Genealogy

Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more.  Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including Aspen Times. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

An international collection of genealogical sources from 1300 to present, including census records, vital records, immigration records, military records and more.
This resource is only available in the library.

Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of the Aspen Times. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Free online access through the Colorado Historic Newspaper project to historic newspapers from all 50 U.S. states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  

Explore Colorado history through local news, events and people with The Denver Post Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

The Denver Public Library's Western History and Genealogy digital collections contain a selection of photographs, maps, broadsides, architectural drawings and other documents from the collections of the Western History/Genealogy department chronicling the people, places, and events that shaped the settlement and growth of the Western United States. The work of many outstanding photographers is represented and the collection and includes images of Native Americans, pioneers, railroads, mining, Denver and Colorado towns, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, the 10th Mountain Division ski troops and many more. New images are continually being added chronicling the ongoing development of Western America.

FamilySearch is the largest free genealogy organization in the world with over 100 years of record gathering and preservation. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the primary benefactor for FamilySearch services. Their records span billions of names across hundreds of collections—including birth, marriage, death, probate, land, military, IGI extracted, and more.

Genealogical sources dating back to the late 1700's, including the US Census, PERSI, Revolutionary War records, Freedman's bank records and more.

MyHeritage Library Edition is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind. MyHeritage Library Edition provides Pitkin County Library patrons with access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and other resources in thousands of databases that span the past five centuries.

Searchable, full-text digital coverage of more than 150 years of the New York Times.  This historical newspaper database provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events from 1851-2017.