2012 Meeting Schedule . . .
Our programs are
presented by a variety of speakers from
along the Front Range of Colorado and beyond. While subjects range from
tartans to medieval art, they always focus on taking us away to the
British Isles for a little culture and history.
28 January 2012
British Isles Heirloom Sharing
W.I.S.E. Members
Bring your heirlooms from your British Isles
ancestors to share with other members. Heirlooms can include: birth,
marriage
and death documents; photographs; paintings and
drawings; textiles; etc. Contact Sandy
Ronayne by email, or
call her at 303-750-5002 to schedule your
heirloom presentation.
25 February 2012
What It Means to be
Welsh
Peter Griffiths
Peter, a native of
Wales, will talk about being Welsh and also will discuss his novel
about Wales, Tongue Tied.
24 March 2012
British Isles
Research Using familysearch.org
Barbara Fines Price
Barb has been a genealogical researcher for
more than 20 years. She is currently the Education Coordinator for the
Denver Stake Family History Center (Monaco and Yale). She is a member
of the Colorado Genealogical Society, Indiana Historical Society,
South Dakota Historical Society, and the California Historical Society.
Barb recently became a specialist in the Family Search WIKI.
28 April 2012
Family History from a British
Perspective
Rowen Reynolds
Rowen will discuss four record types:
Domesday
Book; parish records; civil registration; and census with historical
background for to each. Additionally, she will briefly talk about
manorial records and wills and the value of photos, family heirlooms
and graveyards.
Rowen has lived in England for most of her life. She moved to
Monument, Colorado 2 years ago with her family.
(Posted:
01/24/12)
22 September 2012
How I transcribed a
testament (will) of 1570
Dorothy Coltrin
Dorothy's discussion
of what it took to transcribe
"secretary hand" used in 16th Century Scotland was postponed to a
future date, due to inclement weather. It will be rescheduled to a
future date. She created a
modern version of the will and then deciphered the structure of the
Rolland Acoltrane family of Wigtownshire, Scotland. Dorothy is a member
of W.I.S.E. as well as the Boulder Genealogical Society, the New
England Historic Genealogical Society and is treasurer of the Colorado
Council of Genealogical Societies.
(Posted: 01/24/12
- This program was previously scheduled on 12/10/11)
27 October 2012
The Irish Gaelic Language
Mick Bolger
Mick Bolger, a native of Ireland, will discuss the Irish
language. Irish is the official language of the Republic of
Ireland despite being the first language of
only a small minority of the population. For most of Irish history is
was the primary language of that nation and is the source of a rich and
deep literary and song tradition. This talk will address the nature of
the language, its unusual grammar and syntax, it’s place in Irish
history and its effects on English as it is spoken in Ireland
today. Mick has taught Irish Gaelic in both the United States and
Ireland for many years. He also performs with Colcannon, a
traditional Irish band.
(Posted:
01/29/12)
Past
Meetings . . .
22
January
2011
Celtic History and
Weddings
Travis Butterworth
Travis gave a brief history of the Celts from
their
beginnings in
Russia through their modern contributions. He then discussed some
Celtic wedding traditions,including handfasting, unity candle
ceremonies,blessing of the family sword, and others.
26
February
2011
History of Ireland in
Song and Story
Michael Thompson
Michael,who
has ancestors from Wales, Ireland,
Scotland, and England, and is a native Coloradan, is a
family researcher, storyteller, and musician. Michael performs at
the Colorado Irish
Festival, the Elizabeth Celtic Festival, the
Evergreen Arts Festival, and often at Swallow Hill Music Association.
His Irish pub band is Mulligan Stew.
26
March
2011
Heirloom Family Trees
Becky Olson
Becky
is the co-owner and founder of KeepsakesFamilyTrees.com.
She also was a
corresponding secretary for the Colorado Genealogical Society and a
contributing subject matter
expert for the History Channel’s 2001 Film, Family Trees. She has
created custom
family trees for the Glenn Miller Family, the Rutherford B. Hayes
Presidential Library, and
the Molly Brown House Museum.
23 April 2011
British Isles Natives in the Civil
War
Sandy
Ronayne & Michael Thompson
Sandy gave ashort overview of soldiers born in the
British Isles who fought in the US Civil War. Michael Thompson
presented music featuring
the Irish in the American Civil War.
28
May 2011
Welsh Family History
Resources
Peter Hughes
Peter
discussed how to
research Welsh families,
using a large map of Wales to illustrate his Hughes, Jenkins, and
Porter families. The Hugheses were from the conservative agricultural
mid-Wales, and the Jenkinses, who were coal miners, were from the
Valleys. The Porters were family ship owners and captains from Mold in
Flint. Peter illustrated his presentation with lots of family
stories.
25
June 2011
Tour of Stranahan's
Colorado Whiskey Distillery
We
took a 45 minute
tour of Stranahan's Whiskey
Distillery, 200
South Kalamath St, Denver. The tour included an overview of the
company, a guided stroll through the production house, still house and
rack house, and bottling room. It also included a tasting. We had lunch
after the
tour. It was an interesting insight into a craft unique to our British
heritage.
July
and August 2011
Five Classes in
English Research
Participants
viewed
online videos of classes on
researching families in England after 1837, prepared by the staff of
the Family History Library. Each 30-minute lesson for intermediate
genealogists was followed by discussion led by W.I.S.E. members
experienced in England research.
24
September 2011
How to Use the
Genealogy Collections at Denver Public Library
James K. Jeffrey, Genealogy
Specialist, DPL
Mr.
Jeffrey, a founder
of W.I.S.E. and
nationally-recognized genealogist,
described the three genealogical collections at DPL and how to open
them, find what you want, and get it out. They are the Book Collection,
the Serial Collection, and the Electronic Collection. You too can be an
expert genealogist - a little like James.
15
October
2011
All Day Scottish
Research Seminar
Mrs. Barbara H. Baker, AG
Mrs.
Baker,
an expert
on British Isles research
and an Accredited Genealogist in England, covered
four major topics in Scottish Research:
- Do
Your Homework
- Scotland on the Internet
- Faith of Our Fathers
- Going to Court
The
turnout
was excellent and the 66 genealogists who attended were
richly rewarded. Mrs. Baker was generous with her time and attention,
staying through the lunch hour and answering numerous questions. This
seminar is an excellent prelude to the April 2012 trip to the Family
History Library in Salt Lake, Mrs. Baker's organization.
Note:
If you're interested in joining us on this year's annual trip to Salt
Lake, you
can obtain a copy of the registration form by selecting the following
download link:
SLC
Research Trip Information/Registration Form
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