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Arvada
These are the specific publications that the Jefferson County Archives has on Arvada. These books are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only.
- Arvada Comes of Age: A History of Arvada, Colorado During the Period 1942-1976, edited by Lloyd W. Gorrell, 2002
- Arvada: Just Between You and Me: A History of Arvada, Colorado, During the Period 1904-1941, Arvada Historical Society, 1985
- Centennial Arvada: 1904-2004 – A Pictorial History, Judy Mattivi Morley, 2004
- First Gold: Lewis Ralston and Arvada, June 22, 1850, Lois Cunniff Lindstrom, 1992
- More than Gold: A History of Arvada, Colorado, During the Period 1870-1904, Arvada Historical Society, 1976 (Includes index)
- New Frontiers: A History of Arvada, Colorado 1976-2006, Kimberly Field, 2019
- The Old Mill: Arvada Flour Mills 1925-1980, Lois Cunniff Lindstrom, 1980
- Ralston’s Gold: Georgia, Colorado, California Gold Strike Park, Lois Lindstrom, 2011
- Waters of Gold: A History of Arvada, Colorado, During the Period 1850-1870, Arvada Historical Society, 1973 (Includes index)
Buffalo Creek
These are specific publications that the Jefferson County Archives has on Buffalo Creek. These books are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only.
- Buffalo Beginnings and Through the Years, Book Number 1, Dorothy Lombard, 1985
- Buffalo Beginnings and Through the Years, Book Number 2, Dorothy Lombard, 1995
Colorado in general and other cities
These are the specific publications that the Jefferson County Archives has on Colorado in general and other cities within our state. These books are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only.
- 100 Years of Colorado State Transportation History, Colorado Department of Transportation, 2010
- Agricultural Technology and Society in Colorado. Colorado State University, Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin 511A, David McComb, 1981
- America’s Railroad: The Official Guidebook of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Robert T. Royem, 2002
- Bent’s Stockade: Hidden in the Hills, C.W. Hurd, 1960
- Beyond the Ivory Tower: A History of Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, James E. Hansen,II, 1991
- Bramming Family Farm History, Mary Alice Bramming, Kathy Bramming Brim, John Bramming, Susan Bramming Talbot & Lisa Bramming Butts, 2014
- Centennial Celebration 1861-1961: Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Colorado, Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Colorado, 1961
- Centennial Colorado: Its Exciting Story, Robert G. Athearn & Carl Ubbelohde, 1959
- Cinders and Smoke: A Mile by Mile Guide for the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Trip, Doris B. Osterwald, 1965
- Cliff Dwellings of the Mesa Verde: A Story in Pictures, Don Watson, 1950
- Coal People: Life in Southern Colorado’s Company Towns, 1890-1930, Rick J. Clyne, 1999
- Cog Wheel Route: The Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway, Claude & Margaret Wistrowski, 1987
- Colorado: A History of the Centennial State, Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, & David McComb, 1982
- Colorado Givers: A History of Philanthropic Heroes, Thomas J. Noel, Stephen Leonard, & Kevin Rucker, 1998
- Colorado Historic Preservation Discovery Book for Children, Lawrence Walsh
- Colorado Historical Markers of the Colorado State Society, National Daughters of the American Revolution, compiled and edited by Junann J. Stieghorst, 1978
- Colorado History, Colorado Historical Society
- No. 1 (1997)
- No. 5 (2001)
- No. 10 (2004)
- No. 11 (2005)
- No. 12 (2006)
- No. 15 (2008)
- (Others listed under specific titles)
- Colorado Place Names, William Bright, 2004
- Colorado Railroad Map, Colorado Railroad Museum, 2009 (Map)
- Colorado State Grange History 1874-1975, Colorado State Grange, 1975
- Communities of the Palmer Divide (Images of America Series), Palmer Lake Historical Society and the Lucretia Vaile Museum, 2011
- The Co-Operative Century, Colorado Cattlemen’s Centennial Commission, 1967
- Crofutt’s Grip-Sack Guide of Colorado. A Complete Encyclopedia of the State, Vol. II, 1885, Geo. A. Crofutt, Cubar Reprint, 1966
- Earth, Water and Fire: The Prehistoric Pottery of Mesa Verde, Norman T. Oppelt, 1991
- Eaton Metal Products: The First 80 Years, Thomas J. Noel & Kevin E. Rucker, 2000
- Essays and Monographs in Colorado History, Colorado Historical Society
- Essays No. 11 (1990)
