THE ADAMS COUNTY,COLORADO HOMEPAGE

Adams County was originally part of Arapahoe County, as was Denver County. On November 15, 1902 Adams County was officially it's own county. The county seat of Adams County is Brighton. To help historians and genealogists, here are some addresses to help you in your research:

Mary's families came to Colorado starting around 1875. The Thompson family homesteaded in what is now Adams County in 1882. This page will continue to grow as we post information we have on Adams County that will help everyone. Be sure to bookmark our page and come back for a visit every so often.

We are in the middle of updating this site, so please be sure to keep coming back. At the moment, not all of our resource pages are linked.

OUR ADAMS COUNTY RESOURCES	ADAMS COUNTY RED CROSS 1947 Adams County Chapter of the American Red Cross (document) 1947 Adams County Chapter of the American Red Cross (photo) Adams County Red Cross History - coming	WESTMINSTER HOMEPAGE includes Westminster Schools History of Westminster 1946 First Grade Class of Westminster Grade School Westminster Grange - coming soon	NEWSPAPER CLIPS Death of William James Thompson, August 1920 Shooting of F. J. Thompson, 1902 Send us your old clippings - pre 1926 - at genrockies@yahoo.com - be sure to put newspaper clippings in the subject line
	ADAMS COUNTY FAMILY PAGES Thompson Family Homepage Thompson Ranch Photos - a collection of photographs from around 1900 through the mid 1950's - 7 pages up, but more to come including many of early farming in Adams County Send us your URL for an Adams County Family to genrockies@yahoo.com - put Adams County Family in subject	ADAMS COUNTY FAMILY REGISTER	WESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY	TOWNS IN ADAMS COUNTY Bennett Colorado History Homepage new Westminster, Colorado History Homepage
	LIBRARIES/MUSEUMS IN ADAMS COUNTY	HISTORICAL/GENEALOGY SOCIETIES	CEMETERIES IN ADAMS COUNTY	CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
	ARAPAHOE COUNTY MAP 1888 ADAMS COUNTY MAP 1919


OFF SITE ADAMS COUNTY RESOURCES	ADAMS GENWEB Be sure to check out Leona's great Adams County site - several good sources!	ADAMS RESOURCE PAGE at Rootsweb	ADAMS EXTENSION OFFICE 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton, CO 80601-8114 E-mail: adams@coop.ext.colostate.edu Phone: 303-637-8100 Fax: 303-637-8125	BARR LAKE STATE PARK
	ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL	COLORADO RODEOS Colorado Pro Rodeo Assn Colorado Rodeo Info Adams County Fair and Rodeo is at the fairgrounds in Henderson, Colorado	ADAMS COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE	ADAMS COUNTY COLORADO WORKFORCE AND BUSINESS CENTER
	COLORADO STATE PARKS	NATIONAL PARKS in Colorado	ADAMS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT	WINDSTAR FOUNDATION - founded by John Denver
	NEW WEST NEWS	ADAMS CO HISTORICAL SOCIETY 9601 Henderson Rd. Brighton, CO 80601 Phone: 303-659-7103 Open Hours: Tues through Sat - 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.	ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS - from the Colo State Archives

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