Internet Resources for Colorado Research

Quick Index to This Page

• Genealogy Instruction
  
• General Purpose Search Engines
  
• "Mega-Sites" for Genealogical Research
  
• Colorado Vital Records
  
• Colorado Obituaries and Cemeteries
  
• Colorado Online Data Files and Indexes
  
• Colorado Libraries, Library Resources, and Archives
  
• Colorado Links and Research Sites
  
• Colorado Church Resources
  
• People Helping People
  
• Colorado Genealogical and Historical Associations and Societies
  
• Links to Colorado State and Local Government Websites
  

Genealogy Instruction

Need help getting started? These popular Websites offer instructions and guidance.

• Genealogy.com's Genealogy Learning Center
  
• Lineage's Genealogy for Beginners
  
• Everton Publisher's Genealogy Center
  
• Ancestry.com's "How-to" Library
  
• FHL FamilySearch's "How to Start Your Family History"
  
• Genealogy Today
  

General Purpose Search Engines

While hundreds of "search engines" are available, those below are very powerful and are popular with genealogical researchers.

• Google
  
• All the Web
  
• Yahoo! Search
  
• Dogpile (meta-search)
  
• Mamma (meta-search)
  
• Copernic (meta-search; uses proprietary software)
  

"Mega-Sites" for Genealogical Research

These national sites all have data files or other resources of value to Colorado researchers. A fee-based subscription may be required to access some files or services.

• Ancestry.com
  
• Ancestry.com's - Colorado Genealogy Databases
  
• Genealogy.com
  
• Genealogy.com's Colorado Resources
  
• RootsWeb
  
• FamilyHistory.com
  
• FamilyHistory.com's Colorado Family History Databases
  
• Everton Publishers - Family History Network
  
• Everton's Colorado Links Page
  
• 101 Best Genealogy Sites for 2009 from Family Tree Magazine
  
• FamilySearch from the LDS Church
  
• Castle Garden (America's first immigration center)
  
• Ellis Island (American Family Immigration History Center)
  

Colorado Vital Records

• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Vital Records
  
• Marriage and Divorce Records at the Colorado State Archives
  
• Search Colorado Marriages 1859-1900 at Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  
• Purchase Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 a brides-and-grooms index of over 912,000 names on CD-ROM from the Colorado Genealogical Society.
  
• Fremont County Marriage Index, 1861-1876 (by grooms)
  
• Fremont County Marriage Index, 1861-1876 (by brides)
  
• Grand County Marriage Index, 1874-1974
  
• Colorado birth and death certificate
  
• Early Colorado birth and death records
  
• Kit Carson County Birth Report Register 1892-1907
  
• Social Security Death Index from RootsWeb
  
• Social Security Death Index from Ancestry.com
  

Colorado Obituaries and Cemeteries

• Denver Area Newspapers Obituary Index from the Denver Public Library
  
• Denver Post obituaries published within the last year
  
• Colorado Newspaper Obituary Links from Obituarieshelp.org
  
• Colorado Obituary Links
  
• US GenWeb Colorado Obituaries
  
• Obituary Central
  
• Obituary Daily Times
  
• ObituaryRegistry.com
  
• Obituary Links Page
  
• Legacy.com's ObitMessenger
  
• American Memorials
  
• USGenWeb's Obituary Project
  
• Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver
  
• Riverside Cemetery, Block 12, Denver
  
• Colorado Tombstone Transcription Project
  
• Colorado Tombstone Photo Project
  
• The Political Graveyard - Colorado
  
• Find A Grave - Colorado
  
• Cemetery Junction's Directory of Colorado Cemeteries
  
• Interment.net's Cemeteries of Colorado
  
• Online Colorado Death Records and Indexes

Online Colorado Data Files or Indexes

• Colorado State Archives On-line Indexes
  
• 1866 Denver/Auraria City Directory (Imaged)
  
• 1892 Denver City Directory (Imaged; links to other U.S. cities' directories)
  
• Military Records in the Colorado State Archives
  

Libraries, Library Resources, and Archives

• Denver Public Library (DPL)
• Search the DPL Catalog
  
• DPL Genealogy Data Files and Resources
• The Photography Collection - DPL Western History and Genealogy Department
  
• Colorado Virtual Library, from the Access Colorado Library and Information Network (ACLIN)
  
• The Stephen H. Hart Library of the Colorado Historical Society
  
• Pikes Peak Library District Special Collections
  
• Colorado State Archives
  
• Colorado State Archives, Family History and Genealogy
  
• Colorado State Archives, Online Data Indexes
  
• NewspaperArchive.com - search old newspapers
  

Colorado Links and Research Sites

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
  
• Colorado Resources from Cyndi's List
  
• Colorado Research Links from Genealogy Today
  
• The USGenWeb Project
  
• USGenWeb Archives for Colorado
  
• The Colorado GenWeb Project
  
• Colorado Genealogy
  
• Colorado Clues
  
• AncestralFindings.com - genealogy lookup site
  
• Colorado Migrations (National Migrations Project)
  
• My Trees Genealogy, Ancestry and Family History Search, Family Tree
  
• GenCircles
  
• GeneaNet - Photos of yesterday
  
• Lineages, Inc.--A Genealogy and Family History Site
  
• BLM General Land Office Records
  
• CCGS Family Recognition Program
  
• Colorado "Pioneer" License Plate Program
  

Church Resources

• Colorado Local Catholic Church History and Family History
  
• Colorado Catholicism by Thomas J. Noel
  

People Helping People

• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness -- Colorado
  
• GenLookups - Colorado Genealogy Lookup Volunteers
  
• Obituary Lookup Volunteers for Colorado
  
• Colorado Genealogy Blog (COGenBlog)
  

Colorado Genealogical and Historical Associations and Societies

• Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies
• Colorado Genealogy Societies from the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies
• Historical and Genealogical Societies of Colorado from the Obituary Links Page
  
• Colorado Historical Society
  

Links to Colorado State and Local Government Websites

These sites may be useful valuable both for locating county courthouses or city halls, and for finding e-resources on the agencies' Websites.

• State of Colorado Homepage
  
• Colorado County Government links from the State of Colorado homepage
• Colorado Municipal Government links from the Colorado Municipal League
• Capitol Impact's Colorado Page
  
• National Association of Counties (NACO), Counties in a State (choose Colorado from list or map)