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From: "Bette Richards" <>
Subject: [BUNKER] Colorado sources
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:43:25 -0700


>From NEHGS this week.

Spotlight: Colorado State Archives
www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives

The Colorado State Archives website offers researchers access to a
searchable historical records database containing nearly 100 indexes with
nearly 300,000 individual entries. The data in these indexes was compiled
from original sources in the Colorado State Archives collections. As with
most indexes, the records from which they were compiled generally contain
more information than is found in the index entries. If you find a record of
interest, you may request copies of records from the Colorado State Archives
for a fee.

Website users can perform general searches of the database by name, county,
time span, and/or record type. Just click on the Historical Records Database
link on the main page to access the search page. Please be advised that you
may have to choose a county and/or a record type before entering information
in the name and times span search boxes to successfully perform a search.

Click on the Records Description List on the main page to access short
narrative descriptions of the records found in the database. A sampling of
indexes in the online collection follows.

Arapahoe County Poor Hospital Records 1895–1899: There is a link to a short
history of the hospital in the description. Information in these records may
include: date of registration into the hospital, name, age, sex, dates of
hospitalization (relief), state or country of birth, year of immigration to
the United States, year of settlement in Colorado, and what county moved
from and when moved to Arapahoe County, if applicable. (There are also Poor
Records databases for Costilla County (1890–1932); Huerfano County
(1916–1923); and Weld County (1902-1916).)

Birth Records (Pre-1907): There are very few birth records for Colorado
before birth registration was required in 1908. Birth records for the
following counties may be found in the Colorado State Archives: Denver,
Boulder, Lake, Elbert, Gilpin, Custer, Rio Blanco and Kit Carson. Most of
these records contain only the child’s name, except for the records of Kit
Carson County (1892–1907). These records include date of birth, physician,
father’s name and occupation, and mother’s maiden name. There are also
delayed birth certificates for pre-1908 births in several counties.

Colorado Volunteers Transcript of Records Index: This index represents a
compilation of the military records belonging to the Colorado Volunteers
from the Civil War period (1861–1865). The data fields in the alphabetical
index include last name, first name, company regiment page number and other.
The records may include name of enlistee; rank; place of birth; age;
occupation; date, place, and name of enlisting officer; duration of service;
color of eyes, hair and complexion; height; date last paid; name of
paymaster; bounty amount due; date and place mustered in, out and by whom;
and remarks. It should be noted that soldiers Colorado who served during
this period might also be found in the Index of Colorado Volunteers in the
New Mexico Campaign (1862). There is a link to the New Mexico Campaign index
on the Colorado Volunteers Transcript of Records page.

WWI Civilian Service Questionnaires (1917–1922): After World War I the State
of Colorado Historical and Natural History Society surveyed civilians about
home front services provided during the war. The data fields in the
alphabetical index include name, instrument type, county and date. The
information requested in these questionnaires may include "name; city and
county of residence; detail of service of any kind in aid of the war; names
of organizations and offices held in aid of the war; nature of duties
performed; drives participated in; names of others who did notable civilian
war work; and date of record.”

Many of the indexes found in the larger database can be accessed
individually by clicking on the On-line Indexes link on the main page. The
list of indexes is organized by record type and includes Probate Records,
Military Records, Marriage and Divorce Records, and School Records, in
addition to Unique Indexes, such as Gilpin County Chancery Cases
(1862-1878), Amache Japanese Internment Camp Teachers List, and Old Age
Pension Records for 13 counties during the mid-1930s. Most of the indexes
have been compiled county by county. In addition, there is a list of
frequently requested sites, which includes potentially useful lists of
Municipal and Territorial Incorporations.

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