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- 1 Introduction
- 2 Online Resources
- 3 Research Strategy
- 4 History
- 5 Resources
- 5.1 Biographies
- 5.2 Cemeteries
- 5.3 Census Records
- 5.4 Church Records
- 5.5 Emancipation Records
- 5.6 Funeral Homes
- 5.7 Genealogies
- 5.8 Land and Property
- 5.9 Oral Histories
- 5.10 Other Records
- 5.11 Military Records
- 5.12 Newspapers
- 5.13 Probate Records
- 5.14 Reconstruction Records
- 5.15 School Records
- 5.16 Slavery Records
- 5.17 Vital Records
- 5.18 Voting Registers
- 6 Archives and Libraries
- 7 Societies
- 8 References
Introduction[edit | edit source]
A list of resources for researching African American ancestors that lived in Colorado.
Online Resources[edit | edit source]
Record Collections
- Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006
- Colorado Statesman: index of funeral notices, obituaries, and news articles: 29 October 1904 - 17 April 1954 - an index of funeral notices, obituaries, and news articles in the African American community between 1904 and 1954.
- Riverside Cemetery African-American burials, 1876-2004 - database of African American cemetery records between 1876 and 2004.
Lists of Sources
- Colorado Genealogy - list of various genealogical collections for Colorado.
Research Strategy[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
- Black Settlers of the Pikes Peak Region, 1850-1899. - Colorado Springs, Colo.: Negro Historical Association of Colorado Springs, 1986. - 34 p. : ill., ports.F782.P63 B58 1986
- Westward Soul. [compiled and edited by Fray Marcos Purdue and Paul W. Stewart, in association with the research staff of the Black American West Foundation Museum]. - Historic centennial bicentennial ed. - Denver: Black American West Foundation, 1976 - . - ill. E185.93 C6 P87 FHL book 978.8 L532p
Resources[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
- Colorado State Census, 1885 - lists name, race, gender, age, relationship to head of household, marital status, occupation, and nativity.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Denver
Emancipation Records[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Plantation[edit | edit source]
Oral Histories[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Reconstruction Records[edit | edit source]
Freedman’s Bank[edit | edit source]
Freedmen's Bureau[edit | edit source]
School Records[edit | edit source]
Slavery Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006 - lists the county, the place of marriage, the date, the officiator, and the name, age, and race of the husband and wife.
Death[edit | edit source]
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Voting Registers[edit | edit source]
Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Denver Public Library: Genealogy, African American & Western History Resources
2401 Welton St
Denver, CO 80205
Phone: (720) 865-2115
Website: Blair-Caldwell Library
Societies[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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