Our Activities
W.I.S.E. members participate in activities beyond our regular meetings. We organize events, make presentations to other family history and genealogy groups and make ourselves available to the Colorado genealogy community. We are a totally independent group, but a member of the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies.
Salt Lake City Research Trip
We customarily sponsor an annual week-long group research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Our next visit is scheduled for May 2-9, 2010.
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Summer Social Outing
The fourth Saturday in June usually is set aside for an outing to a historic site in our area. In 2009 we visited Leadville where we toured the National Mining Museum and Hamil House, then lunched at Callaway's in the historic Delaware Hotel. In 2008, we gathered at Silver Plume for a tea-luncheon and tours.
Scottish Festival and
Rocky Mountain Highland Games
Every year we volunteer at the annual Colorado Scottish Festival and Rocky Mountain Highland Games at Highlands Ranch, joining forces with the Denver Public Library to staff a family history table. The 2009 games were held August 8 and 9.
W.I.S.E. Annual Seminar
Each year - or as the opportunity presents itself - we schedule an all-day seminar on some aspect of British Isles genealogy. Our February 20, 2010 seminar will be presented by Paul Milner, a Yorkshire born professional genealogist and lecturer specializing in British family history. See More Details
Holiday Social
We combine our November and December program meetings on the first Saturday in December for a social gathering featuring food and drink from the lands of our ancestors. The 2009 event will feature Judy Williams with a program about British Tea Time. See More Details
Volunteer Opportunities
Two volunteers from W.I.S.E., guided by the DPL genealogy collections specialist James K. Jeffrey, are compiling a bibliography of British and Irish holdings throughout DPL collections, including genealogy, history, biography, travel, royalty, religion and more.
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