Here are some important events coming up in the next two months:
Ends 23 February - “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation” Traveling Exhibit at the Aurora History Museum.
16-17 March - Colorado Genealogical Society Annual Seminar (John Phillip Colletta)
See the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies events calendar for regular society events in Colorado.
I don’t know where they were hiding but the Denver district office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently found an important genealogical resource for those with Colorado roots. They are index cards created by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930’s for persons naturalized in Colorado between 1860 and 1906. These index cards contain name, birthplace, date and location of naturalization.
USCIS has decided to donate the cards to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Lakewood.
I learned about this story in a 2 February 2007 Denver Post article.