Teller County Colorado Genealogy Resources: Books

Many books have been published about the aea and the people who shaped this county. Many of these are still available for purchase. The local libraries also have copies.

Money Mountain

1979, By Marshall Sprague. This is the recognized authoritative story of the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District. This is a very interesting and fun read. This book is readily available from many sources. ISBN: 0-8032-4104-6, or 0-8032-9103-5 (paperback) About 350 pages $10.00

Teller County Church and Cemetery Records

Out of print. Copies are available for research at Penrose Library (Colorado Springs) and the Franklin Ferguson Library in Cripple Creek.

Residents of Sunnyside and Fourmile Cemeteries

1989, by Mairalyn S. Keske. This is a complete inventory of two Teller County Cemeteries. Available in local stores in Teller County for approximately $2.00.

Twelve Thousand Cripple Creek Miners

Third Edition 1997, by Leo Kimmett. This spiral bound book is a list of all miners who acquired union cards that allowed them to legally work in the area mines. It lists only the persons name and union card number. From the number a date of issue can be determined. Available in local stores in Teller County for approximately $15.00.

All That Glitters

1998, by Elizabeth Jameson. Subtitle - Class, Conflict and Community in Cripple Creek. Authoritative description of social history in the Cripple Creek districts hey day. Includes biographical references and index. ISBN: 0-252-06690-1 (paperback) Copies are available in local book and gift stores and on-line sources.

Pikes Peak Backcountry

1995, By Celinda R. Kaelin and Leo Kimmett. Subtitle: The Historic Saga of the Peak's Western Slope. Good coverage of the town of Florissant, but includes other areas in western Teller County.

ISBN: 0-9651706-0-8 (paperback) About 280 pages $13.00

 

 

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The family historian must master the art of storytelling. What, after all, is truth without anecdote, history without events, explanation without narration--or yet life itself without a story? Stories are not just the wells from which we drink most deeply but at the same time the golden threads that hold and bind--Ariadne's precious string that leads us through the labyrinth that connects living present and the living past.
― Joseph A. Amato, Jacob's Well: A Case for Rethinking Family History

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