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Biographies of Notable Coloradans

Read up on the historical figures that shaped the history of Colorado and the West with articles written just for kids!
 

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Adolph Coors  Español
Augusta Tabor
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'Aunt' Clara Brown: Angel of the Rockies

 
 
 
 
      
 
 
 
Click on the pictures to see videos.
 

Baby Doe Tabor: Colorado's Silver Queen

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Barney Ford: Runaway Slave, Denver Pioneer
Barney Ford word game (be sure to read the biography first!)

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Bill Pickett

 

 

   Click on the picture to see a video.

 
Buffalo Bill Cody: The Man Behind the Showman
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Casimiro Barela: Perpetual Senator
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Chin Lin Sou: A Pioneer in More Ways than One
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Daniel Cheeseman Oakes Español
Elizabeth Ensely

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Ellis Merideth

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Emily Griffith: Helper of 'All Who Wish to Learn'

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Florence Sabin

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Frances Jacobs
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Federico Peña

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Hattie McDaniel Español
Hermann Heiser Español
Horace Tabor: Silver King

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James Pierson Beckwourth  
John Francis Campion  
John Kernan Mullen Español
John Valentine Español
A Frontier Life: The Trails and Trials of Juana Suaso Simpson

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Justina Ford
 
 
 
 
 
    Click on the picture to see a video.

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Kate Ferretti Español
Kit Carson: Hero in Fact and Fiction

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Little Raven
Historic photograph of Little Raven Click on the picture to see a video.
Photo courtesy of the Denver Public Library

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Luther Kountze Español
(Margaret) Molly Brown

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Mary Elitch

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Minnie Scalabrino

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O.T. Jackson

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Owl Woman: Bridging Two Cultures

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Rodolpho Gonzales

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Sadie Likens Español
Teresita Sandoval: Southern Colorado Pioneer

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'Uncle Dick' Wootton: Frontiersman

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William Byers

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William Palmer

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Interactive Colorado History Timeline

Click on the image to travel through Colorado's past with this interactive timeline.

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