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W.I.S.E.
Family History Society,
Denver,
Colorado
Since 1983
Copyright © 2009-2012
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Our Activities
W.I.S.E.
members participate in activities beyond our regular meetings. We
organize events, make presentations to other family history and
genealogy groups and make ourselves available to the Colorado genealogy
community. We are a totally independent group, but a member of the
Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies.

W.I.S.E. Annual Field Trip - National Archives & Records Administration
Wednesday, June 26,
2013
Join W.I.S.E. June tour of the new National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA) site in Broomfield on Wednesday, June
26, 2013. Meet us at NARA a little before 10:30 for a tour by Eileen
Bolger. If you need a ride, be sure to let Sandy know when you reserve
your spot and she will try to coordinate this among those who register.
She will drive a carload that leaves from the Denver Public Library
downtown at 9:30 (south side on 13th).
After the tour, we will
eat lunch at a nearby restaurant; those who wish may return to the
archives after lunch to pursue personal research on the NARA computers
which have Ancestry and Fold3 subscriptions.
Please reserve your spot by emailing Sandy Carter-Duff. If your plans change, please cancel so a wait list can fill the spot. The group size will be limited to the first twenty.

WISE Annual Annual Field
Trip - Information Flyer
Salt Lake City Research Trip - 2013
The
2013 annual group
research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, was held during the week of April 14 - 20, 2013.

WISE Annual Research
Trip - Registration Form
Colorado Irish Festival
We volunteer each Summer
at the Colorado Irish
Festival and at the Colorado Scottish Festival, offering information
about British Isles
family history and genealogy. Volunteers are at the heart of these
festivals.
Last year, the Colorado Irish Festival was held at
Clement Park in Littleton, on
July 13-15, 2012. The following photographs from the festival are
provided courtesy of Sandy Ronayne.
Holiday Social
We
combine our November and December program meetings on the first
Saturday in December for a social gathering featuring food and drink
from the lands of our ancestors.
Our Holiday Social last
year was being held on Saturday, December 1, 2012. It included a
presentation by Sandy and Duane Duff, titled "Further Adventures of the Duffs in the
British Isles."
They spent two summer months last year traveling and researching in the
British Isles. The meeting included a holiday
celebration with festive
desserts. (Modified: 01/27/2013)
Colorado Council of
Genealogical Societies
W.I.S.E. is a member of
the Colorado Council of
Genealogical Societies (CCGS). CCGS has a current project to index the
1885 Colorado State Census. This is a useful activity, especially
because the 1890 U.S. Census was destroyed in a fire; state censuses,
like ours, help to fill in the gap. There is a competition among the
societies, with prizes going to the top indexers.
Also, the CCGS has joined
the 1940 U.S.
Federal Census Project to help index the 1940 U.S. Federal Census to
make it fully searchable on-line. This project began on
April 2, 2012.
Please consider
joining either of these projects as a W.I.S.E. indexer. You can obtain
details concerning both projects by clicking on the following
link: COCCGS
Past
Activities
2012 CGS-CIG Genealogical Seminar
Saturday, May 26,
2012
This seminar, which featured Dick Eastman the author of
"Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter," was sponsored by the
Colorado Genealogical Society's Computer Interest Group and the Denver
Public Library. The seminar was held at the Denver Public Library in
the Lower Level Conference Center, 13th and
Broadway in Denver. Check-in began at 9 a.m. and the program started at
9:30 a.m.
Irish Research
Four Successive
Wednesdays, February 8 - 29, 2012
Participants viewed on-line videos of courses on
researching
families in
Ireland, narrated by Evva Benson Housley of the Family History Library.
Each presentation was followed with a
discussion of the topic facilitated by experienced W.I.S.E.
researchers. A materials fee of $5 per class covered the cost of
photocopying handouts. Each class will built on information presented
in previous classes, and attendance at all four was encouraged. The
schedule:
- Immigration, part 1: Strategies and Pre- and
Post-Famine sources
- Immigration, part 2: Ulster and Scots-Irish
sources
- Church records
- Civil registration
These classes were for advanced beginning and
intermediate researchers. Participants were required to possess basic
genealogical
research skills, including knowing how to fill out charts and search
the Internet, as well as rudimentary knowledge of Irish history. It was
recommended that each participant bring a copy of Tracing Your
Irish
Ancestors, Third Edition, by John Grenham.
Salt Lake City Research Trip
The
2012 annual group
research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, was
scheduled the week of April 15 - 22, 2012. This group research trip
offered our members one of the best opportunities all year to
access genealogical resources that could help them solve some of those
nagging
family history questions.
Photos from 2012 W.I.S.E. Research
Trip - Salt Lake City
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Zoe Lappin
presenting Barbara Baker, our 2012 seminar speaker, with a WISE book
bag and pin.
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Dorothy Coltrin and
Pat Jakel enjoying dinner at Lamb's Grill.
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Sylvia Tracy-Doolos
and Lura Williams at Lamb's Grill dinner.
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Left to right, Sandy
Carter-Duff, Dorothy Coltrin, Margaret Kadziel and Lori Ende at
breakfast at the Carlton Hotel.
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Karen Zink, Sylvia
Tracy-Doolos, and Duane Duff at breakfast.
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Breakfast at Carlton
Hotel, from left, Sandy Carter-Duff, Dorothy Coltrin, Margaret Kadziel,
and Lori Ende.
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Karen Zink and and
Sylvia Tracy-Doolos strolling on Temple Square during their lunch break.
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Arbor at Red Butte
Gardens, a lovely spot to spend a few hours in Salt Lake City.
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Tulips galore
decorated Temple Square and the grounds of the Family History Library.
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Karen Zink
photographs flowers in Temple Square.
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Summer Social Outing -
Colorado History Museum Field Trip
Saturday, June 23,
2012, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
W.I.S.E. members took a
field trip for a tour of the new History Colorado Center on June 23,
2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. After the tour members ate lunch
together at a nearby restaurant. After lunch those that wished
to, returned to the
museum.

