The Pagosa Peak Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting this Saturday, April 5.
We will meet from 10 a.m. to noon at the Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St., in the fellowship hall.
There will be a short business meeting followed by a presentation by Jeanine Angle Dobbins.
Dobbins is a staff genealogist for the national society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She has been researching her own family history for over 25 years, documenting her family in the United States back to a Jamestowne resident in the 1600s.
She earned her B.A. cum laude in history with a minor in mathematics from California State University, Northridge, and master’s degree in history from the same institution. She put her training in research to work as a real estate land title abstractor for the law firm of Whitehead and Mccoy, in Natchitoches, La., after her graduation. She and her late husband, David, retired to Durango in 1993.
In addition to the Daughters of the American Revolution, she has established membership in U.S. Daughters of 1812, Colonial Dames XVII Century, Jamestowne Society, Dames of the Court of Honor, Associated Daughters of Early American Witches, the Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, Daughters of American Colonists, Daughters of the Union 1861-1865, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Magna Charta Dames and Barons, National Society of New England Women, Order of Descendants of Colonial Cavaliers, Sons and Daughters of Pilgrims, and National Society Women Descendants of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company.
Dobbins lives in Durango, where she is the mother of two feline fur babies, Tommy and Buddy.
The topic of her program is “Full-Text Search: Greatest Innovation Since Sliced Bread.”
Familysearch.org launched its full-text search engine about a year ago. It has enabled genealogists to find records for their ancestors in locations that were unexpected. Stories of finding documents in minutes that researchers had unsuccessfully been searching for are common. Dobbins will take us on a tour of the program and give us tips on how to use it.
The genealogical society meets on the first Saturday of each month. It hosts guest speakers on a wide range of topics relating to genealogy and history, including the rich history of our local area. We are a member of the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies, where we have access to professional speakers from across the state. Our society has also partnered with the Town of Pagosa Springs in its ongoing efforts to research and improve our local cemeteries.
Visitors are encouraged to attend our meetings, so please join us this Saturday to learn more about this informative topic.
For more information, please contact Carolyn Paschal at carolynpaschal@gmail.com or check out our website, pagosapeakgs.org.
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