OCTOBER 4, 2025 - ZOOM ONLY
Join Us Saturday, October 4th, for Learning, Strategy, and Inspiration!
The Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies invites society leaders, board members, society members and active volunteers to a free, online workshop focused on strengthening your genealogy society. This year’s event includes a dynamic keynote and four focused sessions designed to help you lead, grow, and thrive.
What You’ll Learn:
9:00 – 10:00 AM | Introduction and Keynote Presentation Energize Your Message: Presenting with Power and Purpose Presented by Ed Moehlenkamp, Leadership Development Consultant Ed will share proven strategies for improving both in-person and virtual presentations, including how to structure content for clarity, use body language and eye contact effectively, engage audiences on Zoom, and avoid overwhelming people with too much information in PowerPoint slides. His presentation will give you tools you can immediately apply to your own society programs and outreach.
10:10 – 11:10 AM | Session 1: Sustainability Strategies for Society Boards(Panel discussion – panelists to be announced)
11:20 – 12:20 AM | Session 2: Membership Growth and Retention (Panel discussion – panelists to be announced)
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Session 3: Designing Flyers and Social Media with Canva Presented by Barbara Lane (bio coming)
1:40 – 2:40 PM | Session 4: Using AI to Supercharge Your Newsletter and Website Presented by Nancy Dierker (bio coming)
Register in Advance: Click here to register
After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email with your Zoom access link. This same link will allow you to join any session throughout the day, whether you attend just one presentation or all of them.
Thank you for registering for this great event.
Keynote speaker: Ed Moehlenkamp
We are excited to announce that Ed Moehlenkamp has accepted our invitation to be our keynote speaker for the 2025 Society Management Workshop!
With more than 35 years of experience as an international consultant, speaker, and trainer, Ed has taught over 15,000 professionals how to present with confidence and impact. He is also the author of UnLearning:How to Help Great People Become Great Teams.
Ed’s keynote will focus on how to present programs and improve your speaking and presentation skills. Whether you are using PowerPoint, speaking on Zoom, live-streaming on Facebook, or presenting in person. He will cover how to avoid overwhelming audiences with slides, how to make presentations clear and memorable, and how to keep your audience engaged. You will also learn key techniques for live presentations such as making eye contact, using purposeful body movement, and pausing for impact.
This keynote will be a valuable session for anyone who presents programs, leads meetings, or teaches classes. These skills every society can benefit from.
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Join us in October as we explore the haunting beauty and historical significance of Colorado’s ghost towns. These once-booming communities scattered across the state, some now silent, offer more than just weathered buildings and faded names. They hold rich genealogical clues to the miners, merchants, pioneers, and families who helped shape Colorado’s early history. Discover how these forgotten towns might lead to new insights into your family research and uncover stories hidden in the dust of the past.
A native of Pennsylvania, Josh Robinson’s fascination with the American West and ghost towns began after reading an article in American Heritage as a child. He later studied architecture, urban planning, and architectural archaeology in Italy.
Josh is a Senior Designer at KEPHART Architects, teaches in the Denver University Enrichment Program, and serves as President of Docomomo Colorado. He is widely recognized for his advocacy of preservation and modernist architecture. In his spare time, he’s restoring a 1955 modernist home in Westminster designed by Norton Polivnick.
Reservations opening soon.
December General Meeting
Colorado Cemeteries Presentation
By Carole Darrow
December 10, 2025
Zoom Session Only
More information coming soon.
January General Meeting
AI for Genealogists Presentation
By Russ Hamilton
January 14. 2026
