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Checking for those “Lost” Passenger Lists Records Part I

by LCGS Researcher Carol Stetser I imagine that every family historian has said, or at least heard someone else say, “I can’t find my ancestors in the records; some of the records must have been lost.” Although at various times and places, many records definitely were lost, sometimes researchers assume records are lost, when really …

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Larimer County, Colorado History

Prior to 1861, the area now known as Larimer County was a part of the Nebraska Territory. Larimer County was created by an act of the first Territorial Legislature of Colorado, approved November 1, 1861. The County as created was bounded on the north by Wyoming; east by Weld County; south by Boulder and Summit …

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