Thu Sep 21, 2017 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Lauren Brantner and John Kammerzell will share their experiences in researching the fascinating subject of Germans from Russia. There are an untold number of descendants of these hard working and steadfast people that immigrated in the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s in our very own area. Lauren Brantner has served as […]
Event Category: LCGS Monthly Meetings
LCGS Monthly Meetings and Programs
‘Neanderthals In Our Family Tree: How Are We Related and What Were They Like?’ with Paul Opler
Thu Oct 19, 2017 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Dr. Opler will cover the history of our changing concepts about Neanderthal man and some of the evidence on which our ideas were based. The more evidence we see the more Neanderthals seem to be more similar to us and less like the hump-backed hairy brute as they were first portrayed! Dr. Opler will talk […]
‘Placed Out: Orphan Trains for Eastern Cities’ Deluge of “Street Arabs”‘ with Sharon Danhauer
Thu Nov 16, 2017 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Sharon will tell us about the Christian organizations in the 1800’s that were established to place urban street urchins, often immigrant children, in adoptive and foster homes in the West. Over 150,000 children were placed out in several western states over the 75 years the system was in operation. Colorado received 1,500 Orphan Train riders, […]