 19th Century America by author Bernadette Loeffel-Atkins, a friend who's love for history inspired Linda's love of history. |
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Friday, November 3
Time Travelers Writing Group (Friday Morning Writing Group)
9:15 am to 12:00 pm Writing Studio at Union College Library, 48th and Prescott St.
Time Travelers, LLCGS special interest writing group will meet at the Writing Studio, lower level of Union College Library located on the campus at 48th and Prescott St.
The group meets twice each month and welcomes anyone that wants constructive support recording their memories. Ruth Briney facilitates the group.
Writing "Memories Into Memoirs for Posterity" |
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Sunday, November 5
Sunday with a Genealogist (Genealogy "Help" Session)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Branch Library, 6701 South 14th St., Lincoln
Join us to discuss genealogy problems you've encountered and (hopefully) we'll find solutions. We typically have a group of attendees with very diverse abilities and experience that are able to provide solutions or suggest paths to help with any problem. Attend if you need help, or attend if you are willing to help others. This is usually a learning eperience for everyone there. Prudence Sadler will facilitate this group. |
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Sunday, November 12
RootsMagic / Family Tree Maker User Groups (Genealogy Interest Group (GIG))
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Branch Library 6701 South 14th St., Lincoln, NE
User groups are good places to find others with an interest in software to use in researching and organizing our family tree information and preserving it on our computers. In bimonthly sessions, you will have an opportunity to learn how to effectively use RootsMagic or Family Tree Maker software.
Phyllis Ericson will lead a session for people using RootsMagic and Bob McQuistan will lead a session in another meeting room at Walt Library for those interested in using Family Tree Maker Software.
You can receive help, ideas, and more from other software users in our area. |
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Thursday, November 16
LLCGS November Monthly Meeting (Monthly Meetings)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm First Lutheran Church, 1551 S 70th St., Lincoln, NE
Plan to attend the November Member Meeting of Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society.
We'll hold our monthly business meeting and follow it with an interesting program. |
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Friday, November 17
Time Travelers Writing Group (Friday Morning Writing Group)
9:15 am to 12:00 pm Writing Studio at Union College Library, 48th and Prescott St.
Community Service Project - Christmas Gifts for Children.
Time Travelers, LLCGS special interest writing group will meet at the Writing Studio, lower level of Union College Library located on the campus at 48th and Prescott St.
The group meets twice each month and welcomes anyone that wants constructive support recording their memories. Ruth Briney facilitates the group.
Writing "Memories Into Memoirs for Posterity" |
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Friday, November 17
NARA KC Webinar : Records and How to Access Them (Omaha Public Library)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm W. Dale Clark Library, 215 S. 15th St., Omaha, NE
Lori Cox Paul, Director of NARA-KC will host this Webinar to describe records maintained at the Kansas City National Archives and steps necessary to personally review those records. This is a repeat presentation of the Webinar held earlier this year at Love Library on the UNL Campus. If you were not able to attend in Lincoln, this is an opportuniy to participate in the Webinar, learn and ask questions. This has been described by several LLCGS members as the "best" National Archives presentation they have ever attended. |
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Sunday, November 19
Genealogists Online: Making the Most of Government Websites (Omaha Public Library)
2:00 pm W. Dale Clark Library, 215 S 15th St, Omaha, NE
As local and state governments increasingly put geneaogically vauable records and indexes online, learn how and what you can find. See Omahlibrary.org for inforrmation. |
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Sunday, November 19
Nebraska Genealogical Interest Group (Genealogy Interest Group (GIG))
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Library 6701 South 14th St. Lincoln
Come and discover the stories unfolding as volunteers research the locations and mysteries of former Nebraska communities.
How did they orginate? Who were their founders? What happened through the years?
Those of you who have been researching, please make sure to send your information to Nancy Eckles and then come on Sunday to relate your findings. If you haven't volunteered to participate, come and learn about the fun of tracing the history of communities that began in early Nebraska. You'll be "paying it forward" for other researchers while having a good time exercising your research skills.
