Free Genealogist at the Bailey Branch

Myron Timmons was inspired to help others find their ancestry through his knowledge and passion for genealogy.  Myron has been searching his ancestry and helping other families for almost 60 years! He is also a volunteer of findagrave.com where you can find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc.

Genealogy references available at our library on microfilm and microfiche:

Fairplay Flume 1879 - 1979

Park County Bulletin 1884 - 1910

England surnames and locality

Central and South America surnames

Quebec, Ontario and Germany locality

Parish and vital records

United States locality

On books we have:

Local History information

The handy book for genealogists by George B. Everton

Cite your sources: a manual for documenting family histories ad genealogical records by Richard S. Lackey

Daughters of the American State Revolution Society

The complete idiot's guide to genealogy by Christine Rose

Getting the most out of family origins by Bruce Buzbee

The genealogist's address book by Elizabeth Petty

Tracing your ancestry: a step-by-step guide to researching your family history by F. Wilbur Helmbold

The family history book by Stella Colwell

Genealogy on-line for dummies by Matthew Helm

We are interested in increasing our genealogy collection and are taking donations on the subject.

Also available is the Local History Archives located downstairs in the library.  Open by appointment by calling 719-836-4153 or log on to the website at parkcoarchives.org.

Here are some sites you can visit (some may need a subscription and others are free):

• Ancestry.com
• African American Heritage
• Footnote.com
• HeritageQuestOnline.com
• Findagrave.com
• NewEnglandAncestors.org
• Origins Network: British, Irish & Scots
• WorldVitalRecords.com