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Author: nstsonef Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.colorado.counties.lake/1022/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Helpful Online Resources: http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/ free - can be searched for names and keywords http://history.denverlibrary.org/research/mining/index.html Colorado Mine-Related Death Index 1884-1963 *Not all deaths reported/recorded http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/schools/census/lake6.htm Lake County School Census 1880-1903 *Does not include every student in the county or all years in time span http://cogenweb.com/lake/ Contains links military and burial indices as well as a few oral history transcriptions for specific families in Leadville http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/ccc/state_ccc.htm Index of Colorado Civilian Conservation Corps Participants Site does not note date range, but program lasted 1933-1943. http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/pen/index.htm 1871-1973 Colorado State Penitentiary Prisoner Index http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/Supreme Court Water Cases 1880.pdf Supreme Court Water Cases Index, 1880-1898 (court documents located at the Colorado State Archives) http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/military/ciwardea.html Colorado Civil War Casualties Index http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/military/span_am_war/ 1898 Spanish-American War Colorado Volunteers Index http://cdm16079.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/searchterm/photograph!leadville/field/formatb!all/mode/all!all/conn/and!and/order/title/ad/asc Denver Public Library photo collection with keyword search "Leadville." Though few individuals are named in the metadata, this collection gives the user a good visual approximation of what Leadville looked like. Reproductions can be ordered through the library. The best resource for those able to travel locally will be: Lakecountypubliclibrary.org NOTE: This website includes recorded oral histories of Leadville and thousands of town photographs available online. Unfortunately, no individuals are named in the photos. Lake County Public Library 1115 Harrison Ave Leadville, CO 80461 Telephone: 719-486-0569 Days and Hours Monday and Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. *Closed on Sundays during June, July & August The library employs a local history librarian to assist patrons with sorting through local history and genealogy records. Her name is Janice Fox, and she can be contacted via email at genealogy@bresnan.net Cemetery Records - search online or visit Lake County Public Library phone: 719-486-0569 Colorado Mountain History Collection: Lake County Public Library 719-486-0569 City Directories - 1879-1918 (no directory printed in 1893 or 1896) Lake County census records - (1860, 1870, 1885, 1900, 1910, 1920) Indices to census, marriage, divorce, probate, cemetery Microfilm of Leadville newspapers Necrology file Photo collection City of Contrast articles and index Books written about Leadville and Leadville inhabitants Colorado Business Directories - 1899, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943 Misc. material pertaining to the region Clerk of the District Court: Lake County Courthouse, 2nd floor - :719-486-0535 719-486-1410 (County Clerk and Recorder Phone) Indices to district and county court records Probate records Naturalization records Clerk and Recorder's Office: Lake County Courthouse- 719-486-1410 Marriage records Preemption records Mining claim records Grantee - Grantor indices County Commissioner's meeting minutes Walley - Nelson funeral record books on microfiche Index to 1885 census Colorado Business Directories - 1897, 1904, 1917, 1920-27, 1930-33, 1935, 1939 Treasurer's Office: Lake County Courthouse - 719-486-4117 Tax Records Registrar of Vital Statistics : Neil Reynolds, 115 East 5th Street / P.O.;Box 24 Leadville, CO 80461 - 719-486-0708 Birth certificates available for years 1910 to present. Death certificates available for years 1903 to present. A limited number of death records exist for years prior to 1903, however, not all can be made into certified records (informative only). A full name and date of birth or death (must provide at minimum the year) required for search to commence. Records searched 3 years from date provided. Records for years 1985-1992 must be obtained from State Vital records. Birth and death records are not open to the public. Staff must conduct search. City Clerk's Office: Leadville City Hall, 8th & Harrison Avenue - : 719-486-0349 or 719-486-2092 City Council meeting minutes Colorado Business Directories - 1903, 1905-09, 1923 Misc. records of the City of Leadville Catholic Community of Leadville: 609 Poplar Street - 719-486-1382 Annunciation Catholic Church records 1878-present St. Joseph's Catholic Church records 1899-present St. George's Episcopal Church: Contact Joan Brookshire - 719-486-2299 Church records 1880-present First Presbyterian Church: West 3rd & McWethy Drive - 719-486-0673 Many Resources for Colorado Genealogy are available at the Denver Public Library's Genealogy Center. State Prison Records 1887-1939 Denver Public Library Genealogy Department G929.378847 S551co Colorado State Archives 1313 Sherman, Room 1B20 Denver, CO 80203 Research Desk Phone: 303-866-2358 Fax: 303-866-2229 http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives Hours for the State Archives office are 9-4:30 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. CLOSED WEDNESDAY. Research fees charged in 15 minute increments - $8 each. Messages left on the machine will not be answered. *Divorce records not released unless the requester is a party to the case. Obtain court ordered release to gain access. *Some documents are kept in off site storage facilities. *The Colorado State Archives website explains multiple times that they are severely overworked, so accessing many of these records (birth, marriage, death, court records) at the Lake County level would be much more efficient and pleasant if you are able Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.