LINKS FOR MONTROSE COUNTY, COLORADO RESEARCH 

This page contains links to other online sources that may be useful in your genealogical research.

  GenWeb Project
  • USGenWeb Project Archives - Archives for Montrose County
  • USGenWeb - Colorado
  • USGenWeb - Search the archives by state
  • COGenWeb Photo Collection Montrose County and Colorado Photos
  • Canada GenWeb Project Similar to the US GenWeb Project
Cemeteries/Obits
  • Cemetery Records on the Internet
  • Cemeteries -- Montrose -  Find one or all cemeteries through Query Results
  • Colorado Tombstone Project at Rootsweb
  • Montrose Daily Press- Obituaries
Census
  • 1870 Colorado Federal Census Index. 
  • Transcriptions for 1920 and 1930 Delta County Census
  • Colorado Military Resource Center  Battles, Online Books. Casualty lists, cemeteries, court marshals, and much more.
  • Census Online Links to various census materials that are transcribed and online

 

Colorado
  • Colorado Counties Selection Table
  • Colorado Genealogy Society  
  • Colorado Websites at Rootsweb
  • Genealogy Resource Center (Access Genealogy Website)
  • Colorado State Archives Online Indexes This is a goldmine of information.  All sorts of online data from 1870 Census Index, Military Records, CCC, Trademarks and so on.
  • Marriage and Divorce Database 1975-199x
  • Ghostseekers Must-see site for Colorado research! Contains a list of Early Residents of neighboring Pitkin County
Libraries 
  • Montrose Library Search holdings 
  • Denver Public Library  - Obituaries, and other info back to 1939  
  • As of September 23 1997, the Allen County Public Library , Indiana, has acquired their 500,000th genealogy item. They have the largest genealogy collection in a public library in the nation and now are number two in the nation for genealogy resources; second only to SLC.
  • Library of Congress - Research Tools, and click on "Library Catalogs" / Library Services, "Reading Rooms" / Local History and Genealogy, Searchable databases / Copyright page: "Copyright Basics"; "Copyright Office FAQ"; "Form Letters" "FAIR USE FL 102." And more.... Good place to bookmark.
  • Bibliofind - Find the book you are looking for
  • Higginson Book Company - Publishers, Printers, Booksellers that Specialize in Genealogy and History
  • Barnes and Noble OnLine books
Maps
  • Maps at Montrose
  • Town/County lookup http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi   Look up that city or town.
  • Bureau of Land Management   Search for a land patent here
  • Panoramic Maps Panoramic maps, usually postcards, on file with the Library of Congress
  • Colorado Places by County   (Not a map, but great for looking up places that aren't here anymore)
  • State of Colorado Maps List
  • USGS Mapping Query Form
  • 1895 Atlas Project brought to you by the "List Lady" Pam Rietsch
    For those of you who have not seen the atlas project, the reason it can be
    so helpful is that if you have a document that lists a town that you cannot
    find in a current atlas of today, help can be usually found here.
  • Beers Maps For Sale - Historical Maps: Maine Maps, etc. / Massachusetts Maps, etc. / New Hampshire Maps, etc. / Vermont Maps, etc. / Rhode Island Maps, etc. / Connecticut Maps, etc. / New York Maps, etc. Also links to other historical map sites.
Military
  • 1917-1918 Civilian Draft Registrations 
  • Civil War database at the Illinois homepage
  • MilitaryUSA.com Military databases, reunions
  • Colorado Civil War Map of Battles
  • Civil War Rosters Lots of links here.  
  • The Colorado Volunteers During the Civil War (1861-1865) 
  • Search by Soldier Name.   
  • Intro.  to Genealogy and Civil War  (How to)
Misc
  • Top Ten Genealogy Websites - Family Chronicle is surveying experienced websurfers to determine which of the web's 1,300+ genealogy sites are not to be missed. We're particularly interested in discovering "hidden gems" -- little-known sites with a lot to offer.
  • LDS Search Engine - Search the LDS holdings
  • Native American Indian Resources over 300 web pages
  • Native American Resources
  • Native American Links sites available through Cyndi's list
Montrose
  • Montrose, Colorado On-line
  • Montrose Virtual community
Museums/Resources
  • Colorado Genealogy Resource Center (Access Genealogy Website)
  • Montrose County Historical Museum
Photos
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  • B/W Photos -America from the Great Depression to World War II:  
    Montrose County, CO
  • Colorado Photographs - There have been some submitted for Montrose county. Do you have some you can add?
* Schools
  • 1915 Montrose County High School Alumni
  • Old School Annuals & College Yearbooks   
  • Pea Green Middle School 1937 Graduation
  • Olathe High School 1941 Graduation
Societies
Vitals
  • Colorado Marriages and Divorces Search
    Search on all marriages (from 1975 through November 2001) and divorces (from 1968 through November 2001) in the state of Colorado.
  • Colorado Vital Records
  • Where to Write for Vital Records - Where to get vital records information and the cost for the various states and the years the states have these records.
Mailing Lists
Western Slope counties of Colorado: Mesa, Montrose, and Dolores

COMESA-L@rootsweb.com This mailing list is a combination of four counties on the Western Slope of Colorado, even though only one is named: MESA, DOLORES, MONTROSE and SAN MIGUEL. If you wish to subscribe, turn off your signature, click on this link, and type "subscribe", without the quotes. This will give you the regular list mode. If you wish to use the Digest mode, change the "L" to a "D".

Discussions of genealogical and historical research in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Hawaii, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Mailing address for postings is western-roots-l@listserv.indiana.edu. You must be a subscriber to post to the list. To subscribe send the following to listserv@listserv.indiana.edu:
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