African American Resources for Colorado

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Beginning Research

Record Types

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African American Genealogy

Colorado

African American Resources

African American Online Genealogy Records

Introduction[edit | edit source]

A list of resources for researching African American ancestors that lived in Colorado.

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Record Collections

1853-2006 Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

1876-2004 Riverside Cemetery African-American burials, 1876-2004 - database of African American cemetery records between 1876 and 2004.

1904-1954Colorado 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.

African American Digital Bookshelf - a growing list of digital books on FamilySearch and other websites

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 FS Library 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 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Denver

Zion Baptist Church (1865-) History
Shorter AME African Methodist Episcopal Church (1868-) History

Emancipation Records[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Plantation[edit | edit source]

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images

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 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Voting Records[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

Joy Childers and Gertrude Sauter, comps., African-American genealogy at the Denver Public Library. Denver, Colorado : Denver Public Library, 1994?FS Library 978.883 D23c

Societies[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]