Western History & Genealogy Blog
Genealogy
Who are Your Ancestors?
Submitted by jjeffrey on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 3:06pm
The second Saturday of most months we offer a beginning genealogy class.
Instructor Lou-Jean Rehn, CG will show you how to think genealogically.
What to do When it Snows in Denver
Submitted by jjeffrey on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:55am
Some people stay home when it snows but Denverites are tough folks. So get in your SUV or mega truck and come on down to the Central Library and explore your neighborhood, track your ancestor
Who Do You Think You Are?
Submitted by jjeffrey on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 12:35pm
Who Do You Think You Are? Season 3 airs on NBC Channel 9 this Friday at 7pm local time.
Visit Your Ancestral Village--Without Leaving Home
Submitted by jjeffrey on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 5:33pm
Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker...
Submitted by jjeffrey on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 6:24pm
Bring your heirlooms from your British Isles ancestors to share with other members.
Pirate, teacher, choir master, dairy maid: who's in your family tree?
Submitted by jjeffrey on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 11:39am
... discover how to turn it into history.
Instructor Lou-Jean Rehn, CG will show you how to think genealogically.
Revolutionary Ancestors
Submitted by jjeffrey on Sat, 01/07/2012 - 4:46pm
They all descend from radicals from the third quarter of the eighteenth century. Yes, they all descend from patriots of the American Revolution.
Microfilm scanners are here!
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 5:48pm
Big news: the Western History & Genealogy department is now home to several new microfilm/microfiche scanners. These machines are great.
Manuscript Monday: The Bowman/White Family Papers
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 9:25am
The Bowman/White House in Georgetown, Colorado was built by John Henry Bowman and his wife Lavinia Potts Bowman in 1891-1892.
