Julie Miller’s regular column is out in the Broomfield Enterprise of 7 January 2006. The topic for January is “Finding Substitutes for Birth Records.” The article focuses on the use of alternate records when a birth record cannot be located.
Dick Eastman’s Encyclopedia of Genealogy has a new list of libraries which offer access to HeritageQuest Online. Scroll down the page to see the list of libraries in Colorado … there are currently four library systems listed. Included among them is Denver Public Library (DPL) which offers at-home access to all Colorado residents. All you need is a DPL card which you can obtain at any branch (see the list of branches here). Other library systems are Loveland, Pikes Peak (most of El Paso County), and Boulder-Broomfield-Louisville.
If you know of libraries which aren’t listed, you may add them to the Encyclopedia; see the Contribute page for instructions.
Update 6 February 2006: Since this was originally posted on 6 January, two more library systems have been added to the above list: Jefferson County and Weld County.
The Recent File Uploads for December have been posted at the Colorado GenWeb site. Last month’s contributions consist mostly of individual biographies.
The Denver Public Library will have new hours beginning Tuesday, 3 January 2006. The new hours are due to budget cuts. The Central Library will no longer be closed on Wednesdays, but will be open only eight hours each day, except for Sunday when it will be open four hours:
Monday - 12noon-8pm
Tuesday - 12noon-8pm
Wednesday - 10am-6pm
Thursday - 10am-6pm
Friday - 10am-6pm
Saturday - 9am-5pm
Sunday - 1pm-5pm
For more information, call (720)865-1111 or any Denver Public Library location.
Here are some important events coming up in the next two months: