This was sent to me and I think it is worthy to be passed on to all of you. I help you find it helpful. Teri ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: fhn@everton.com To: history@everton.com Date sent: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 04:37:58 -0500 Subject: FHN: 28 February 2000 EVERTON'S FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE Monday, 28 February 2000 Colorado State Inmates Authorized by the state legislature in 1868, the Colorado State Penitentiary opened its doors in 1871. Over the next hundred years or so it played "host" to thousands of "guests", both male and female. Now thanks to the Colorado State Archives you can search an online index to the inmates of that state penal institution for the first 103 years of its existence. The index is broken down into sections, with each (usually very large) page containing a piece of the alphabetic list with the full name of the inmate and his or her inmate number. This data can be used in your request to the Colorado State Archives for a copy of the inmate's file, which may include biographical data, information on the crime and subsequent sentence, and possibly even a photograph. This service is not free, but the Archives charges a very reasonable fee for copying and mailing this data. In addition to the prisoners index the Colorado State Archives has an excellent short online history of the state pen, a table on deconstructing the assigned inmate numbers, and an overview of what prison life was like. A stretch in the state correctional facility can be an embarrassing episode. But it can also provide a unique opportunity to learn more about your relative and the forces that shaped his or her life. Resources: Colorado State Penitentiary Index, 1871-1973 http://www.archives.state.co.us/pen/index.htm Genealogy: Colorado http://www.everton.com/usa/co.htm Copyright 2000, Everton Publishers All rights reserved - ------------------------------------------------------------------ FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE is a free daily genealogy news service from Everton Publishers P.O. Box 368 Logan, UT 84323 Toll-free: 1-800-443-6325 http://www.everton.com To subscribe, send a message to lists@everton.com with the message: subscribe history To unsubscribe, send a message to lists@everton.com with the message: unsubscribe history Recent articles are available online at http://www.everton.com/FHN/ - ------------------------------------- Vote for "Delivering Valentines" at http://www.myfamily.com photo contest - ------------------------------------- Terry (Phil 4:13) Teri (Ps 37:5) To God be the glory! Lancaster, OH http://www.greenapple.com/~pastor751 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtwheatl/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnisanti/Isanti/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~cosanmig/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~comontro/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~codolore/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~comesa2/ http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~tc186698/main.html