We offer a Collaborative Workshop on the 3rd Wed., Library Session last Sat. & a FamilySearch SIG 1st Thus. In the early 1980's, in Longmont, Colorado, a small group of ladies met in the Callahan House once a month to share family history. Their meetings consisted of getting together to record their research findings into pedigree and family group sheets and writing letters to seek additional info
rmation on their ancestors. When the Callahan House became unavailable for meetings, they met in the homes of their members. That only lasted a short time before the group became too large and meetings were moved to the Longmont Senior Center. Membership grew by word of mouth and a few published notices in the Times-Call newspaper. In 1986, a charter membership was offered for $5. At the end of 1987, thirty-nine charter members were recorded. In August and September of 1987, the Longmont Genealogical Society drafted bylaws, joined the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies, established a library of genealogy reference materials, published a newsletter and selected interim officers. The society was chartered as a nonprofit organization in August of 1988. In December that year the first elections were held, and officers installed for 1989. The founding officers were: President - Mary Heddles, Vice President - Sherry Sweetman, Secretary Cina Bower, and Treasurer - Doris Morgan. Through the years, LGS has strived to have interesting and informative meetings, and provide family history assistance. Some accomplishments of the society:
1. Extracted and published early Longmont water permits, voter records, newspaper announcements, Shaw Mortuary Records, Longmont City Records, and school lists.
2. Compiled on a CD interment data for four local cemeteries and over 25,000 headstones. The cemeteries were Burlington, Mountain View, Ryssby and Foothills Gardens of Memory.
3. Established and maintain Mountain View Cemetery memorials on Find A Grave.
4. Indexed the Longmont Ledger from 1890-1927.
5. Participate in the annual Longmont Memorial Day Observance at Mountain View and Foothills cemeteries supplying information and headstone location maps to visitors.
6. LGS offers free genealogy workshops and education classes.
7. For a donation, LGS offers Longmont area Genealogy Research help. Our Mission Statement
• To promote and encourage an interest in genealogy.
• To aid members in their genealogical pursuits by offering the means and opportunity to share, collaborate and assist each other in their research.
• To educate members and the interested public in genealogical research.
• To maintain and elevate genealogical standards; to stress the importance of accuracy in research through careful documentation.
• To locate, preserve, publish and index public and private genealogical/historical records.
• To assist and support any genealogical institutions or repositories in Colorado which are open to the public.
