Friday Finds: Denver Public Library – Western History and Genealogy

Denver Public Library: Western History Genealogy: Browse Collections – Genealogy Collection.

According to the Denver Public Library’s website, their Western History Genealogy collection ” offers an extensive collection of genealogical and historical sources numbering about 60,000 volumes and 75,000 pieces of microform, as well as magazines, charts, clippings, and manuscripts. The collection at the Denver Public Library constitutes the largest collection in the Rocky Mountain area and the second largest between the Mississippi River and the West Coast.”

Their website has links to digital collections such as:

Genealogy and Obituaries
Colorado Deaths and Obituaries
Colorado Maps and Place Names
Colorado Pioneer Records
Colorado and Nebraska Military
Colorado Railroad
Colorado Vital Records
Colorado Newspapers
Universities, Historical Societies and Associations
Building and Neighborhood History
Digital Images Collection http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/
Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library Collection
Index of Oral Histories http://history.denverlibrary.org/research/oral_histories.html
A list of historical items available in the library http://history.denverlibrary.org/research/core_description.html
There is also a link to their Western History and Genealogy Blog at http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/