- Essays No. 14 (1994)
- Evolution of the Landscape Along the Clear Creek Corridor, Colorado Urbanization, Aggregate Mining, and Reclamation, Geological Survey (U.S.), 2002 (Map)
- Fentress Bradburn Architects, Roger A. Chandler, 1995
- The First Five Years of the Railroad Era in Colorado, June 19, 1867 to June 19, 1872, Julesburg to Pueblo in Five Years, E.O. Davis, 1948
- Fort Collins: A Pictorial History, Barbara Fleming, 1985
- Front Range Panorama, Colorado Mountain Club (Louisa Ward Arps, Editor.), 1962
- Ghost Towns of the Rockies, Preethi Burkholder, 2010
- Glenwood Springs: Spa in the Mountains, Lena M. Urquhart, 1970
- Gold Nuggets of Colorado History: Authentic Short Stories of the Early Settlers, Title Guaranty Company, 1959
- Guidebook to Researching Colorado’s Historic Highways, Colorado Department of Transportation, 2002
- Historic Trail Map of the Denver 1” x 2” Quadrangle, Central Colorado, Geological Survey (U.S.), 1999
- History of Colorado, Volumes 3 & 4 only, Wilbur Fiske Stone, 1918-19
- History of the State of Colorado: Embracing Accounts of the Pre-Historic Races and Their Remains, The Earliest Spanish, French and American Explorations... The First American Settlements Founded; The Original Discoveries of Gold in the Rocky Mountains; The Development of Cities and Towns, with the Various Phases of Industrial and Political Transition, From 1858-1890, 4 Volumes, Frank Hall, 1889-95
- Honest John Shafroth: A Colorado Reformer (Colorado History No. 8), Stephen J. Leonard, Thomas J. Noel, & Donald L. Walker Jr., 2003
- Indians of the Mesa Verde, Don Watson, 1961
- Ladies of the Lamplight, Kay Reynolds Blair, 1971
- A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains, Isabella L. Bird, 1960
- La Gente: Hispano History and Life in Colorado, Vincent C. DeBaca, Editor, 1998
- The Legacy of the New Deal on Colorado’s Eastern Plains, Abigail D. Christman, 2008
- The Lessons of Leadville, (Colorado Historical Society Essays & Monographs in Colorado History, No. 10), William Philpott, 1994
- The Lincoln Highway in Colorado, Lee Whiteley & Jane Whiteley, 2007
- The Longmont Album: History and Folklore of the St. Vrain Valley, Betty Ann Newby, 1995
- Menace in the West: Colorado and the American Experience With Drugs, 1873-1963, Henry O. Whiteside, 1997
- Mining Among the Clouds: The Mosquito Range and the Origins of Colorado’s Silver Boom (Colorado History No. 6), Harvey N. Gardiner, 2002
- The Moffat Tunnel: A Brief History, Charles Albi & Kenton Forrest, 1984
- Mollie: The Journal of Mollie Dorsey Sanford in Nebraska and Colorado Territories 1857-1866, Mollie Dorsey Sanford, 1959
- No More Than Five in a Bed: Colorado Hotels in the Old Days, Sandra Dallas, 1967
- Once in a Hundred: Final Report of the Colorado Centennial-Bicentennial Commission, compiled by G.D. Barrante, 1977
- On the Home Front: Colorado Springs in World War II, Carol Bruce-Fritz & Kathryn Davis Gardner, 1994
- Orphan Boy: A Love Affair with Mining, 1880 to Present, H. Court Young, 2006
- Point of Interest, State Historical Society of Colorado, 1972 (printed copy from digital version)
- Portrait and Biographical Record of Denver and Vicinity, Colorado: Containing Portraits and Biographies of Many Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present, Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States, Chapman Publishing Co., 1898
- Spanning Generations: The Historic Bridges of Colorado, Colorado Department of Transportation, 2004
- The Springs of MANITOU, Bettie Marie Daniels & Virginia McConnell, 1973
- Strong Sisters: Elected Women in Colorado, produced, directed and written by Meg Froelich and Laura Hoeppner, 2016 (DVD)
- This is Colorado: Special Centennial Magazine Section of The Denver Post, June 21, 1959
- This Soldier Life: The Diaries of Romine H. Ostrander, 1863 and 1865, in Colorado Territory, (Colorado History No. 13), Annotated by Paul A. Malkoski, 2006
- Wells Fargo in Colorado Territory (Colorado Historical Society Monograph Series, No. 1), W. Turrentine Jackson, 1982
- A Wide-Awake Woman: Josephine Roche in the Era of Reform (Colorado History No. 7), Elinor McGinn, 2002
- William Henry Jackson: An Intimate Portrait. The Elwood P. Bonney Journal (Colorado History No. 4), edited by Lloyd W. Gundy, 2000
Denver
These are the specific publications that the Jefferson County Archives has on Denver. These books are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only.
