• Meeting dates highlighted in red denote that the meeting was cancelled. Please check below for revised meeting information.
  
• W.I.S.E. traditionally meets a 1:30 p.m., on the the fourth Saturday in the month.
• An outing is usually scheduled for the fourth Saturday in June. This year (2013) the outing is scheduled for June 26th, thus there will be no WISE Membership Meeting on June 22, 2013.
  
• Unless otherwise scheduled we do not normally meet in the months of July, August or November.
  
• A holiday social is usually scheduled for the first Saturday in December.
• Note: Because of Memorial Day weekend, our meeting in May 2013 will be held on the 3rd Saturday in the month, rather than the 4th.
• Because of adverse weather conditions on Saturday, March 23, 2013, our scheduled W.I.S.E. Board and  Membership Meetings were cancelled. We're sorry if this caused any inconvenience for our members.
  

Our meetings are normally held in the seventh floor training room at the Central Denver Public Library (CDPL), 10 W. Fourteenth Avenue Pkwy., Denver, CO 80204. If you need a map for directions to the CDPL or their contact phone numbers, click on the link provided in the left sidebar.

British Isles Immigration Through Ellis Island
Zoe Lappin

Zoe will discuss immigration through Ellis Island and share written memories of many of those immigrants. Note the one-time change to the third Saturday of the month.

British Isles Immigration Through Ellis island Flyer

Synods, Sessions and Supplications
Patrice Stark

Patrice will discuss how Presbyterian Church history in colonial America can help identify Scots-Irish migration, communication and kinship networks. Beginning with customs and terminology unique to Presbyterians, Patrice will expalin the early church divisions (New Side, Reformed, Associate, Associate Reformed, United Presbyterian, etc) and end with illustrations applicable to genealogy research puzzles.

The Colorado Irish
Dr. James Walsh

Dr. Walsh's presentation will focus on the roots of the Colorado Irish, where they came from in Ireland and North America, where they settled in Colorado, and what they contributed to our state's history. The Colorado Irish will aslo be placed into a national and international context, relating them to the wider story of the Irish diaspora.

Past Meetings

Annual Meeting
Heirloom Sharing

Members shared heirlooms and stories about their British Isles ancestors and heritage.

The meeting included the president's annual report, a review of the budget, and the election of board members to replace the outgoing president, Zoe Lappin and treasurer, Nancy Craig.

British Isles Immigration Through Castle Garden
Carol Darrow

British Isles Immigration Through Castle Garden

Scots-Irish Research
John Mears

John will discuss Scots-Irish (also known as Ulster Irish) immigration from the 1600s to the 1800s and associated research techniques.

Note: Unfortunately, John Mears' presentation had to be cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. We hope to be able to reschedule it at a later date.

Outrageous Molly Brown
Janet Kalstrom

Janet provided an interpretation of Margaret (Molly) Brown that included information on her Irish heritage. She was dressed as Molly. Janet also talked about the Titanic and answered questions.