Family History Month
FAMILY HISTORY MONTH
Family History Month is October, and the Cheyenne community has scheduled a wealth of activities to assist you in finding family members and organizing your genealogical research efforts. The LDS Family History Center, the Laramie County Library, and our Cheyenne Genealogical and Historical Society are proud to present the events listed below in commemoration of the month. Please join us.
Family History Month Events | |||||
Date | Day | Time | Topic | Presenter | Location |
October 2 | Thursday | 7 to 9 PM | Google Earth | Melanie Bosselman | Family History Center (See note below) |
October 6 | Monday | 1 to 3 PM | Tour of Family Tree | Gloria Milmont | Family History Center (See note below) |
October 7 | Tuesday | 1 to 5 PM | Tour of Special Collections Room | Sue Seniawski | Laramie County Library - Special Collections Room |
October 8 | Wednesday | 10 AM to Noon | Navigating Family Tree | Jan Stock | Family History Center (See note below) |
October 8 | Wednesday | Noon - 8:30 PM | Tour of Special Collections Room | Leslie Vosler | Laramie County Library - Special Collections Room |
October 9 | Thursday | 10 AM to Noon | Find My Past | Clark Jenkins | Family History Center (See note below) |
October 10 | Friday | 1 to 3 PM | Tour of Special Collections Room | Judy Engelhart | Laramie County Library |
October 11 | Saturday | 11 AM to 2 PM | Western Americana & Genealogy Book Sale and Quilt Raffle | Laramie County Library - Willow Room | |
October 11 | Saturday | 11 AM to Noon | Using & Evaluating Your Sources | Suzi Taylor, Wyoming State Archives | Laramie County Library - Sunflower Room |
October 11 | Saturday | Noon to 1 PM | Conducting/Research for Oral History | Mark Junge, local author | Laramie County Library - Sunflower Room |
October 11 | Saturday | 1 PM to 2 PM | Tips & Tricks using the Wyoming Newspaper Project | Tom Ivie, Wyoming State Library | Laramie County Library - Computer Classroom (Space limited to 12 participants) |
October 11 | Saturday | 11 AM to 2 PM | Ask the Genealogist | Society Members | Laramie County Library - Special Collections Room |
October 13 | Monday | 7 PM to 8:30 PM | Beginning Genealogy | Elaine Hayes, Special Collections Librarian | Laramie County Library - Sunflower Room |
October 14 | Tuesday | 10 AM to 1 PM | Tour of Special Collections Room | Margie Dreiling | Laramie County Library - Special Collections Room |
October 14 | Tuesday | 7 PM to 8:30 PM | Organizing Digital and Paper Records | Gloria Milmont | Laramie County Library - Sunflower Room |
October 15 | Wednesday | 12:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Tour of Special Collections Room | Leslie Vosler | Laramie County Library |
October 15 | Wednesday | 7 to 9 PM | Adding photos to familysearch.org | Chris Bosselman | Family History Center (See note below) |
October 17 | Friday | 1 to 3 PM | Tour of Special Collections Room | Judy Engelhart | Laramie County Library |
October 20 | Monday | 5 PM to 8:30 PM | Tour of Special Collections Room | Wendy Douglass | Laramie County Library - Special Collections Room |
October 20 | Monday | 7 PM to 8:30 PM | Beyond the Basics | Elaine Hayes, Special Collections Librarian | Laramie County Library - Sunflower Room |
October 21 | Tuesday | 5 PM to 8:30 PM | Tour of Special Collections Room | Robin Everett | Laramie County Library - Special Collections Room |
October 22 | Wednesday | 7 to 9 PM | Adding Sources to familysearch.org | Melanie Bosselman | Family History Center (See note below) |
October 24 | Friday | 1 to 3 PM | Tour of Special Collections Room | Judy Engelhart | Laramie County Library |
October 27 | Monday | 7 PM to 8:30 PM | German Genealogy | Elaine Hayes, Special Collections Librarian | Laramie County Library - Sunflower Room |
October 28 | Tuesday | 7 PM to 9 PM | Ancestry.com | Cindy McCormick | Family History Center (See note below) |
October 29 | Wednesday | 10 AM to 4 PM | Tour of Special Collections Room | Sharon Field | Laramie County Library |
October 29 | Wednesday | 7 to 9 PM | Temple Submission on familysearch.org | Clark Jenkins | Family History Center (See note below) |
October 31 | Friday | 1 to 3 PM | Tour of Special Collections Room | Judy Engelhart | Laramie County Library |
Locations: | |||||
Family History Center | Sign-up is required as space is limited. To register for an event, please contact Linda Herbst at 307-514-2467 or via e-mail WY_Cheyenne@ldsmail.net 309 Western Hills Blvd. Enter parking lot from Education Drive. FHC is at SE entrance of building. | ||||
Laramie County Library | 2200 Pioneer Avenue |