The silver lance., 1897-08-20
REFORMATION WANTED.
state Historical Society Asks for Fact
About Early Colorado Histsry.

State Historical Society Asks for Facts
About Early Colorado Histsry.
Denver, Aug. 13.-Considernble data
Is being collected by Will G. Ferril, Gu
rator State Historical and Natural
History Society, whose address is CAPT.
tol building, Denver, on the first"
born in Colorado. The curator not on
ly wants the first born American girl,
and first born boy, in what are now
the confines of Colorado. but also the
first born Of both sexes in each county
and town. As the old counties have
been divided and many new ones or
ganized. the curator requests that let
tiers state whether 1t was in the old
boundary, or If new one, then the
county as now established. The cura-
tor Is also collecting data on the first
twins and first weddings in Colorado,
and in each county and town in the
same way. County clerks, ministers,
judges and civil magistrates can
greatly assist in this work il they will
send Curator Ferril the first weddings
in each town and county, of which pub
lie or private record may have been
made. The curator also wants data
and information in the same line of
those Of Spanish, Spanish-American,
Spanish-Indian. American-Indian birth,
the first for Colorado. and also for each
county and town; and also the records
Of marriages and twins in the same
way. The curator wants the records
of these as part of the pioneer his
tory of the state. All letters received
are filed away in the archives of the
Historical Society. Those who may not
be the first born for the state, or each
county or town. will have these letters
thus preserved. and the future histor-
ian will know, that although they may
not have been the first. they at least
were pioneer families and will prove
most valuabale historical documents.
The object is to collect and save his
tory of pioneer days. and il you think
you may be the first in any of the
lines suggested. the curator requests
your correspondence. When possible
send photographs. and also biographi-
cal sketches. family history, and in
connection herewith. and interesting
stories of the early days. This volun-
teer contribution of manuscripts and
letters is saving many valuable links
of Colorado history
The Historical Society also is collect
ing files OF old newspapers, pamphlets
books, etc. on Colorado. Over one
hundred Colorado editors and publish
ers are now donating copies of their
publications to this society. Some send
two copies of each issue. one for bind
ing in the files and the other to be
used for clippings of historical articles
for ready reference. The Historical
Society wants every editor and publish
er in Colorado to donate his paper or
magazine in the same way, all to be
saved as n part of the history of the
state. The society is pleased to receive
old files, new years editions. pamph-
let's, books, relating TO Colorado, her
history, records; also state, county and
municipal reports, laws. ordinances
and comments. Send all such pamph-
let's as the prospectuses of mining
cattle. irrigation company; also
speeches, addresses, sermons and all
such documents by Colorado men and
women. and pamphlets of women's
clubs. etc. are all solicited. showing
the political. educational, religious.
business history of the state. as well
as its physical resources