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Vital Records State Coordinator - Colleen Pustola | Asst State Coordinator - Betty Baker | Asst State Coordinator - Rebecca Maloney | Asst State Coordinator - M.D. Monk | County Coordinator - Available! BIOGRAPHIES |
You are invited to submit biographies of your
ancestors. Please send to me at the above email. 1880 History of Denver - biographies from this book are located at these links below: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Telegraph History of Colorado, Vol. 3, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1933-1920), c. 1918-19 History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske (1933-1920), c. 1918 A-B | C-D | E-H | I-L | M-Q | R-T | U-Z Be sure to check the Archives link above for many biographies located in that site. Mary Elitch Long Polly PryWhile riding the train to visit her parents in Denver, Leonel
“Nellie” Campbell Ross O’Bryan (1857-1938), known by her alias Polly
Pry, was offered a job writing for the newly established Denver Post by
Frederick Bonfils and Harry Tammen. She became a staff writer and was
given the freedom to write what she wanted. This included covering the
incarceration and trial of Alferd Packer, mine labor struggles, women’s
suffrage and Mexican Revolution among others. She later created her own
newspaper, The Polly Pry. Her brother Charles purchased this home in 1896. 1900 census records
list Nellie as living in this West Highland home with her mother, father
and both brothers. The family owned this home until 1932. |