Please join Judi Cook and Nancy Eckles in discussions of various topics related to Nebraska history, geography, natives, immigrants, resources, and more. Topics and speakers will vary at each bimonthly meeting. |
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Sunday, November 26
Germanic Special Interest Group (Genealogy Interest Group (GIG))
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Library 6701 South 14th St. Lincoln
Those folks searching for ancestors from the Germanic regions of Europe will want to attend this session led by Chris Effken. He wants this group to be interactive with questions and success stories that benefit individuals as well as the group.
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Friday, December 1
Time Travelers Writing Group (Friday Morning Writing Group)
9:15 am to 12:00 pm Writing Studio at Union College Library, 48th and Prescott St.
Time Travelers, LLCGS special interest writing group will meet at the Writing Studio, lower level of Union College Library located on the campus at 48th and Prescott St.
The group meets twice each month and welcomes anyone that wants constructive support recording their memories. Ruth Briney facilitates the group.
Writing "Memories Into Memoirs for Posterity" |
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Sunday, December 3
Holiday Heirlooms (Discussion Group)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Branch Library 6701 South 14th St., Lincoln, NE
Please join us at the Library as we share (show and tell) our memories and heirlooms associated with the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year holidays. Marion Malone will lead the group. You are welcome to bring an item/story to share with the group or just attend and enjoy discussing the items that others show. |
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Sunday, December 10
How to Get Ready to Search Irish Records (Community Genealogy Course)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Library 6701 South 14th St. Lincoln
"How to Get Ready to Search Irish Records" presented by Kevin Cassidy of GreenGenes Genealogy Services.
This session will look at collecting all the pertinent records for one's ancestors and their collaterals and possibly neighbors. Vital church, census, naturalization, military, newspapers and other records will be discussed and examined during a PowerPoint presentation. It is essential to discover both the place of origin for the immigrant ancestor (county, parish or townland) and the names of parents for the immigrant ancestor. These are best found in American records and their discovery will make finding further information on the family in Ireland a possibility.
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Friday, December 15
Time Travelers Writing Group (Friday Morning Writing Group)
9:15 am to 12:00 pm Writing Studio at Union College Library, 48th and Prescott St.
Time Travelers, LLCGS special interest writing group will meet at the Writing Studio, lower level of Union College Library located on the campus at 48th and Prescott St.
The group meets twice each month and welcomes anyone that wants constructive support recording their memories. Ruth Briney facilitates the group.
Writing "Memories Into Memoirs for Posterity" |
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Sunday, December 17
British Interest Group (Genealogy Interest Group (GIG))
2:00 pm Walt Branch Library 6701 South 14th St., Lincoln, NE
British, Scottish, Irish, Welsh ancestry?
This group meets to research, discuss, and share genealogy tips for researching our ancestors from the British Isles. Please join the group as we explore our British heritage.
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Thursday, December 21
LLCGS December Monthly Meeting (Monthly Meetings)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm First Lutheran Church, 1551 S 70th St., Lincoln, NE
Plan to attend the December Member Meeting of Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society.
We'll hold our monthly business meeting and follow it with an interesting program. |
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Sunday, January 7, 2018
Female Connections are the Best Road to Research Success (Community Genealogy Course)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Library 6701 South 14th St. Lincoln
Irish Research -
“Female Connections are the Best Road to Research Success” presented by Kevin Cassidy of GreenGenes Genealogy Services.
This session will examine how to discover a family's story through its female members. There may be a dearth of female records from early census or lack of voting records compared to their male counterparts. However, just like today most families maintained closer ties with their mothers and sisters than their fathers and brothers. Too often a family name that is unknown to the researcher is overlooked and later turns out to be a family of a married sister or daughter or other female relative. This session will explore how to review your records and discover female relatives from census, sacramental and court papers among others. These side doors may be the link to success.
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Sunday, February 11, 2018
Follow Your FamilyThrough Their Chain Migration (Community Genealogy Course)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Walt Library 6701 South 14th St. Lincoln
Irish Research -
"Follow Your Family Through Their Chain Migration" presented by Kevin Cassidy of GreenGenes Genealogy Services.
This session recognizes that few Irish immigrants left home and had no contact with their families ever again. Most did follow a path where they would have familiar faces and jobs prospects. This course will examine the naturalization papers, passenger lists, sacramental and census records among others to find the link between the immigrant and his relatives and neighbors in the home country and the new.
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