Are you looking for historic information about Colorado and the Pikes Peak Region? These local online resources are some of our favorites.
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum Online Collections
Online access to thousands of Colorado Springs photos, documents and artifacts.
Pikes Peak Library District Digital Collections
Photos and objects from PPLD Special Collections in the Carnegie Library.
Library card required
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
Over 1000 newspaper titles published in Colorado since 1859, with 7 million digitized pages. Register for a free account.
Pikes Peak Library District NewsFinder
Digitized historical index of newspapers published in the Pikes Peak region including The Gazette, The Evening Telegraph, Colorado Free Press, The Colorado City Iris, Black Forest News and newspapers published in Cripple Creek, covering the years 1870-2009.
Library card required to order copies
City Directories
City Directories are similar to phone books. Each book contains an alphabetical list of names and addresses for both residences and businesses. The books cover the combined Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs are between 1879-1922.
Library card required.
Family Search
Search deceased people by name, date, location. Access to Historical genealogy records – birth certificates, marriage registrations, census records, military records and more. Register for a free account.
Find a Grave
Search deceased people by name, date, location. See family trees and cemetery locations.
History Colorado
Online access to thousands of Colorado archives, artifacts & photographs
Denver Public Library
A-Z list of Denver-based research databases. Library card required.
Property Search
El Paso County (Colorado) Property Address Search. See property details and assessed values, including Manitou Springs.
