from Denver author Joe Beine
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This webpage lists some places to go in the Denver area for genealogy research. If you are looking for online genealogy records see: Colorado Genealogy on the Internet - Online Records and Resources Denver Public Library 10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy., Denver (on Broadway between 13th & 14th Avenues) With the exception of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and the Sutro Library in San Francisco, the Denver Public Library probably has the finest genealogical collection West of the Mississippi. Here you can find an extensive collection of census book indexes (prior to 1880), many microfilm census records (strong prior to 1880), a large selection of US county resources, maps, periodicals and much more. The library also has a large selection of passenger list material including...
The DPL is subscribed to some online databases (such as Ancestry's Library Edition) and these can be accessed from the Internet computers at DPL branches. Denver Area Family History Centers All Family History Centers (FHCs) have computer access to the the Latter Day Saints (Mormon) FamilySearch computer system which includes the IGI (International Genealogical Index), Family History Library Catalog, Ancestral File, Social Security Death Index and much more. You may order microfilm and microfiche of records for viewing at FHCs from the main library in Salt Lake City for a fee. Many FHCs also have small collections of books, microfiche and microfilm on hand which you may use for free. There is a charge for photocopies. You do not have to be a Mormon to use a Family History Center. Everyone is welcome. Denver Area Family History Centers Bemis Public Library in Littleton information about their genealogy collection on a separate webpage Colorado Historical Society 1300 Broadway Denver, CO 80203 The Colorado Historical Society, including their museum and Stephen H. Hart Library, is located right across Broadway from the Denver Public Library. Here you will find a wealth of information about Colorado's rich history. Especially of interest to the genealogist is the large collection of Colorado newspapers (on microfilm) avialable at the Stephen H. Hart library. National Archives Rocky Mountain Region Bldg. 46, Denver Federal Center (Note: moved from Building 48 to Building 46 in January 2002) West 6th Avenue and Kipling Street Denver, Colorado The Denver NARA branch has extensive microfilm holdings of value for genealogy research, among them: All surviving Federal population censuses 1790-1930 on microfilm; microfilm indexes for the 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses on microfilm (some states were not indexed for 1910 & 1930); many book indexes for census records prior to 1880 (the DPL has a larger collection of these books); military service records; pension and bounty land warrant applications; Native American censuses; Utah polygamy prosecution case files; Colorado naturalizations; all 675 rolls of M237 (New York Passenger Arrival Records 1820-mid June 1897); an incomplete but growing collection of miscellaneous passenger records for other ports (and New York after mid June 1897) on microfilm; finding aids and maps for the 1930 census. Colorado State Archives 1313 Sherman Street - Room 1B-20 Denver, CO The Colorado State Archives has some Colorado vital records (for example: Denver birth & death records prior to 1900), naturalizations, military records, Colorado census records (including the special 1885 Colorado State Census [Colorado State Census - Online Version at Ancestry - Requires Payment Colorado Genealogy on the Internet Colorado Genealogy on the Internet (includes links to online records) Nearby (New Mexico)... New Mexico Genealogy Resources Suggested Books
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