- A Mile High & Three Feet Six Wide, Ken Fletcher, 1993
- As Kids See Denver ’79: A Guidebook of Over 100 Fun Things to do in Metropolitan Denver, Dennison School, 1979
- City of Parks: The Preservation of Denver’s Park and Parkway System, Carolyn & Don Etter, 2006
- Death Comes For the Archbishop, Willa Cather, 1927
- Denver Mountain Parks: 100 Years of the Magnificent Dream, Photography and preface, John Fielder; Text by Wendy Rex-Atzet, Sally L. White & Erika D. Walker, 2013
- Exploring the Colorado Frontier: A Study in Historical Archaeology at the Tremont House Hotel, Lower Downtown Denver, Richard F. Carrillo & Daniel A. Jepson, 1995
- Features of the Denver Water System, Denver Water, Office of Public Affairs, 1976
- Historic Tours The Denver Mint: The Story of the Mint from the Gold Rush to Today, David J. Eitemiller, 1983
- Life of Bishop Machebeuf, Rev. W. J. Howlett, 1908
- Molly Brown: Denver's Unsinkable Lady, Christine Whitacre, 1984
- On Colfax Avenue: A Victorian Childhood, Elizabeth Young, 2004
- The Queen City: A History of Denver, Lyle W. Dorsett, 1977
Edgewater
These are the specific publications that the Jefferson County Archives has on Edgewater. These books are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only.
- Edgewater Colorado: A Centennial Celebration 1901-2001, Celora Jean Jones, 2002.
- Edgewater: Four Score – History of a Town Sprung from Saloons, Judith Allison, 1979
Evergreen
These are specific publications that the Jefferson County Archives has on Evergreen. These books are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only.
- Evergreen (Images of America Series), John Steinle, 2017
- Evergreen: Our Mountain Community, Barbara and Gene Sternberg, 2004
- Yesteryear: Tales From Colorado Front Range Mountain Communities, Hank Alderfer, 2016
Golden
These are the specific publications that the Jefferson County Archives has on Golden. These books are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only.
- 1996 Resource Guide to Historic Preservation in Golden, Colorado, Nancy MacMillan, 1996
- The Adolph Coors Story, Adolph Coors Company, 1979
- The Changing Face of Golden, Michelle L. Zupan and Elinor E Packard, 2004
- Coors: Taste of the West, edited by Anita Krajeski, 1981
- For the Golden Times: Golden, Colorado, Greater Golden Tourist and Convention Industry Committee, 1977
- The Funiculars of Golden Colorado, Barb Warden, 2012
- The Galbraith Chronicles, Den Galbraith, (Jefferson County Library Foundation), 1996
- Glimpses of Early Golden, Including the 1860 U.S. Census, Historical Horizons Group, Golden Junior High School, 1986
- Golden Old and New: A Walking Tour Guide, Cathleen Norman, 1996
- Golden: The 19th Century, Lorraine Wagenbach and JoAnn Thistlewood, 1987
- Historic Resources Survey: Camp George West, Golden, Colorado, Front Range Research Associates, 1992
- Historic-Souvenir Book: The Story of Jefferson County and Golden Colorado, 1950
- The History of Golden’s Schools, Carey Southwell, 1997
- Illustrated Golden and Vicinity: Being a Complete and Comprehensive Statement of Facts Concerning the Resources and Advantages of Golden and Jefferson County (Reprint and Index), Foothills Genealogical Society, 1987
- Inside the Astor House, Golden History Museums, 2013
- Magic Mountain (Images of America Series), Robert McLaughlin, 2016
- Rocky Mountains to the World: A History of the Colorado School of Mines, Wilton Eckley, 2004
- Walking Tour of Golden Cemetery, Ken Gaunt, 1994
- A Woman’s Life in Golden 1902-1980, Pioneer Delphian Study Club (Golden), 1980
- WPA History of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, Vols. 1 and 2, Works Project Administration Project Number 3548, Index by Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1993
Jefferson County, Morrison, Mountain Areas, etc.
