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She steals sweet from it,
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Legend: CHS = Colorado Historical Society
ECL/E =
Elbert County Library, Elizabeth Branch
/K = Kiowa Branch
/S = Simla Branch
DPL =
Denver Public Library
PPLD =
Pikes Peak Library District
| Title | Location | Notes | Status
of Surname Index |
Link Ref. |
| Window To The Past | PPLD 978.887 E37 (not available for interlibrary loan) |
1993 Produced by The Elbert County Historical Society, Box 43, Kiowa, CO 80117 and The Colorado Endowment for the Humanities, 1623 Blake Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 573 7733 |
Completed. Data entry not verified. |
B001 |
| Gabehart, Margee F. History of Elbert County, Colorado |
PPLD 978.887 H673 (not available for interlibrary loan) ECL/K |
1989 Distributed by Lynn Gabehart, P.O. Box 1690, Elizabeth, CO 80107 (303) 646-1042 SOLD OUT. New printing in progress. |
Completed and verified | B002 |
| Richards, Clarice E. A Tenderfoot Bride: Tales from an Old Ranch |
PPLD 917.88 R51t (not available for interlibrary loan) 978.88703 R514t (available for interlibrary loan) |
1920 | Done | B003 |
| Elizabeth, Colorado, A Glimpse Back in Time | ECL/K 978.887
Eli (not available for inter library loan) |
Completed by Mary Lou Lake | B004 | |
| Berthong, Donald J. The Southern Cheyennes |
1963 | B005 | ||
| Corbett, Ethel Rae Western Pioneer Days: Biographies of Early Settlers with History of Elbert County, Colorado |
PPLD 929.3788 C789W (not available for interlibrary loan) ECL/K 978.887 Cor (not available for interlibrary loan) |
1974 | B006 | |
| Dortch, Alice I. The Olden Days with Marion and Sadie Ashcraft and Family |
ECL/S
ECL/K 978.8 Dor |
1981 | B007 | |
| Eggen, John Cowboys |
1992 | B008 | ||
| French, Emily Emily, The Diary of a Hard-Worked Woman |
ECL/K 978.8 Fre (not available for interlibrary loan) |
1987 | B009 | |
| Long, Margaret The Smoky Hill Trail: Following the Old Historic Pioneer Trails on the Modern Highways |
1947 | B010 | ||
| Mathews, Carl F., and
E.C. Matthews Early Days Around the Divide |
PPLD 978.88 M429e (not available for interlibrary loan) ECL/K 978.887 Mat (not available for interlibrary loan) |
1969 |
In progress | B011 |
| McCoy, Joseph G. Historic Sketches of the Cattle Trade of the West and Southwest |
1874 | B012 | ||
| Ormes, Robert M. Railroads of the Rockies: A Record of Lines in and Near Colorado |
1963 | B013 | ||
| Steinel, Alvin T. History of Agriculture in Colorado |
1926 | B014 | ||
| Webb, Walter Prescott The Great Plains |
1931 | B015 | ||
| Petit, Michel Gladys The Peaceful Sheriff of Elbert County |
PPLD 920.B877M (not available for interlibrary loan) ECL/K (not available for interlibrary loan) |
1968 | B016 | |
| The History
of Elbert County Simla High School |
PPLD 978.887 S591H (not available for interlibrary loan) ECL/K (not available for interlibrary loan) ECL/S |
1959 | Completed by Mary Lou Lake | B017 |
| Walker, James F. Marriages of Rev. James F. Walker, Table Rock, Colorado |
PPLD 929.378887 W181m (not available for interlibrary loan) |
1982 | B018 | |
| Jackson, G & G Book to Rita |
ECL/S | B019 | ||
| Blevins, Terry W. Our Heritage: a collection of tales of eastern Colorado - Vols I and II |
ECL/K 978.88 BLE ECL/S |
1983 By East Central Council of Local Governments P.O. Box 28, Stratton, CO 80836 |
B020 | |
| Herndon, Herb Herb's Elbert County Guide: In Search of the Good Life |
ECL/S 978.887 H |
1994 Published by Garage Gallery Publications a division of Pioneer Press of Elizabeth 230 E. Kiowa Ave P.O. Box 215 Elizabeth, CO 80107 |
B021 | |
| King, Larry L. The History of Calhan and Vicinity: 1888-1988" |
ECL/S 978.856 Kin |
1987 Published by Gaddy Printing Co. P.O. Box 307 Simla, CO 80835 |
B022 | |
| Buildings of the U.S.: Elbert County, CO | ECL/S 978.887 T |
B023 | ||
| Holt, Kittie The Rise and Fall of a Town |
ECL/S 970 Hol |
1975 Published by Riverside Printing Company Pueblo, CO 86 Pages |
Completed. Data entry not verified. |
B024 |
| Common Sense Cookbook - Tested Recipes From The Junior Aid Society and Their Friends | A copy is in the private collection of Karen Parsons who can be e-mailed at | 1909 Published by The Junior Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church, Elbert, CO |
Completed | B025 |
| Elizabeth St. Mark Presbyterian Church (USA) 100th Anniversary October 4, 1891 - October 4, 1991 | ECL/K 978.887 S (not available for interlibrary loan) | B026 | ||
| Biographies and History of Elbert County | ECL/K 978.887 (not available for interlibrary loan) |
1936 Written by students for Colorado History Class |
B027 | |
| Corbett, Ethel Rae Western Pioneer Days Biographies and Genealogies of Early Settlers with History of Elbert County |
CHS R 978.84 El16co (available for viewing) |
1974 Located in Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203 |
Completed | B028 |
| Leake, Frieda Soap Weeds and Prairie Dogs - A True Story as Told by her Mother |
CHS R978.84 El16s (available for viewing) |
1984 Located in Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203 |
Completed | B029 |
| "The Staff of '17" Simla Union High School "The Tattler" 1917 |
May 18, 1917 |
Completed | B030 | |
S.U.H.S. Tattler 1920 |
May 21, 1920 |
B031 | ||
S.U.H.S. Tattler 1922 |
May 19, 1922 |
B032 | ||
S.U.H.S. Tattler 1923 |
May 18, 1923 |
B033 | ||
| "The Annual Staff of '24" S.U.H.S. The Tattler 1924 |
May 16, 1924 |
B034 | ||
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