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Wednesday, September 27
Genealogy Help Session (Genealogy Help Session)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Ames Public Library
Genealogy Help session- no appointment needed.
We'll try to help you in your research process. |
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Thursday, September 28
Genealogy 101 (Genealogy Plus!)
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Virtual class held via Zoom
The Ames Public Library and the Story County Genealogical Society will offer Genealogy 101, a two hour beginning genealogy class. In this session we'll cover the basics of beginning your genealogical research, recording and analyzing information.
Other topics covered as time permits.
This will be presented via Zoom and will cover the same material as the September 20 program..
This class is for beginners and experienced researchers.
No registration is needed.
Genealogy 102, a follow-up session will be held October 26.
You can attend either one or both classes.
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Thursday, October 5
Genealogy Help Session (Genealogy Help Session)
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Zoom
This virtual help session will be presented via Zoom. |
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Monday, October 9
"Naturalization and Immigration Records" (SCGS Meeting)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., Ames, Iowa and via Zoom
Presenter: Theresa McCormick Liewer
Theresa will explain how naturalization and immigration records can be used for genealogical research. |
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Wednesday, October 18
Genealogy 102 (Genealogy Plus!)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., Ames, Iowa and via Zoom
Genealogy 102 is a continuation of Genealogy 101 held in September. This session will deal with using vital records and the census for research. Other topics covered as time permits.
(Attendance at the prior session is NOT required!) |
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Wednesday, October 25
Genealogy Help Session (Genealogy Help Session)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., Ames, Iowa
Genealogy Help session- no appointment needed.
We'll try to help you in your research process.
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Thursday, October 26
Genealogy 102 (Genealogy Plus!)
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Virtual class held via Zoom
Genealogy 102 is a continuation of Genealogy 101 held in September. This session will deal with using vital records and the census for research. Other topics covered as time permits.
This will be presented via Zoom and will cover the same material as the October 18 program.
(Attendance at the prior session is NOT required!)
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Thursday, November 2
Genealogy Help Session (Genealogy Help Session)
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Zoom
This virtual help session will be presented via Zoom. |
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Monday, November 13
Annual Meeting (SCGS Meeting)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., Ames, Iowa and via Zoom
Annual meeting and election of officers (usually brief).
In November, let's talk books! When did SCGS begin having a book club, you may ask? Well, we really haven't had one until now. We like as many of you as are willing to bring your favorite genealogy-related book(s) to give a three to five minute "report" on it. Let everyone know what made the book notable or helpful for you. How did you find out about it? Who is the author? Where can other people find the book?
These books can be of any type: long, short, fiction, non-fiction. It doesn't even have to be a published book. If it's something you've created or compiled, come tell us about it! The book club reports should simply have to do with genealogy, family history, or history in general. They're all fair (and fun) to share. Now ... get to reading!
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Wednesday, November 15
"Conquering Genealogical Attention Deficit Disorder" (Genealogy Plus!)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., Ames, Iowa and via Zoom
Presenter: Martha Grenzeback
"Conquering Genealogical Attention Deficit Disorder"
This will be a virtual presentation that you can view at the Ames Public Library or via Zoom.
Conquering Genealogical Attention-Deficit Disorder—How do you keep your family history research
focused and organized? Does your research feel like a pinball game? Are you constantly distracted,
chasing those bright shiny objects but never really accomplishing much? Discover some ways to establish
a solid research plan, keep track of where you have been and where you are going, and bring order to your
paper and digital files.
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Monday, January 8, 2024
"Searching in the Netherlands" (SCGS Meeting)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., Ames, Iowa and via Zoom
Presenter: Lin Cornelius Strong
What do you need to know to do effective research in The Netherlands? Lin will outline several options.
This presentation will be virtual. You may watch via Zoom or at the Ames, Public Library.
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Monday, February 12, 2024
"Dust Bowl" (SCGS Meeting)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., Ames, Iowa and via Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg
Professor Riney-Kehrberg will discuss the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and its effects on families and communities. Although the Dust Bowl was a phenomenon that affected the Great Plains, drought also extended intoMidwestern states such as Iowa during much of the decade.
Pamela Riney-Kehrberg is Distinguished Professor of History at Iowa State
University, and a Fellow of the Agricultural History Society. She is the author or
editor of seven books, including Rooted in Dust: Surviving Drought and
Depression in Southwestern Kansas and Childhood on the Farm: Work, Play and
Coming of Age in the Midwest. Her new book is When a Dream Dies: Agriculture,
Iowa, and the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. |
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Monday, March 11, 2024
"Allied with the Allies - Canada, UK, Australian, and WWI Records" (SCGS Meeting)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., Ames, Iowa and via Zoom
Presenter: Debra Dudek
Examine the abundant resources, service files, and information for service men and women who served in Canadian, UK, Australian, and French forces during World War I. The lecture will also examine Red Cross records and resources in the US and abroad.
This presentation will be virtual. You may watch via Zoom or at the Ames, Public Library. |
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Monday, April 8, 2024
Programming Planning In Process (SCGS Meeting)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., Ames, Iowa, and via Zoom
This presentation is being planned. |
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Monday, May 13, 2024
Civilian Conservation Corps (SCGS Meeting)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, Iowa and via Zoom
Presenter: Linda Betsinger McCann
Learn about the Depression Era Civilian Conservation Corps and what records were created that may be
useful in your genealogical research. |
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