These are general publications about Jefferson County or about specific sites within the county. These books are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only.
- Antique Auto Museum: A.R. Cheek Collection - Lookout Mountain, A.R. Cheek, 1964
- Arthur Lakes’ “Rambles Around the Ridge,” Beth Simmons and Kathy Honda, 2007
- The Bradford Years, 1859-1876, Dolores A.Ebner, 2000
- Bronco Billy and the Essanay Film Company, David Kiehn, 2003
- Cabrinian Colorado Missions, Mother Ignatius Miceli, M.SC., 1996
- Centennial-Bicentennial, Bear Valley, BV, 1776, 1876, 1976, 1976 (Photocopy only)
- A Century of Jefferson County Mountain Area Schools, Phebe Granzella, 1993
- The Changing Faces of Foxton, Gerald W Pool, 2002
- Citizen’s Guide for Jefferson County: 2017, League of Women Voters of Jefferson County, 2017
- Coal Creek Canyon Colorado: Tales From Times Past, Vicki Moran, 2011
- Colorado’s Park of the Red Rocks: A Geologic Sketch, L.W LeRoy, 1955
- Colorow! A Colorado Photographic Chronicle, Beth Simmons, 2015
- Columbine, Dave Cullen, 2009
- County Officials Manual: A Guideline for Better Government, Colorado Counties, Inc., 1989
- The Delightful History of Mount Vernon Canyon, Carole Lomond, 2015
- Denver’s Lakeside Amusement Park: From the White City Beautiful to a Century of Fun, David Forsyth, 2016
- Duties and Functions of Colorado County Officials: An Administrative Manual for County Officials, Colorado Information, 1968
- The Elk Creek Chronicles: From Shaffers Crossing to Pine Grove, David P. Nelson, 2011
- From Scratch, Jefferson County Historical Commission, 1985
- A Ghost-Eye View of Arapahoe City, Edna J.Witt, 1966
- Growing Up on the Bar AP: A Memoir of Rural Life in the Bear Creek Valley, David Peterson, 2018
- Historic Dinosaur Quarries of the Dinosaur Ridge Area, Adrian P. Hunt, Martin Lockley, and Sally White, 2002
- History of Genesee (2nd edition), Galen Knickel, 2004-2009
- History of Jefferson County, Ethel Dark, 1939 (Thesis)
- The History of WW Wilmore Nursery, Scott Wilmore, 1983
- Homesteaders, Moonshiners and Frontier Law: An Historical Journey from Aspen Park to Kenosha Pass, Lee Heideman, 2003
- Indian Hills: The Place, the Times, the People, Helen N. Brush & Catherine P. Dittman, 1976
- Index to Indian Hills: The Place, the Times, the People, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1976
- In the Footsteps of the Hotchkiss Brothers, Mary H. Farmer and Lee M. Farmer, 2009
- Jefferson County: A Contemporary Portrait, Helen Masterson, 1999
- Jefferson County, Colorado, 1:50,000-scale Topographic Map, Geological Survey (U.S), 1976
- Jefferson County, Colorado: A Unique and Eventful History!, Carole Lomond, 2009
- Jefferson County, Colorado Road Atlas, Jefferson County GIS, 1998 and 2010
- Jefferson County, Colorado: The Colorful Past of a Great Community, Sara Robbins, 1962
- Jefferson County Government, 1971
- Jefferson County Locator: Zip Codes, Precincts, Address Ranges, Sales Tax, City Codes, Jefferson County GIS, 2011
- Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department: Building for the Future 1861-1977, Dennis L. Potter, 1977
- Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office: 1859-2009, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, 2010
- John Gregory Country: Place Names and History of Ralston Buttes Quadrangle, Charles and Mary Ramstetter, editors, 1999
- Lariat Loop Scenic & Historic Byway, Carole Lomond, 2016
- The Legacy of Arthur Lakes, Katherine K. Honda and Beth Simmons, 2009
