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This following information is provided to give researchers a list of possible research sources for Lincoln County genealogy. This information can be books or documents, such as wills, diaries, census indexes, obituaries, newsclippings, etc. Access to sources of information is not always readily available through public sources. Here a person who owns a research tool or resource may list what they have available and what they will provide on request. Copyrighted materials can be listed but the copyright must be observed. In such cases, it will be required to have the permission of the copyright holder to use the materials in this way. Copyrights do not keep information from being provided. If you desire to be listed here as a resource. Please be careful how you provide information from copyrighted materials.

Anyone who has books or documents relating to Lincoln County - would you like to do look-ups?? We need lookup volunteers. This should not involve a lot of time, but would be very helpful to others looking for genealogy information in Lincoln county. If you are willing to help, please send an email with information such as title or description of the reference material you own or can access. Some items such as old letters or wills, etc. contain lots of genealogical information and are a valuable resource!

Thanks, Karla Mahlberg at , County Coordinator.

When requesting a lookup be sure to include the county name, title or description of resource, and specific information that you are seeking.

LINCOLN COUNTY LOOKUP VOLUNTEERS

Terry W. Blevins
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: twbndee@yahoo.com
SNAILMAIL : PO Box 353, Hugo CO 80821.
I would like to introduce Terry Blevins. He is a Lincoln County historian and resident. He has been "researching Lincoln County newspapers that are on microfilm or that I've found in old sheds, basements, etc., digging out local history as well as death and marriage information."

Terry has read everything available between 1890 and 1914. He is transcribing all death and marriage references that he finds, and many other historical facts of interest. He has thousands of files on disk. Terry is also walking the county cemeteries, copying information from tombstones and adding to a database. This project is about 80 percent complete. Terry plans to continue this project comparing death information in his databases to help locate unmarked graves.

Terry, upon request of the Lincoln County Clerk , recently completed and update of the old "brief" county history kept on file at the office for people making inquiries. This is available from the county clerk or from Terry … for the asking.

Terry does not charge for his services at this time, although he gladly accepts donations, and does ask for reimbursement of copy and mailing expenses.

Thank you, Terry, for your generous offer of help!

When requesting a lookup be sure to include the county name, title or description of resource, and specific information that you are seeking.

LOOK-UPS: Books and References

PUBLICATION TITLE	VOLUNTEER	EMAIL ADDRESS
HISTORY OF LINCOLN COUNTY, COLORADO By Laura Solze Claggett, Curtis Media Corporation, 1987. Information about Lincoln County families.	This county is up for adoption, please volunteer to be Coordinator
LINCOLN COUNTY, COLORADO. The Homeseeker's and Investor's Paradise Originally published in 1916. Reprinted and is available for sale	Terry W. Blevins	twbndee@yahoo.com
LINCOLN COUNTY The Beginning to 1940. Lincoln County Historical Society, Hugo, CO. 80821	This county is up for adoption, please volunteer to be Coordinator
TRI-COUNTY HISTORY: A CENTENNIAL, 1889-1989. History and families of Cheyenne, Lincoln, and Kiowa counties.	This county is up for adoption, please volunteer to be Coordinator
OUR HERITAGE: A Collection of tales East Central Colorado. Vol. I and II East Central Council of Local Governments P.O. Box 28, Stratton, CO 80836	This county is up for adoption, please volunteer to be Coordinator
WHERE THE WAGONS ROLLED. Information on Lincoln County and pre-1925 settlers. Published by the Lincoln County Historical Society. 1976. Reprinted 1998. Available for purchase through the Lincoln County Historical Society.	Terry W. Blevins This county is up for adoption, please volunteer to be Coordinator Marilyn A. Schunke	twbndee@yahoo.com schunkem@comcast.net
NEWSPAPER death notices (1890-1914)	Terry W. Blevins	twbndee@yahoo.com
CEMETERIES - tombstone transcriptions	Terry W. Blevins	twbndee@yahoo.com
OTHER SUGGESTED RESOURCES:
MAGAZINE RESOURCE: Glen R. Durrell's "Homesteading in Colorado" article in The Colorado Magazine Spring 1974 Vol LI Number 2 is most informative and interesting. His article covers 1908-1916 when he was age 6-14, including excellent photographs. Only family names are W. B. DURRELL
BOOK RESOURCE: Hal Borland's autobiography "High, Wide and Lonesome" describing his family homesteading 1910-1913 is also a wonderful read.
NEWSPAPER RESOURCE: Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection - provides "searchable" access (January 1902 - May 1922) to "The Range Ledger" published in Hugo.		URL: http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org

OTHER BOOKS or RESOURCES

If you know of any other books or other printed resources, please let me know so they can be added to the list. If you have a copy of any of these, please consider volunteering to do lookups for others!

National Archives Research - look-up volunteer link

If you are interested in obtaining documents from the National Archives in Washington DC this link is for a volunteer who is willing to search for them.

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