Columbine's Book Offerings
Columbine offers a selection of books through the Ways & Means Bookstore, publications that result from Columbine projects and other publications produced by Columbine members.
Columbine Ways & Means Bookstore
The Ways & Means Bookstore is open for business during all Tuesday afternoon meetings as well as some special seminars. Selected genealogy research books are sold at discounted prices. This member operated store has served Columbine members for over thirty years.
Columbine Publications
When Columbine produces books or publications [see Publications] they will be available for purchase at the Ways & Means bookstore until all copies are sold. Currently only the following Columbine published items are available:
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Celebrating Our 35th Anniversary 1973~2008
Our History, Activities, Achievements, Awards and 35yr Membership Roll. Gary W. Routh & CJ Backus, co-editors. Booklet, 96p. Copies available at bookstore and mail order
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CGHS Member Surnames CD
This is a compilation of all of the names submitted in pedigree form from an ongoing project that dates back into the 1970s. CD-ROM available
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Littleton Cemetery Interment Records CD
Littleton Cemetery Interment Records. This publication was the result of a project to extract all of the names that were listed in the original interment records kept by the Littleton Cemetery Association. Burials from 1869 into the 1980s. CD-ROM available
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Arapahoe County Colorado Marriages CD
Arapahoe County Colorado Marriages. This publication was the result of a project to publish the Arapahoe marriages that were recorded in Arapahoe County from Jan1940 to Jun1965. Hardback & CD-ROM. CD-ROM available
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Columbine Member Publications
Columbine members often produced publications that deserve note and are generally available through the bookstore or from the individuals themselves. Those currently available:
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We Just Did; The World War II Letters & Diary of John & Katherine Backus
by CJ Backus. A glimpse into the life of a soldier (8th Air Force, 100th Bomb Group), his wife, their family and friends and what their daily lives were like during those tumultuous times of 1943-45. 2007. Paberback
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Unsinkable: The Molly Brown Story
by Joyce B. Lohse. Silver CIPA EVVY Award. 2007. Paperback
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Emily Griffith - Opportunity's Teacher
by Joyce B. Lohse. Emily Griffith always wanted to be a schoolteacher. She overcame obstacles to start a school in Denver, "for all who wish to learn," which continues to operate in modern times as her legacy. Filter Press, 2005. Paperback
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Justina Ford - Medical Pioneer
by Joyce B. Lohse. A biography about the first African American female doctor to practice medicine in Colorado. A pioneer and humanitarian, she delivered over 7,000 babies between 1902 and 1952. Filter Press, 2004. CIPA Finalist and WILLA Finalist in 2005. Paperback
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First Governor, First Lady - John and Eliza Routt of Colorado
by Joyce B. Lohse. Read the story of Colorado's early statehood, through the lives of the first Governor, John Routt, and his wife Eliza. While the governor served three terms and struck it rich in his silver mine, his wife worked for women's suffrage and was the first woman to vote in Colorado. Together they helped build Colorado into a state. Filter Press, 2005. CIPA Award for Best Biography in 2003. Paperback
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Place Names of Colorado, A Genealogical & Historical Guide to Colorado Sites
by Donald R. Elliott. Colorado Research Publications, 1999. Hardbound & CD-ROM
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Cemeteries of Colorado, A Guide to Locating Colorado Burial Sites and Publications About Their Residents
by Donald R. Elliott, 2006. Hardbound & CD-ROM
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Colorado Cemetery Index, Individuals Interred in Small Colorado Burial Sites
by Donald R. Elliott, 2006, 2007 (3 volumes, 84,000 names). Hardbound & CD-ROM
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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.
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