Bookstore

The Old Colorado City Historical Society proudly offers a wonderful selection of Colorado history books, both general history and history of our region.

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 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.

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.