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Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
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Probate Records
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

CHURCH RECORDSLook this term up in the glossary.

Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Colorado were the Catholic, Methodist-Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Baptist.

An inventory that can help you find church records is Guide to Vital Statistics Records in Colorado, vol. 2. Church Archives (Denver: Colorado Historical Records Survey W.P.A., 1942; FHL book 978.8 A3h; film 897482 item 9). This book lists churches that existed about 1940.

The Family History Library has records of some Catholic and Presbyterian congregations and pre-1949 LDS ward recordsLook this term up in the glossary., but few other church records. The library also has histories of the Episcopal, Latter-day SaintLook this term up in the glossary., and Presbyterian groups in the state.

Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located:


BaptistLook this term up in the glossary.

American Baptist Historical Society
1106 South Goodman Street
Rochester, NY 14620
Telephone: 716-473-1740

EpiscopalLook this term up in the glossary.

Diocese of Colorado
1300 Washington
Denver, CO 80203-2008
Telephone: 303-837-1173

MethodistLook this term up in the glossary.

Rocky Mountain Conference Historical Society
Ira J. Taylor Library
Iliff School of Theology
2201 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80210
Telephone: 303-744-1287
Fax: 303-777-3387 or 303-777-0164

PresbyterianLook this term up in the glossary.

Presbyterian Historical Society
425 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Telephone: 215-627-1852
Fax: 215-627-0509

Roman CatholicLook this term up in the glossary.

Archives of the Archdiocese of Denver
200 Josephine Street
Denver, CO 80206
Telephone: 303-388-4411 ext. 224
Fax: 303-331-8071
Chancery Office
1001 No. Grand Ave.
Pueblo, CO 81003
Telephone: 719-544-9861
Fax: 719-544-5202
For a history of the Catholic church in Colorado, see Rev. Jean Baptiste Salpointe, Soldiers of the Cross . . . , 1898, Reprint (Albuquerque: Calvin Horn Publishers, 1967; FHL book 973 K2sj).

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