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Databases and Links to Other Websites
Other Douglas County Historical Organizations-Explore more of the history of Douglas County.
DCHRC on Flickr - See our photos as they appear in the photo sharing website Flickr. Leave a comment!
AncestryPlus and Heritage Quest - Click on "Genealogy @ Home" for Heritage Quest and "Genealogy @ the Library" for Ancestry Plus.
Colorado Historic Newspapers - Search newspapers throughout Colorado, Douglas County papers are available from 1881-1923, Browse or search the Castle Rock Journal, the Record Journal of Douglas County, the Mountain Echo, and the West Creek Mining News.
Bureau of Land Management / General Land Office Tract Books - Search for homesteads, sales and other first land transfers from the United States Government.
Rootsweb / Douglas County, CO - Volunteer-maintained site primarily for genealogists, the site contains cemetery and marriage records for Douglas County.
Colorado State Archives - Online Indexes and information about records produced by and for the State of Colorado.
Colorado Historical Society - Home of the Stephen Hart Library, the Office of Historic Preservation, and a variety of other statewide programs.
Denver Public Library Western History and Genealogy Collection - Major regional repository of genealogy and regional history. Also contains a database of over 120,000 images.
Pike's Peak Library District / Special Collections - Photos and information about the history of the Pike's Peak Region.
Collaborative Digitization Program at BCR- Photographs, maps, documents, sound recordings, objects from museums, libraries, and archives in the west.
Douglas County Government | Assessor's Office Records | Clerk and Recorder's Office Information | Douglas County Historic Preservation Board Information.
Veteran's History Project - Library of Congress - The DCHRC is a participant in this program to collect oral histories by veterans.
If you would like more information on resources available in the DCHRC, or would like to volunteer to help the us, call (303) 688-7730.