School District No.8-Montgomery
January 14, 2021
School District No.8-Montgomery was formed in 1863 but there are no extant census records before 1879. William Burnett was Secretary of the district that year, and these are some of the families whose children attended the school: Chapman, Cook, Evans, Kline, McCall, Parsons, Sneed and Weese.
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School District No. 7-Niwot
January 13, 2021
School District No. 7-Niwot was formed in 1863 but there are no extant census records before 1876. Barnett Dodd recorded the census in 1876, and he recorded the age of each student in year, month and day, e.g. Jacob Greub was 15Y, 1M and 22D old. These are some of the families whose children attended the school in 1876: Caywood, Dodd, Greub, hornbaker, Williamson, Bader, Gould, Williamson and Wilson.
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School District No. 6-Burlington
January 12, 2021
School District No. 6-Burlington was formed in 1863 but there are no extant census records until 1875. Mr. LaRue was a teacher in 1875 and L H Dickson was the Secretary of the district. These are some of the families whose children attended the school: Andrews, Black, Beckwith, Cushman, Greenley, Myers, Manners, McCoy, Taylor, Wilson, White and Wiswell.
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School District No. 5-Davidson
January 11, 2021
School District No. 5-Davidson was formed in 1863, but there are no extant census records until 1879. Edwin M Currier was Secretary of the District in 1879, and these are some of the families whose children attended the school: Beasley, Currier, Davidson, Leyner, Meikel, Prince, Rothrock, Rowe, Stecker, Sawdy, and Way.
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School District No. 4-Valmont
January 10, 2021
School District No. 4-Valmont was established in 1863 but there are no census records extant before 1879. C W Hayden was the Secretary for the school district that year, and these are some of the families whose children attended the school: Allen, Akins, Chambers, Ewing, Hayden, Hammontree, Lemmex, Platt, Pancost and Wier.
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School District No. 2-Shamrock
January 8, 2021
The Shamrock School District, No. 2 (also called Dry Creek School District) was formed in 1863, but there are no census records extant before 1876. And this census for this district is interesting because it counts children under the age of 6, presumably to help plan for the school years to come. Arizona Wilson was the Secretary of the District in 1876, and these are some of the families whose children were counted in this census: Barter, Beal, Coin, Duffy, McDonald Rosenbaum and Staples.
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Denver, Colorado Territory Wagon Sales & Repair Journal, 1867-1870: An Annotated Index
It appears that this merchant sold and repaired mostly Schuttler and Bain wagons that were brought in as far as they could by rail, most probably to the Cheyenne station, then driven to Denver by drayage companies. Among the items often repaired were yokes, rakes, tongues, boxes, bows, seatbacks and covers for the wagons.
The book includes accounts of a more personal nature as well, such as clothing he had on hand, including a fine black suit, a heavy beaver overcoat and a pair of Buffalo overshoes. Among the personal items he had on hand on 1 Jan 1868, were a watch and chain, gold and silver specimens, field glasses, Indian trinkets, a photograph album, four mountain scenes, an 8 inch Colt revolver and a pocket Derringer. On 31 December 1867, he subscribed to the Rocky Mountain News for $7.00, and lists his books, including a 2 Volume set of the Library of Mesmerism, Mines of Colorado, a Hand Book for Home Improvement, Esop’s [sic] Fables, Mayhew’s Book Keeping, a township map of Pennsylvania, and the History and Directory of Denver.
At some point, the book was given to most probably a daughter to use as a scrapbook of sorts, where she filled the first 30 or so pages with articles about homemaking, including a recipe for waterproof glue (adapted for Colorado), and advice such as that for “making sleeves of a different material for the dress as the effect is particularly good on women who are inclined to stoutness.”
Denver, Colorado Territory Wagon Sales & Repair Journal, 1867-1870: An Annotated Index
Another New Index Available
June 2, 2017
Boulder County, Colorado District Court, Grand Jury Records, 1867-1922: An Annotated Index
The Boulder County, Colorado District Court, Grand Jury Records, 1867-1922 is an annotated index of the records of District Court requesting men for service as grand jurors. Grand Jurors were summoned to examine cases in order to issue indictments but they were also used to examine public financial records and the safety of public buildings. Several special cases are found in this record set, including those investigating “considerable lawlessness especially in the illicit traffic of liquor and gambling,” and the Grand Jury statements of May Bradford Oles who was the adopted daughter of Andrew J Macky (a prominent Boulder citizen) and her attempt to claim a part of his large estate.
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June 2, 2017
Boulder County, Colorado District Court, Petit Jury Records, 1867-1936: An Annotated Index
The Boulder County, Colorado District Court, Petit Jury Records, 1867-1936 is an annotated index of the District Court’s call for men to serve as petit jurors mostly for trials, but occasionally for coroner’s inquests. There are more than 20,000 entries during this time period. Often the record gives the place where the juror lives and the miles from his home to the courthouse. Many records indicate that a potential juror was “not a resident,” which could mean that the person lived outside of the county (even just across the county line), or that the person was away from home, had moved to a new location within the county or had moved from the area. Some records give specific details as to why the juror cannot be located or cannot serve.
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March 12, 2017
Boulder County, Colorado Surveys and Mineral Claims at the General Land Office, 1859-1876: An Annotated Index
The Boulder County, Colorado Surveys and Mineral Claims at the General Land Office, 1859-1876: An Annotated Index contains the names of the mine owners (claimant), surveyors and survey crew members, along with the mines and their range and township information. One additional piece of information was added when found—cabins, houses, barns, buildings, bridges, boarding houses, mills, toll roads, wagon roads, creeks and rivers. Using those listings is one way to see what was built where during these early mining days.
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