| Organization | Mailing Address | Comments |
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| For Delta County: (Cedaredge, Crawford, Delta, Hotchkiss and Paonia) www.colosys.net/dcpld |
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| Cedaredge Public Library |
180 SW 6th Street Cedaredge, CO 81413 (970) 856-3518 |
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| Crawford Public Library | 425 Hwy. 92 Crawford, CO 81415 (970) 921-3500 |
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Delta County Courthouse |
Delta County
was carved out of Gunnison County in 1883. The Recorder has birth records
from 1920, mar, death and land records from 1883, school census 1891-1964,
District Court has div, probate, and civil court records. |
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| Delta Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center | 3rd and
Main Delta, CO 81416 (970) 874-8616 |
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| Lookups: | Chery Gordon | Searches at local cemeteries in the county or to do research in census, courthouse, or library. NOTE: Only one name per request please. |
| Delta
County Historical Society 251 Meeker Street Delta, CO 81416 (970) 874-8760 (970) 874-8721 |
DELTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY RESOURCES: NEWSPAPERS: DELTA COUNTY CENSUS; CITY DIRECTORIES: Delta, Cedaredge, Paonia, Hotchkiss, Crawford, Rural Delta: 1910 1912-1913 1935 1949 1963 1969 thru 1972 TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES: 1917 1948 1950, 1953, 1956, 1959 COLORADO STATE DIRECTORIES: 1920 1950 1956 DELTA HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOKS: 1905, 07, 09 1912, 13, 14, 16 1922, 24-29 1930, 1931, 35, 37, 38 1946-48 1950-59 1960-62 1980, 82 MANUSCRIPTS: Ezra Wade (Early Pioneer in Paonia Louis Blachly ( Story of his Mother, Mary wife of A. T. Blachly who was killed in the 1893 bank robbery in Delta) Tom McCarthy ( Outlaw, leader of McCarty gang, Friend of Matt Warner and Butch Cassidy) Wilson Rockwell (Colorado History Author) other Delta County Pioneers Diaries: Misc. SCRAPBOOKS; 53 scrapbooks, all donated. Early Delta County events, business, people, Clubs & Organizations, pioneers, schools, etc. CLIPPING FILES: You name it- We may have it! Mostly Delta County Stuff. DOSSIER Files: Files on over 300 Delta County "pioneers" some still living. PHOTOGRAPH RESOURCES: Early Delta - the town Early Delta citizens Early Delta Businesses and industry Early Delta County Schools BOOKS: Cemetery Records: Cemeteries in Delta, Cedaredge, Eckert, Cory, Read Mesa View Cemetery (outside Delta) History Museum: Owned and operated by the Delta County Historical Society, founded in 1964. Building and utilities provided by The City of Delta Major Collections:
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| Delta Public Library
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211 W. 6th St. Delta, Colorado 81416 Phone: 970 - 874-9630 Fax: 970 - 874-8605 email: depl@colosys.net (1/2003-note new email address) http://www.colosys.net/dcpld/ Catalog |
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| Paonia Chamber of Commerce | Box 366 Paonia CO 81428 (970) 527-4898 |
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| Paonia Historical Society | C/O Paonia
Public Library 2nd and Grand Paonia, CO 81428 |
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| Hotchkiss Public Library |
1st and Main Street Hotchkiss, CO 81419 (970) 872-3253 |
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| Delta
County Independent Newspaper
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225 Grand
Avenue Paonia, CO 81428 (970) 527-4537 or 401
Meeker Street |
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| Delta El Informador Newspaper | Box #-848 Delta, CO 81416-0848 (970) 874-8054 |
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| Hotchkiss Valley Chronicle Newspaper | 140 Hotchkiss
Avenue Hotchkiss, CO 81419-9579 (970) 872-2153 |
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| Paonia High Country NewsNewspaper | Box #-1090 Paonia, CO 81428-1090 970-527-4898 |
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| Paonia High Country Shopper Newspaper | 231 Grand
Avenue Paonia, CO 81428 (970) 527-4576 |
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| Paonia North Fork Times Newspaper | 231 Grand
Avenue Paonia, CO 81428 (970) 527-4339 |
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| Paonia Public Library |
140 Grand Avenue Paonia, CO 81428 (970) 527-3470 |
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| All Census | A commercial site where you can buy census records online | They make CD-ROMs containing images of the Federal Census pages available by Year, State, and County rather than by roll of microfilm. Thus, you can get just what you need. Most records are either $4.95 or $9.95 and many are 'FREE with any other purchase'. |
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