- The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson (Edited, and with an introduction by Adrienne Koch and William Peden), 1944
- Life in the Early Days (Golden Gate Canyon), James K. Ramstetter, 1996
- Living it Loud: Bandimere Supercharged: Faith, Family and the Pursuit of Speed, Chad Bonham, 2014
- Lorraine Lodge: A History of the Boettcher Mansion, Boettcher Mansion, 2001
- Memory Album: Morrison, Colorado, Lorene Horton in collaboration with Mary Helen Crain, 1976
- Mother Cabrini Shrine, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 2001 (VHS)
- Mountain Growth and Development: Jefferson County, Colorado, Elizabeth A.Losinski, 1971
- Mountain Memories, From Coffee Pot Hill to Medlen Town: A History of the Inter-Canyon Area of Southwest Jefferson County, Betty Moynihan and Helen E Waters, 1981
- The Mountain Puzzle: Land Use, Jefferson County League of Women Voters, 1972
- Notorious Jefferson County: Frontier Murder and Mayhem, Carol Turner, 2010
- Office of the District Attorney, First Judicial District: A Brief History 1876-1996, Office of the District Attorney, 1996
- Our Memories of Bergen Park, C.M.Hamilton, 19-
- Rachel's Tears, Beth Nimmo and Darrell Scott, 2008
- The Secrets of Elk Creek: Shaffers Crossing, Staunton State Park and Beyond, Bonnie E. Scudder, 2013
- Shining Mountains, Georgina Brown, 1959
- A Tribute to Education in Jefferson County, Colorado: 50 Years as One, Lois Cunniff Lindstrom Kennedy, 2001
- Twenty-Six Years in Jail, G.A.Bray, c. 1997
- The Upper Side of the Pie Crust: An Early History of Southwestern Jefferson County, Conifer-Pine-Buffalo Creek, Colorado, Margaret V.Bentley, 1978
- The View From Mt. Morrison, Sam Arnold, 1974
- The Westall Monument Poems of Preservation and Personification, West Jefferson Middle School in Conifer, Colorado, Edited by F. Reetz, 2014
Lakewood
These are specific publications that the Jefferson County Archives has on Lakewood. These books are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only.
- Colorado Christian University: The First 100 Years, Janet M.Black, 2014
- Early Lakewood (Images of America Series), Robert & Kristen Autobee with Lakewood Heritage Center, 2011
- The Eiber Neighborhood Cultural Resource Survey: Challenging Assumptions and Exploring Contradictions, Mary Therese Anstey and Adam Thomas, HistoryMatters, LLC, 2018
- Fifty Cents Down: The Daniels Gardens History Project, Linda Sanders and Katie Thorsheim, 1996 (2 copies)
- Growing Up on the Bar AP: A Memoir of Rural Life in the Bear Creek Valley, David Peterson, 2018
- Lakewood (Images of Modern America Series), Robert & Kristen Autobee, 2015
- Lakewood, Colorado: An Illustrated Biography, edited by Patricia Wilcox, 1994
- The True Story of How Belmar Park Came into Existence: Belmar... A Mansion Lost Leads to a Major Park Created Through Persistent Citizen Activism. A Case Study of How Citizen Activism Can Work, Stuart MacPhail, 2019
- West Colfax Avenue Historic Resources Survey: Cultural Resource Survey Report, Robert & Kristen Autobee, November 2016
- West Colfax Avenue in Jefferson County and Lakewood, Colorado: An Anecdotal History of the People and Places Located on West Colfax Avenue to 1993, James R. Anderson, 1993
Westminster
These are specific publications that the Jefferson County Archives has on Westminster. These books are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only.
- Westminster: The First 100 Years, Kimberly Field & Kelly Kordes Anton, 2010
City Directories
These are local area city directories that we have been able to collect. These directories may only be used in the Archives Reading Room.
