Boulder Pioneers Project

METHODS AND RESEARCH
Blitzkrieg Genealogy: How Throwing Out Your Research Plan Can Yield Exciting Results
Hiding in Plain Database: Tips and Tricks for Finding Exactly the Records You’re After
Leaping Over the Flames: Going Back in Time from 1900 to 1880 without the Ashes of the 1890 Census
The Boulder Pioneers Project: Lessons in Community-Wide Genealogical Research
Researching Colorado: Gems from the Centennial State
Next Level Research Strategies: Kicking it Up a Notch
Attics & Archives, OR, What You’re Missing if You’re Stuck Like Glue to Ancestry
Courthouses & City Halls: OR, What You Will Miss if You Never Leave Your Computer
20th Century Military Records: Finding the Modern Soldier, WWI and Later
Q Looks like a 2: Deciphering 19th Century Handwriting
Digital Research Tools and Toys: 8 Essential Items that Will Fit in a Carry-on
Every Name Counts: Creating Genealogically Relevant Records Extractions
Stolen Stuff and Misplaced Missives: Copyrights, Permissions and a Plagiarism Refresher
Extra! Extra! A Nose for the News: Locating Your Nana in Newspapers
They Kept the Home Fires Burning: Researching Women During the Civil War
Our Ladies in Waiting: Researching Your Female Ancestors
Finding Your Female Patriots: Researching the Women of the Revolution
High-Tech Genealogy: What’s New and Cool Out There

WRITER’S WORKSHOP
A Dark and Stormy Genealogy No Longer: Become a Great Storyteller
Introduction to Genealogical Publishing: From Piles of Research to Proudly Read
Glamorous Genealogy or Fabulous Family History: Choosing a Do-Able Project
An Introduction to Genealogical Publishing: Exploring Your Options in the Digital Age
Planning a Publishing Project: Many Creative Ways to Use Your Genealogical Research
Publish a Family History Efficiently: The Right Tool for the Right Job
What goes Where: Even the Best Research is Unreadable Unless It’s Well Organized
Conducting a Research Review and Formulating a Style Guide: This One Step Can Save Your Sanity
Scrapbook to Scanner: Best Practices for Adding Images to Your Family History
The Devil’s in the Details: Rich Historical Detail Makes for Interesting Reading
Creative Non-Fiction: Telling Tales Without Fibs, Fish Stories or Flat Out Fiction
When Cousins Aren’t Characters or Crack Pots: Making Your Ancestors Real in Your Writing
They Cooked and Cleaned … or Did They?: Discovering the Social History of Your Family
Setting the Scene: Imposing Places, Lush Landscapes, Beautiful Buildings and Robust Ruins
Weaving Together Your Story with Theirs: Writing a First-Person Narrative
Who’s Telling the Tale?: Writing from a Preferable Point of View
Friends, Neighbors, Fellow Countrymen: Looking Beyond the Family to Polish the Prose
The Many Faces of Editing: Context, Content, Copy Edting, Fact Checking, Proofreading, Typescript Editing
Handing Out Your Heritage: Take Your Research from Printout to Professionally Published
Yes Virginia, Readers Will Judge Your Book by Its Cover: Designing a Dazzling Book Inside and Out
Effortless eBooks: Preparing Family Histories for the Next Generation
Shout It from the Rooftops: Letting the World Know You Have a Book Available

WRITING FULL-DAY WORKSHOP
A Dark and Stormy Genealogy No Longer: Become a Great Storyteller
The Devil’s in the Details: Rich Historical Detail Makes for Interesting Reading
When Cousins Aren’t Characters or Crack Pots: Making Your Ancestors Real in Your Writing
Creative Non-Fiction: Telling Tales Without Fibs, Fish Stories or Flat Out Fiction

PUBLISHING FULL-DAY WORKSHOP
Introduction to Genealogical Publishing: From Piles of Research to Proudly Read
Glamorous Genealogy or Fabulous Family History: Choosing a Do-Able Project
Publish a Family History Efficiently: The Right Tool for the Right Job
Scrapbook to Scanner: Best Practices for Adding Images to Your Family History

GENEALOGY UNLEASHED
Giving Away Your Family Tree: A Treasure Trove of Family History Gifts

CEMETERIES
Gorgeous Graveside Photography: 50 Things I Learned While Photographing 50,000 Tombstones and Grave Markers
Cemetery Symbolism: Gathering Genealogical Clues from the Dead

REUNIONS
Why Settle for Ordinary When You Can Have Extraordinary? Planning a Family Reunion

SOCIETY PROJECTS
1890 Census Replacement Project
Overview: The 1890 Census: Creating a Genealogically Relevant Project for Your Society
Training 1: Locating Records Relevant to the Project
Training 2: Extracting Records as an Every Name Index
Training 3: What To Do With Your Extractions
Christmas 1890
Establishing a Publishing Program for Your Society: Saving Your Genealogical Research One Book at a Time
Creating a Digital Archive: Making Historical Photographs Available to Genealogical Researchers
ePub for iPad: Electronic Quarterlies in the 21st Century

APG GROUPS
The Colorado State Archives: Making the Archives a Better Place for Research
Researching Colorado: Fabulous Archives in Colorado
Introduction to Publishing for Genealogical Professionals
Standing Out: Why Invest in a Great-Looking Logo?
Marketing Essentials for Professional Genealogists

RECORDS EXTRACTIONS
Indexing Basics: What to Gather, How to Gather it, and What Makes a Genealogically Useful Index
Every Name Counts: Creating Genealogically Relevant Records Extractions
When No Map Exists: Creating a Plat Map for the Boulder City Town Company, 1859

WRITING LOCAL HISTORY
Introduction to Self-Publishing: Taking Your Manuscript to Printed Book
A Dark and Stormy Local History No Longer: Becoming a Better Storyteller
Writing a House History: Researching the Former Owners of Your Home
Scrapbook to Scanner: Best Practices for Adding Images to a Local History
The Devil’s in the Details: Rich Historical Detail Makes for Interesting Reading

LOCAL & COLORADO HISTORY
Workshop: Research in the Colorado State Archives (3 hours)
Researching Colorado: Gems from the Centennial State
Boulder Pioneers: Trappers, Traders, Native Americans, Gold Seekers and So Many Others
Boulder Pioneers Two: More Tales of the Territory
Denver: When it was Wild and Wonderful

ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST RESEARCH
Genealogical Lessons from Community-Based Research
Gold in Them There Hills: Little Known Records from the Wild, Wild West
Wild West Research: Finding Family in the Western Territories