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Guide Dani Newsome
answers Dan Parker's questions.
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Dan Parker doffs his
hat as his grandson, Brennan Bull, drives and Duane Duff goes along for
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Lura Williams, left,
and Dorothy Coltrin explore the new museum.
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Tina Taylor-Francis
and Roger Francis check out the country store.
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2012 W.I.S.E. Annual Seminar
Saturday, November
10,
2012, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
This years W.I.S.E. Annual Seminar, was an "English
Research Seminar"
featuring David McDonald, CG. David is a director of the International
Society for British Genealogy and Family History and is a trustee for
the Board for Certification of Genealogists. He was awarded the Birdie
Monk Holsclaw Memorial Lecture at the National Genealogy Society 2012
Conference. Board-certified since 2004, Dave lectures regionally,
nationally, and internationally on church records, migration patterns,
and records of fraternal and community organizations. Additionally, he
teaches genealogy at various colleges and universities.
The seminar topics included:
- American Colonial Research
- English Church Records After 1538
- English Probate, pre- and -post 1858
- Civil Registration
David has been gracious enough to give his permission
for
us to post his seminar handout materials on our website. They will be
available only through the
end of November 2012. The materials are posted in PDF format below:
(Modified:
12/02/2012)
Friday,
November 9, 2012 - Dinner with David McDonald
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Dr. David McDonald
visiting with Fran and Dan Parker
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Barbara Pierce, Zoe
Lappin and Sandy Ronayne
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Sandy Ronayne and
David McDonald
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Zoe Lappin, Sue
Clase and Barbara Pricen
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From left, Margaret
Kadziel and Sharon Mahler
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From left, Fran
Parker, JoAnn DeFilippo and Dan Parker
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Saturday,
November 10, 2012 - English Research Seminar
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From left, Sandy
Carter-Duff, David Coward, Diane Barbour, Sharon Mahler and Lura
Williams at the sign-in desk
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Seminar Registration
Desk,
Dan Parker, left, Fran Parker and Sandy Ronayne at the sign
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Zoe Lappin and Dr.
David McDonald
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W.I.S.E. Family
History Society Display Board
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Attendees arrive and
pick up their seminar packets
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Attendees arrive and
pick up their seminar packets |

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Kirk Patton and Cari
Taplin, right, wait to sign in
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Sandy and Duane Duff
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Certified
Genealogists Arliss Shaffer Monk and Dr. David McDonald
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Dr. David McDonald
chats with geneologists including Carole Guentert, left
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From left, Bill
Hughes, David Coward, and Sandy Carter -Duff visit with Dr. David
McDonald
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Nicole Wing, a new
member of W.I.S.E., visits with Ben Finch
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