- Denver Postal Zones & Metropolitan Area (Including Postage Rates and Fees and Street Guides to: Arvada, Derby, Englewood, Fort Logan, Golden, Littleton, Morrison, Westminster, Wheat Ridge), Rockmont Envelope Co., circa 1950
- Golden and Vicinity Family Directory, The Golden Outlook
- 1956
- 1960
- Golden, Colorado City Directory, XL Directory Service, 1966
- Golden Directory: Business, Organizations & Services, The Golden Greeter, 1979
- West Jefferson County Area Directory, Colorado Transcript, 1968
Genealogy Resources, Indexes
These are resources that the Jefferson County Archives has for genealogists and others. These books are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only.
- 1870 Jefferson County, Colorado Census Index, Filiquarian Publishing, 2010
- Colorado Collections II: Jefferson County Poor Records, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1982
- Colorado Collections III: Jefferson County 1869 Election Records, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1984
- Colorado Collections V: Index to Jefferson County Land Records, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1985
- Colorado Collections VI: Notarial Record of Edward L. Berthoud, 1881-1889, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1984
- Colorado Collections VII: Jefferson County Road Petitions and Viewers’ Reports, Book 1A, 1883 to 1907, 1923, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1985
- Colorado Collections IX: T.H. Dodd Post 3, Grand Army of the Republic, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1984
- Colorado Collections X: Extracts from Rocky Mountain Reveille, Critchell, Jefferson County, Colorado, 1899-1900, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1989
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. I: Jefferson County Coroners’ Records, January 21, 1892 - September 9, 1907, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1985
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. II: Jefferson County Probate Records Index, 1862-1910, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1985
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. VII: Jefferson County Naturalization Records, 1862-1920, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1989
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. VIII: Register of Money Orders Issued at Golden, Colorado, 1887-1888, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1989
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. IX: Jefferson County Tax Lists, 1874-1877, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1990
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. X: Jefferson County Tax Lists, 1890, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1991
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. XIII: Veterans’ Graves Registry to 1943, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1992
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. XXXIII: Colorado State Census, Jefferson County, 1885, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1998
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. XXXV: Jefferson County Marriage Index, 1860-1899, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1998
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. XXXVIII: Jefferson County Justice of the Peace Marriage Index, 1900-1911, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1999
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. XLI: Jefferson County Index to Agricultural Statistics, 1882-1899, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1999
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. XLII: Jefferson County Election Candidates and Results, 1877-1891, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1999
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. XLV: Index to Willits Farm Map - 1899, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2001
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. XLVIII: World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, Jefferson County, 1917-1918, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2004
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LI, Part 1: Jefferson County School Census, Golden District 1, 1881-1882, 1885, 1890, 1892-1894, 1895-1900, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2005
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LII, Part 2: Jefferson County School Census, Golden District 1, 1901-1910, 1911-1919, 1920, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2005
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LIV: Naturalization Indexes 1880-1906 (Old Law), Clear Creek, Gilpin, Jefferson and Park Counties, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2008
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LV: World War II “Old Man” Selective Service Registration Index, 1942-1947. (Men born on or before April 18, 1877 to February 16, 1897), Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2009
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LIX, Volume III: Jefferson County School Census, Golden District 1, 1921-1925, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2012
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LX: Jefferson County, Colorado Territory, Tax Record Indexes, 1866, 1867 and 1868, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2012
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LXI: Jefferson County, Colorado Territory and State, Tax Record Indexes, 1870-1873, 1878 and 1879, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2012
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LXII: Jefferson County, Colorado Tax Record Indexes, 1880-1889, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2013
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LXIII: Jefferson County, Colorado Tax Record Indexes, 1891-1894 and 1896-1899, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2013
