~ Boulder County’s Early Residents ~
The Boulder Pioneers Project:

Trappers, Traders, Native Americans, Gold Seekers and So Many Others

Dina Carson, Speaker

Before Boulder’s Sesquicentennial in 2009, Dina began looking at the early settlers of
Boulder County and wondered if she could track down all of the original source material
that proved that someone was in the area prior to statehood in 1876. It turns out that
there is a lot of original source material. Many interesting and surprising stories have
come to light as a result of the research; incredible tales of generosity but also of
murder. If your family has been in the Boulder area for a long time, come and hear the
stories, but also learn how to research your family.

This talk will finish with some Terrifically Tough Territorial Trivia.

About the speaker:
Dina Carson has been involved in genealogy for more than three decades, and is
currently the coordinator of the Boulder Pioneers Project, a comprehensive look at the
original source documents for Boulder County during the Territorial period (1859-1876).
She is the author of more than ninety annotated indexes of Boulder County source
materials. She lectures frequently to genealogical societies throughout the state and is
working with the Colorado State Archives on state-wide indexing projects. Dina is the
author of 10 books about publishing and genealogy including, Publish Your Family
History: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing the Stories of Your Ancestors, and two
recent books, Map Your US Research: A Workbook for
Genealogists and Colorado’s Historical Assets: A Research Guide for
Genealogists, Local Historians and History Buffs … . Dina brings her experience
with all phases of book publishing to help first-time self-publishers create quality family
or local histories that are both believable and achievable. When she’s not at a computer
working on a publishing project, you can find her photographing the pioneer cemeteries
of Colorado or deep in the bowels of an archive researching something.