The Archive collects and maintains many historical records including buildings, pictures, families, events, and much more. Focusing on Florence, CO and may include some of the surrounding communities within Fremont County, CO and other parts of Colorado. Information ranges from cookbooks to ??? Additions to the Archive Collections are on-going as is this listing. Please check back regularly to see what’s new at the Archive.
Family Files by Surnames
Family files may contain one or a variety of documents depending on what has been collected and/or researched.
Birth, Death, Marriage
Cemeteries
www.findagrave.com also a resource
- Union Highland
- Beaver Creek
- Wetmore
Obituaries
- Canon City Record (year ranges)
- CC Shopper (year ranges)
- Florence Citizen (year ranges)
Churches
Phone Directories
- Florence, Rockvale, … year
Newspapers
The Archive maintains a hard copy of some issues within the following years, however not all issues are available. More recent years are more complete than older date ranges.
- Florence Daily Tribune 1900, 1901, 1903
- Paradox 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1928, 1929, 1930
- Florence Daily Citizen 1916, 1918
- Misc Newspapers 1903, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1919
- Microfilm
Maps
Railroads
Mining/Coal Camps
Oil
Fossils
Buildings, Depots, Historical Landmarks
City Histories, Information and Events
- Florence
- Hardscrabble
- Westcliffe
- Rockvale
- Coal Creek
- Beaver Creek
Social Societies, Organizations and Clubs
- IOOF
- Knights of Pythias
- Elks
- Mason’s
- Lions
- Kings of Malta, Order of Red Men
- Klu Klux Klan
Archive Assist Projects
- Territorial Daughters
- Historic Rialto Theater