Nebraska Genealogy Events for August 2011

Many events are coming up for genealogists in Nebraska during August. If you have an event to add, please email me..

Date & Location	Description
August 6, 2011 7:00 p.m. Homestead National Monument Education Center HWY 4 Beatrice, Nebraska	Campfire Program Series Learn about the first mass migration of Czechs to Nebraska and other Great Plains states in the late 19th century at Homestead National Monument of America's Education Center on Saturday, August 6th, 2011 at 7 p.m. Historian Bruce Garver will explain the causes for immigration and describe the experience of dislocation and consequences of demographic changes in American towns and cities- with emphasis on the years after World War I and the more recent waves of immigration in 1948 and 1968.
August 9, 2011 7:15 p.m. Lower Level Theater Dick Admin. Bldg. Union College Campus 3800 So. 48th St. Lincoln, Nebraska	Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society: An LLCGS "Family Reunion" 35 Years Let's celebrate our heritage. We'll review the genealogy of LLCGS and its membership since 1976. Then we'll do what our "LLCGS ancestors" did in 1976 and take time to find out what genealogical interests and goals everyone has and learn more about our current LLCGS family.
August 13, 2011 11:00 a.m. W. Dale Clark Library 215 S. 15th St. Omaha, Nebraska	Sharing Family History by Blogging presented by Susan Petersen, author of the blog LongLostRelatives.net. The genealogy blog is becoming the fastest and most popular method of sharing the stories and photographs of your ancestors' lives. Learn how to create your own blog.
August 18, 2011 12:00 Noon Nebraska History Museum 15th and P Sts Lincoln, Nebraska	Nebraska State Historical Society Brown Bag Lecture Series: 50 Years of History from the Archives of Nebraska Educational Television Presenter: Ron Hull
August 20, 2011 1:30 p.m. West Nebraska Family Research and History Center 1602 Avenue A Scottsbluff, NE	West Nebraska Family Research & History Center Forum Don Ringle - a discussion about the Homesteader Museum in Torrington and the Goshen Co., Wyoming rural schools
August 20, 2011 2:00 p.m. W. Dale Clark Library 215 S. 15th St. Omaha, Nebraska	Exploring Family Search Get an overview of the leading free site for genealogists! The class will focus on using the catalog to locate and order resources and finding digitized records and indexes using Record Search. Register Online
August 27, 2011 2:00 p.m. W. Dale Clark Library 215 S. 15th St. Omaha, Nebraska	Look Before You Leap! Preparing for a Productive Research Trip  Whether you're traveling to your ancestral home or visiting a research library, this professional genealogist's tips will help you get organized in order to make the most of your research time. Register Online