I now that many Bearites emigrated to the Colorado area to work in the mines, and so this article may be of interest to those of you researching in Colorado: eNews Vol. 11, No. 27 Whole #434 July 8, 2009 Edited by Michael J. Leclerc and Valerie Beaudrault enews@nehgs.org Greetings from the New England Historic Genealogical Society! This newsletter has been sent to people who asked to receive it. NEHGS collects, preserves, and interprets materials to document and make accessible the histories of families in America. [snip] ********************************** Spotlight: Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society, Colorado by Valerie Beaudrault www.columbinegenealogy.com/newsletter.htm Littleton is located in the counties of Arapahoe and Jefferson, in central Colorado. The Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society, located in Littleton, has been in existence for nearly thirty-six years. There are a number of resources on its website. Click on the Online Archives link to access them. Obituary Index for the Littleton Independent Newspaper The obituary index was begun with the year 1999 and is a work in progress. As each earlier year is completed, it is added to the online index. It is likely to take quite a while to complete as the newspaper has been published since 1888. The data fields include last name, first name, death date, publication date, and page information. You must browse through the alphabetical list. The Columbine website notes that there are two other online indexes for the Littleton Independent. Links to these sites can be found on the society’s website. Databases for Previously Published Works Colorado Territory Civil War Volunteer Records The information contained in this database is from the original publication, Colorado Territory Civil War Volunteer Records, which was published by Columbine Genealogical & Historical Society in 1994. It is an index to twelve volumes of military issue ledger books at the Colorado State Archives. This is a surname index of details for each soldier. The database also provides the historical background of the units. You can search the database by entering a name in the search box or browse through the alphabetical list. An Every Name Extract from Original County Marriage Records Littleton, Colorado Marriage records from Arapahoe County, Colorado for the period from 1940 through 1965 have been indexed and published by Columbine Genealogical & Historical Society. There are 37,746 names of grooms and brides in the records. This database contains the records from the three published volumes of Arapahoe County Books 19 through 42. There is a combined alphabetical brides and grooms index with the following data fields: name, book number, page number, and license number. In addition there is a database containing a transcription of the records in the ledger books. The data fields in this database include name of groom, groom’s full address, name of bride, bride’s full address, book and page number, license number, marriage date, marriage address, city, county, and comments. An Every Name Extract from Original Interment Records of Littleton, Colorado This database indexes over 8,000 burial records extracted from two interment ledger books covering the period from 1869 through 1981. The records from the volumes have been combined into three separate groupings. There is an alphabetical listing of names; another listing of burials by block, lot and grave; and a combined index of the names of relatives and plot owners. There are also cemetery maps on the website. You can search the database by entering a name in the search box or browse through the lists. Records of Nickles-Hill-Drinkwine Mortuary, Littleton, Colorado The Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society has microfilmed the records of Nickles-Hill-Drinkwine Mortuary, for the period from July 22, 1915 to July 10, 1950. Seven books of records have been filmed. This database is an index to the microfilmed records. The records are alphabetical by the first letter of the surname. The data fields included here are book number, page number, surname, and given names(s). You can search the database by entering a name in the search box or browse through the alphabetical list. Cemeteries of Colorado — Guide to Locating Cemeteries This database is an index to known cemeteries throughout the state of Colorado. The database is ordered by county and alphabetically by cemetery name. The source for the information in the index is Cemeteries of Colorado: A Guide to Locating Colorado Burial Sites and Publications About Their Residents, by Donald R. Elliott and Doris S. Elliott. Colorado Small Cemeteries Index The sources used to create this database are three volumes by Donald R. and Doris S. Elliott published in 2007. The database indexes burials in smaller cemeteries throughout Colorado. You can search the database of more than 84,000 burials by entering a surname in the search box, or you can browse through alphabetically by surname or by maiden name. The index lists name and dates, burial site, and book and page number. Index to Our Heritage — People of Douglas County, Colorado, by Jean S. Wilson This database is an index to the above-named publication. In addition to indexing surnames, it refers to individuals, categories or category names such as “businesses, cemeteries, churches, church ministers, Colorado place names, creeks, ditches, doctors,” and so on. Church Records Indexes There are indexes to the records of the following churches: Littleton United Methodist Church (1894–1985); St. Paul's (1870–1919) and St. Timothy's (1951–1983) Episcopal Churches; and the First Presbyterian Church of Littleton (1883–1982). You can search the database by entering a name in the search box or browse through the alphabetical list.