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LXV, Volume IV: Jefferson County School Census, Golden District 1, 192June 1927, 1928, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2013
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LXVI, Volume V: Jefferson County School Census, Golden District 1, 1932-33, 1936, 1937, 1939, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2013
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LXVII: Jefferson County School Census and Teachers Register Index, Morrison School District Number 22, 1899-1906, 1908-1914, 1922, 1925-1929, 1930-1939, 1940-1943, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2015
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LXXIX: Livestock Brand Registrations, Jefferson County Colorado 1869-1899, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2018
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LXXX (80): Jefferson County Colorado Marriage Index, Part One 1860-1899, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2019
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LXXXI (81): Jefferson County Colorado Marriage Index, Part Two 1900-1910, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2019
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LXXXII (82): Jefferson County Colorado Marriage Index, Part Three 1911-1920, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2019
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LXXXIII (83): Jefferson County Colorado Marriage Index, Part Four 1921-1929, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2019
- Colorado Genealogical Chronicles, Vol. LXXXIV (84): Jefferson County Colorado Marriage Index, Part Five 1930-1939, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2019
- Colorado Resource Handbook, Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies, 1998
- Everton’s Genealogical Helper, Mar/April 2005
- Foothills Inquirer, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1981-2013
- The Genealogist’s Guide to Researching Tax Records, Carol C. Darrow and Susan Winchester, 2007
- Golden Cemetery Jefferson County, Colorado, Cemetery Series (with Addendum), Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1989
- Golden Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Colorado Cemetery Series, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2000
- Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1983
- Index to The History of Golden's Schools by Carey Southwell (1997), Marlene Bergren, 2018
- Jefferson County, Colorado Marriage Records, 1868-1881, Janet K. Pease, 1972
- Jefferson County, Colorado Marriages, 1881-1895, Volume II, Janet K. Pease, 1972
- Local Schools: Exploring Their History, Ronald E Butchart, 1986
- Subject Indexes to The Foothills Inquirer: 1981-2013, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2019
- Ten Year Surname Index to The Foothills Inquirer: 1981-1990, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1990
- The Tip Sheet, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 1999 - Current
- WPA Project Number 3584: History of Golden, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado (Printed from web)
Jefferson County Historical Commission
These are publications by the Jefferson County Historical Commission. They are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only. However, most can now be found online on the Historical Commission's website available here.
- Foxton-Pine Grove Project, Jefferson County Historical Commission, 2007
- Historic Contexts Report: 1999-2002 Cultural Resource Survey of Unincorporated Jefferson County, Dec. 2002 (Modified 2004), Cathleen M. Norman for Jefferson County Historical Commission, 2004
- Historically Jeffco Magazine, Jefferson County Historical Commission, 1988-Present.
- Historically Jeffco Newsletter, Jefferson County Historical Commission, 1978-1983
- Index to Historically Jeffco 1988-2001, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2002.
- Index to Historically Jeffco 2002-2017, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2017.
- Index to Historically Jeffco 2018, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2018.
- Index to Historically Jeffco 2020-2021, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado, 2022
- Jefferson County Historical Commission Hall of Fame, Jefferson County Historical Commission, 1979-Present
- North Fork of the South Platte, National Register Historic District Survey Report, Architecture 2000, P.C. & Anne W. Bond, 2007
- Place Names of Jefferson County, Colorado: A Review of a Book in Progress, Jefferson County Historical Commission, 1993
- Reconnaissance Survey Report: 1999-2002 Cultural Resource Survey of Unincorporated Jefferson County, Dec. 2002 (Revised Mar. 31, 2007), Cathleen M. Norman for Jefferson County Historical Commission, 2007
Periodicals
These are specific periodicals available in the Jefferson County Archives Library. These periodicals are available for use in the Archives Reading Room only.
- City and Mountain Views, May 1993 – Winter 2011-2012, Views Publishing Company
- Colorado Heritage Magazine, Jan-Mar 1981, Jan-Mar 1982, Jul-Sep 1983, 1984-2017, History Colorado
- Colorado History Now, 2000-2008, Colorado Historical Society
- Colorado Preservationist, 2002-2009, Colorado Preservation, Inc.
- Common Ground, Winter 2004 – Spring 2011, National Park Service
- CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship, Summer 2004-Summer 2010, National Park Service
- Foothills Inquirer, 1981-2013, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado
- Historically Jeffco Magazine, 1988-Present, Jefferson County Historical Commission
- Historically Jeffco Newsletter, 1978-1983, Jefferson County Historical Commission
- History News, Spring 2003 – Summer 2009, American Association for State and Local History
- Preservation, 2000-2009, National Trust for Historic Preservation
- The Tip Sheet, 1999 – Current, Foothills Genealogical Society of Colorado