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February 1, 2012
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 Colorado
Society of Hispanic Genealogy
2300 South Patton
Court
Denver, CO 80219-5212
The February meeting of the
CSHG will be held Saturday, February 18, 2012.
Speaker, Phil Vigil will discuss his recent book. "Settlers
of the Purgatoire River Valley". TIME/LOCATION: 1 p.m. at
Christ the King Lutheran Church Hall, 2300 South Patton
Court, Denver, CO.
Congratulations to CSHG members Manuel Salazar,
Francisco Gallegos, Ed Cordova, Felix Zamora, James Maestas,
Hope Yost, Denise Lovato Duran, and Bertha Gallegos. Their
family photos were used in the four videos produced for
The Hispanic Experience in Colorado. View the
four videos at Center
for Colorado and the West at Auraria
Library.
CSHG meetings are now held the
3rd Saturday of the month. The CSHG Research
Library will continue to be
open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m.
The Colorado Society of
Hispanic Genealogy is the largest Hispanic
genealogical organization in the State of Colorado. CSHG
promotes genealogical and historical research and education
to expand the awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of
Hispanic culture, history, and traditions. You will be
amazed at the wealth of genealogical and historical research
material found only in our CSHG
library.
Presentations/Events
- February
12, Sunday - Who's
Who of the Fur Trade in the Early American Frontier from
1820-1850, lecture by Dr. Jim Hanson.
TIME/Location: 11 a.m. Tattered Book Store, 1628 16th
Street at Wynkoop in Denver, CO. Free
event.
- February
18, Saturday - CSHG meeting
and presentation. Speaker Phil Vigil will discuss his
recent book, "Settlers of the Purgatoire River Valley."
TIME/LOCATION: 1 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church
Hall, 2300 South Patton Court, Denver, CO.
- March
11, Sunday -
War of a Thousand Deserts: Indian Raids and the U.S.
- Mexican War,
lecture by Dr.
Brian De Lay. TIME/Location: 11 a.m. Tattered Book
Store, 1628 16th Street at Wynkoop in Denver, CO.
Free event.
- March
17, Saturday -
CSHG meeting and presentation. Speaker Val Sena
will present about the foods the returning colonists ate
in 1693. TIME/LOCATION: 1 p.m. at Christ the King
Lutheran Church Hall, 2300 South Patton Court, Denver,
CO.
- April
28, Saturday - Grand
Opening of the new state history museum - the
History Colorado Center. Location: 14th and
Broadway, Denver, CO.
- May
3 - 5, Thursday - Saturday - New
Mexico Statehood Centennial History Conference in
Santa Fe, NM. Details to come.
June
15 - 17, - GSHA Annual
Meeting and Genealogical Conference will be held at The
Lodge of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, NM. Details to come.
2013
- April
18 - 20 - Arizona/New
Mexico History Conference in Las Cruces, NM. Details to
come.
Notices
- For those conducting Mexico
Genealogical research, John Schmal, who specializes
in Mexico research, posted an online "how to"
presentation available from the Somos
Primos webpage. Click
Mexico
Research To view his
presentation. Your computer must be able to view PDF
files.
- Volunteers who can read both
English and Spanish are sought to help index Mexican,
Argentine and other Latin American records for the
Internet. The first target is the Mexican census of 1930.
For further information, contact Paul
Nauta, Manager of Public
Affairs, Family & Church History Department of
FamilySearch (TM); 801-240-6498.
CSHG
MEETING INFORMATION
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CSHG
Membership Meetings and Research
Library
CSHG meets the 3rd Saturday
of each month in the Christ the King Lutheran
Church hall located at 2300 South Patton Court,
Denver, CO. Membership meetings begin at 1 p.m. are
are followed by a genealogy or history
presentation. Members may come as early as 10 a.m.
to conduct research before the meeting.
The CSHG
Research Library is open every
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Our library is
located in the Christ the King Lutheran Church at
2300 South Patton Court, in southwest Denver. For
more information, contact the CSHG Archives
Director. The CSHG Research Library has
access to the internet which allows members to view
online census records and other genealogical and
historical websites.
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CSHG
Executive Board Meetings
CSHG Executive Board
Meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of the
month at 11:00 a.m. at Christ the King Lutheran
Church, 2300 South Patton Court, Denver.
CSHG members are welcome to attend.
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CSHG is a
non-profit organization with tax-exempt status under section
501(c) (3). Donors, corporations and foundations
interested in making gifts or grants under section 501(c)
(3) may obtain a copy of the CSHG's exemption letter from
the CSHG President.
Please contribute
to CSHG.
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