Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society

Celebrating 35th Anniv

Welcome:

Come Visit Us!
Visitors are always welcome at Columbine! Come to a meeting, tell us your stories, and meet some friendly genealogy folks. Find a common ancestor or cousin. Our Pedigree charts are always on display at meetings so you can check who else might be researching your family history.

Look Around
Look around our website where you will find out about our upcoming meetings and what activities our members enjoy. Browse through some of our old newsletters and take a look at our bookstore page. Finally, read a brief page from our history where you will discover some of our accomplishments.

Colorado Territory Civil War Historical Records Now Online

Columbine's 1994 award-winning book, Colorado Territory Civil War Volunteer Equipment Records 1861-1865, is a recent addition to our Online Archives. Between 1985-1993 Columbine volunteers extracted records from twelve fragile Civil War ledger books at the Colorado State Archives. Don and Doris Elliott have worked hard converting this out-of-print book to our web site, bringing a fascinating piece of Colorado history to a world-wide audience. VISIT OUR CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE

Photos: Civil War monument at Colorado Capitol Building;
1861 Colorado Recruiting Poster, courtesy Colorado Historical Society

Our Society
Active in our community for many years, Columbine has collected and published local records, taught sound genealogy practices, and enjoyed fellowship among our talented membership. As requested by our members, we have daytime meetings and workshops on second and third Tuesdays for nine months each year.

Family history education is a constant activity at Columbine. Our monthly meetings feature stimulating programs presented by experts from our membership as well as area specialists.

Classes in beginning and intermediate genealogy are held each year. Classes are taught by experienced instructors and include tours to local research facilities.

Our Objectives

Our Bylaws prescribe that we:

Promote an interest in genealogy and history.
Encourage and instruct members in genealogical research through informative programs, careful documentation and maintenance of quality genealogical standards.
Locate, preserve and index public and private genealogical and historical records and make such available to members and the public.
Assist and support those genealogical libraries, archives, and historical museums in Colorado which are open to the public.
Publish genealogical and historical information in a regular newsletter and any other publications as directed by the membership.
Read our Bylaws here

Columbine Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. (CG&HS) is a non-profit organization, 501(C)-(3), and filed with the Colorado Secretary of State in 1976. Columbine is a member of the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies (CCGS), a statewide umbrella organization of genealogy societies and the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) which serves and strengthens over 500 American genealogical societies.