Special Interest Groups

We are excited to offer the following three special research groups to help our members further their genealogy research. These classes will be held on Zoom, so you can attend from anywhere. To join any of these groups, send an email to Barb Elliott or ColumbineGenealogy@gmail.com.

These groups are a benefit of membership. If these groups interest you and you are not a member, you can become a member at the Columbine Friends Corner website. You can pay by credit card or check.

Learning to Use Your Family Tree Maker Software

This class meets once a month on the 2nd or 4th Thursday for 1½ to 2 hours at 10 a.m. We will use the FTM Companion Guide (available free on the MacKiev website) and cover a chapter per month. The concept of this class is that we will teach each other. If you are interested in learning how to use your FTM software, this is a great way. Please have your FTM software loaded onto your computer before we start the class. This class will be held at 10 a.m. MDT on the 4th Thursday of each month. Upcoming meetings:
March 28
April 25
May 23
June 27
July 25

Finding and Researching Early Church Records (1600’s-1790’s)

If your ancestors were in the Americas during this time period and you are having trouble finding these records, this group might be of help. We will look at the states you are researching and show you where to look. We will be using the card catalogs of Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org to find church records. This is a hands-on class. This class will be held at 1:30 p.m. MDT on the 3rd Friday of each month. Upcoming meetings:
April 19
May 17
June 21
July 19

Looking at Deeds, Property Records and Wills

Eilene Lyon gave Columbine an excellent presentation on “Finding and Using Property Records” early in 2024. This class will look more in-depth at those same types of records including where to find plat maps. We will discuss how to read deed records and how to trace back to the original deed. Wills can contain information on property that was left to relatives and friends. We will review and transcribe these records. This class will be held at 10 a.m. MDT on the 1st Monday of each month. Upcoming meetings:
April 1
May 6
June 3
July 1