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Databases and Links to Other Websites
AncestryPlus and Heritage Quest - Click on "Genealogy @ Home" for Heritage Quest and "Genealogy @ the Library" for Ancestry Plus.
Colorado Historic Newspapers - Search newspapers throughout Colorado, Douglas County papers are available from 1881-1923, Browse or search the Castle Rock Journal, the Record Journal of Douglas County, the Mountain Echo, and the West Creek Mining News.
Bureau of Land Management / General Land Office Tract Books - Search for homesteads, sales and other first land transfers from the United States Government.
Rootsweb / Douglas County, CO - Volunteer-maintained site primarily for genealogists, the site contains cemetery and marriage records for Douglas County.
Colorado State Archives - Online Indexes and information about records produced by and for the State of Colorado.
Colorado Historical Society - Home of the Stephen Hart Library, the Office of Historic Preservation, and a variety of other statewide programs.
Denver Public Library Western History and Genealogy Collection - Major regional repository of genealogy and regional history. Also contains a database of over 120,000 images.
Pike's Peak Library District / Special Collections - Photos and information about the history of the Pike's Peak Region.
Collaborative Digitization Program at BCR- Photographs, maps, documents, sound recordings, objects from museums, libraries, and archives in the west.
Douglas County Government | Assessor's Office Records | Clerk and Recorder's Office Information | Douglas County Historic Preservation Board Information.
If you would like more information on resources available in the DCHRC, or would like to volunteer to help the us, call (303) 688-7730.