Bloedorn Research Center
The Bloedorn Research Center is the primary research facility in the County. It houses a good sized microfilm collection along with books and primary material about the area. Whether your research is genealogy, Phase I environmental impact studies, background information to nominate a building for an historical register, or a score of other topics let the staff help you with your project.
Microfilm:
◄1885 Colorado Census
◄1900 United States Census
◄1910 United States Census
◄1920 United States Census
◄1930 United States Census
Census records are not complete
for the state of Colorado. We have only the rolls that include the area
that is currently
Morgan County. 1920 also includes Weld County.
◄Works Progress Administration Interview Program in Morgan County
◄J.W. Iliff
◄John Deere Implements 1933
◄Record Books of the Colorado Volunteer Organization: Old Fort Morgan and Camp Wardwell
◄William J. May Jr.: History of the Great Western Sugar Company
◄Katherine L. H. Harris: Women and Families on Northeastern Colorado Homesteads, 1873-1920
◄Fort Morgan City Council Minutes, April 28, 1887 through April 2, 1996
Newspapers:
◄Rocky Mountain News: daily August 27, 1860 - January 16, 1865; weekly April 23,
1859 - April 14, 1896
◄Brush Lariat: May 17, 1884 - May 2, 1885
◄Brush Tribune: February 3, 1899 - December 28, 1924; November 19, 1942 - April 1, 1943
◄Brush News: June 11, 1942 - April 1, 1943
◄Brush News-Tribune: April 8, 1942 - June 28, 1945; July 5, 1945 - May 29, 1972; July
25, 1979 - Dec. 28, 1988
◄Morgan County Republican (Brush): November 22, 1912- December 31, 1920; 1921-1924
◄Weldon Valley News: February 14, 1908-December 29, 1911
◄Morgan County Herald (Fort Morgan): January 15, 1897- July 4, 1918
◄Fort Morgan Times: September 4, 1844-March 15, 2006
Other Sources:
The following items are just a few of the other
resources we have available for use.
◄Tombstone Inscriptions and Burial Records, Morgan
County , CO.
◄History of East Morgan County
◄One Hundred and
Eleven Trees
◄A View of Orchard: Roots and All
◄A Guide to Places on the Colorado Prairie
◄History of Morgan County, Wiggins, Hoyt, and Surrounding Areas Including
Pioneer Families, also known as "The Baer Book" for its authors, Robert and
Anna Baer
◄Fort Morgan High School Annuals
◄Locally published histories and reminiscences
◄Old phone books and community directories
◄Sanborn insurance maps for Fort Morgan
◄1913 Morgan County Atlas
◄Volunteers have
compiled obituary index cards from the Fort Morgan Times dating from 1884
The museum is constantly searching out new items to add to our collection. If you have school annuals from around the county, documents relating to clubs or other organizations, family histories, or city directories please let us know, we would love to give them a new home.
Hours for Research
This room is open Wednesday and Friday mornings and Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Please call ahead, 970-542-4010, if you would like to use the research facility. We are sometimes short handed, or have a tour that needs the attention of all staff members, and do not have anyone staffing the research room so we request you call ahead and let us know you will be coming to see us. Also, if we know what you are looking for we can often pull materials to aid your research.
If you are unable to make it to the museum to do your research the Museum has volunteers who do research on a first come first serve basis. There is a fee for this service of $0.50 per copy and $5.00 per hour, with a minimum of one hour being charged. Billing is based on information found and time spent, with a bill being sent prior to copies being sent.
Fees
The Museum makes copies of some photographs and documents available for a variety of uses. Click here to see a list of fees.