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Meetings
Society meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month from 7 - 9 PM. See the schedule below for program details.
Many meetings are held in a hybrid (Zoom/in-person) format. Check your e-mails for details
Our meetings are held at the Keller Williams Realty building at 2474 Patterson Rd. An email with any handouts and an invitation to attend the meeting via Zoom will be sent prior to the meeting date.
The MCGS Business Meetings are held either before or after the regular 'General Program' meetings.
What's New on the MCGS Website?
Are you interested in Native American Genealogical Research? The following brief article can get you started. Although focused on the 'Tribal Enrollment Process, it includes an overview of Native American genealogical research as well as a variety of website links. Native American Genealogical Research
MCGS Programs and Calendar of Events
To all our MCGS Members 2025 is just around the corner, now it the time to contact the program committee to suggest programs for next year! Let's get some ideas to fill in the "topic to be announced" sections on our yearly calendar below.
The 'First Friday' listed at the beginning of every month is a free opportunity for community members (and MCGS members) to visit the Mesa County Library listed for one-on-one assistance with your genealogy question(s). Check the 'Events' page on the Mesa County Library website and search for "genealogy". Registration is suggested so that we can pair you with one of our members who has experience with your particular genealogy question.
| Jan 9 2025 | "Dear Diary: Using Diaries, Letters, and Memoirs, even if your Ancestors Left None" presented via Zoom by Eilene Lyon a speaker from the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. |
| Feb 7 | First Friday - Palisade 2 - 4 pm |
| Feb 13 2025 | Annual Meeting. Webinar Program: Cleaning Up Ancestry Tree presented by Aimee Cross. |
| Mar 7 | First Friday - Clifton 12 - 2 pm |
| Mar 13 2025 | Monthly Meeting - topic to be announced. |
| Apr 4 | First Friday - Central Library 1 - 3 pm |
| Apr 10 2025 | Monthly Meeting - topic to be announced. |
| May 2 | First Friday - Fruita 10 - Noon |
| May 8 2025 | Monthly Meeting - topic to be announced. |
| Jun 6 | First Friday - Palisade 2 - 4 pm |
| Jun 12 2025 | Monthly Meeting - topic to be announced. |
| Jul 4 | No First Friday! |
| Jul 17 2025 | Monthly Meeting - topic to be announced. |
| Aug 1 | First Friday - Central Library 1 - 3 pm |
| Aug 2025 | Annual Potluck Picnic |
| Sep 5 | First Friday - Fruita 10 - Noon |
| Sep 11 2025 | Monthly Meeting - topic to be announced. |
| Oct 3 | First Friday - Palisade 2 - 4 pm |
| Oct 9 2025 | Monthly Meeting - topic to be announced. |
| Nov 7 | First Friday - Clifton 12 - 2 pm |
| Nov 13 2025 | Monthly Meeting - topic to be announced. |
| Dec 5 | First Friday - Central Library 1 - 3 pm |
| Dec 2025 | Annual Holiday Potluck |
Genealogy Events of Interest
| Mar 6-8 2025 | Rootstech - The World's Largest Family Discovery Event. In-Person and Online. More details can be found here. |
| Jan 14 2025 | In 2025 the Colorado State Historical Society will be offering 'How-To' programs put on by the Curatorial Services and Collections Access Department at History Colorado. This year several programs may be of interest to genealogists. Tickets for the programs, which will be presented through Zoom, will be very reasonable at $5. The January 14 program, held at 12PM MST, will be 'Exploring Digital Newspapers for Research'. You can register at this link. Use the 'Upcoming Events' and search for January 14. |
Current Officers, Board Members, and Committee Chairs
| Karen Merritt Sturgill | President |
| Dave Fishell | Vice President |
| Bonnie Emmert | Secretary |
| Laurie Buniger | Treasurer |
| Pamela Paxton | Frank Nemanich | Jody Blackmer |
| Program Committee | Chair: Brenda Sabo, Members: Laurie Buniger, Karen McGuirk, Dave Fishell, Gail Woodmansee |
| Historian | Brenda Sabo |
| Membership/Outreach | Vacant |
| Newsletter | Gail Woodmansee |
| Parliamentarian | Vacant |
| Research | Darrel Sartin |
| Genealogist/Librarian | Karen Sturgill |
| Webmaster | Karen Sturgill | Ad Hoc Cemetery Project Committee | Chair: Dave Fishell, Co-Chair: Laurie Buniger |
Mesa County Genealogical Society is a member of the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies (CCGS) and the National Genealogical Society (NGS). The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) was merged with the NGS in the summer of 2019.
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