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*The FamilySearch library has extensive collections of these local histories. Many are digitized. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] under your locality for the topics "Biography" and "History".
*The FamilySearch library has extensive collections of these local histories. Many are digitized. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] under your locality for the topics "Biography" and "History".
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The best collection of published biographies in [[Colorado, United States Genealogy|Colorado]] is at the Colorado Historical Society. They also have a biographical vertical file and the ''Bromwell Index ''(Family History Library {{FSC|342573|title-id|disp=films 1688547-8}}), which is a five-volume alphabetical list of prominent people in Colorado up to 1933.  
The best collection of published biographies in [[Colorado, United States Genealogy|Colorado]] is at the Colorado Historical Society. They also have a biographical vertical file and the ''Bromwell Index ''(FamilySearch Library {{FSC|342573|title-id|disp=films 1688547-8}}), which is a five-volume alphabetical list of prominent people in Colorado up to 1933.  


Two representative biographical encyclopedias are:  
Two representative biographical encyclopedias are:  


Stone, Wilbur Fiske. ''History of Colorado''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1918-19. (Family History Library {{FSC|193954|title-id|disp=book 978.8 H2sw; film 1320948 items 1-3}}.) Volumes 2-4 contain biographies.  
Stone, Wilbur Fiske. ''History of Colorado''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1918-19. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|193954|title-id|disp=book 978.8 H2sw; film 1320948 items 1-3}}.) Volumes 2-4 contain biographies.  


''Portrait and Biographical Record of the State of Colorado''. . . . Two Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Company, 1899. (Family History Library {{FSC|193287|title-id|disp=book 978.8 D3p; film 1000142}}.)  
''Portrait and Biographical Record of the State of Colorado''. . . . Two Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Company, 1899. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|193287|title-id|disp=book 978.8 D3p; film 1000142}}.)  


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