Bookstore

The Old Colorado City Historical Society proudly offers a wide selection of history books ranging in variety from local history to greater Western history. We also carry some hard-to-find local history books.

These items represent the Society's desire to maintain the memory and history of early Colorado, El Paso County, the original Colorado City, and the Westside neighborhood of Colorado Springs.

Award Winning

In 2012 Old Colorado City Historical Society won the Carolyn Bancroft Award from the Colorado Historical Society (History Colorado) for publishing Geologic Folio, Red Rock Canyon Open Space by Ken Weissenburger, Sharon Milito and Don Ellis.

In 2017, OCCHS won the EXCELLENCE Award from the Historic Preservation Alliance of Colorado Springs for publishing the Rankin Scott Kelly: First Sheriff of El Paso County by John Wesley Anderson

Published Books

As part of fulfilling our Mission Statement of preserving history, the Historical Society helps facilitate local Colorado history authors in publishing books pertaining to history of Colorado. Please note that some of these are now out-of-print but available in our research library.

Some of these books include:

Rankin Scott Kelly : First Sheriff of El Paso County by John Wesley Anderson

Remembering Westword : a compilation of 25 years of research regarding Colorado City done by members of our society (out of print)

My First Trip to Colorado by Jennie Lee Caduff - a look at early El Paso County at the turn of the century through the eyes of a visiting tourist (out of print)

Ute Indian Prayer Trees of the Pikes Peak Region by John Anderson - studies of culturally modified trees in the local area.

Books We Carry

A small selection of books we carry

Please check out our bookstore for a full inventory of around 100 Colorado history books!

Bars & Brass Rails; The Story of Ramona, Colorado

By David O. Swint Jr.

ONLY SOLD AT OCCHS

Tunnel Tales of Old Colorado City

By Leo Knudson, Sharon Swint, and Suzanne Schorch

Colorado City History: Through the Eyes of the Iris

By Suzanne Schorsch

Extraordinary Women of the Rocky Mountain West

By Various Authors

Good Time Girls of Colorado

By Jan MacKell Collins

Brothels, Bordellos, and Bad Girls

By Jan MacKell Collins

Memories of a Lifetime in the Pikes Peak Region

By Irving Howbert

Rankin Scott Kelly

By John Wesley Anderson

In and Around Old Colorado City: A Walking Tour Guide

By Cathleen M. Norman