Research

The History Center has thousands of research files that cover numerous historical topics and local families from Fremont County. We also have a collection of historic photographs, local newspapers, city directories, phone books, cemetery records, and school yearbooks from the area. Other holdings include archival documents from various local organizations and businesses, family photo albums, scrapbooks, and regional maps.

Reading Room

The museum maintains a research center or Reading Room for public use. Researchers, historians, genealogists, students, reporters, and anyone interested in the history of the Royal Gorge Region are invited to look through our vast collection of reference and archival materials. Anyone interested in using our Reading Room can visit during our open hours Wednesday – Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm. The Reading Room is free and open to the public. Photocopy fees may apply.

Color photo of museum Reading Room with woman reading books at a table.

Research Requests

Researchers not able to visit our Reading Room in person can always contact us with research requests. We provide research services for those who need help in finding answers to their questions and who are not able to make it to the Heritage Center. Our service fee is $20.00 for every hour spent doing research. The $20.00 covers one hour of research plus up to 10 photocopies of information.

Please call us at 
(719) 269-9036 or email us at historycenter@canoncity.org for further information.


History Center Research Request Form

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Photographs

The Heritage Center has a large collection of historic images of the Royal Gorge Region dating from the 1870s to the present. The images cover a wide range of topics from natural landmarks, landscapes, historic buildings, events, and people from the area. The collection includes photographic prints, glass plate negatives, 35 mm film negatives, and transparency slides. If you are interested in looking at our photograph collection, please visit our Reading Room during our normal open hours. High quality reproductions of photographic images are available for personal or commercial use.

Online Database

The museum has a limited online searchable database through our museum software PastPerfect for some select items in our collection.  Please click the Online Database link above to access.