Sunday, March 1, 2009
First Families of Colorado
The Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies (CCGS) has a Family Recognition Program. The purpose of the program is to learn of those families which contributed to the settlement and growth of early Colorado and to recognize and pay tribute to them. To be eligible for First Families of Colorado, you must be a direct descendant of an ancestor who was born in or settled in the land area of what is now Colorado before 28 February 1861. William Henry Dickens, my great grandfather arrived in Colorado in May, 1959. I submitted proof of relationship between generations from myself, JLM, back to William Henry Dickens. The type of proof I submitted included records of birth, death, marriage, census, and newspaper clippings. William Henry Dickens from Longmont, Colorado had an interesting life and in future blogs I will give details of his life.
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Hello-
ReplyDeleteMy name is Kaitlyn Stout and I am currently a graduate student in Art History and Museum Studies at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. I have recently started a architectural history research project on the Dickens Opera House in Longmont, Colorado, built by your great grandfather William Henry Dickens. I am still in the very early stages of my research, but would be interested in any information you would be willing to share and reciprocating as my research progresses. If you are interested, please feel free to contact me at kstout9@du.edu. I look forward to hearing from you!