The History Center maintains an ever-growing research library. Within the library there are:

• Polk / Giles City Directories 1886-1975 : Search information on buildings, businesses, families, and addresses
• Westerners Brand Books 1945-1975 : Fascinating articles about the history of Colorado and the American West
• The Colorado Magazine / Colorado Heritage Magazine 1923-1910 published by History Colorado, index available
• Vertical file reference folders to look up topics by subjects
• Directories for our local cemeteries
• Early El Paso County land record information
• Endless Colorado history books on every topic and many areas of the state

The Old Colorado City Historical Society maintains both archival and artifact collections. We have over a dozen individual collections within our Special Archives Collections which contain thousands of personal papers, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and maps donated by individuals and/or families from the local area.

As an example, the McKnight Collection alone includes thousands of original photographs of the local area taken by the late, longtime resident and collector Luther McKnight.

The Ellis Collection contains a wide variety of photographs, archival material, and books, all representing life in the Colorado City/Colorado Spring area as the local Ellis family lived and experienced it.

We have Colorado Springs High School (Palmer High School) and Colorado College yearbooks for select years. We also have a copy of the one and only known yearbook for Colorado City High School.

We are always happy to help you with your research. Send us an email with your questions or requests and we will do our best to help you. Please forgive any delays, as we operate completely through volunteers. 

Please note that we do not hold death, marriage, or birth records except in the rare case that such a document was donated to us. For help locating vital records please see the State Archives page HERE