Family histories
Found in 106 Collections and/or Records:
Box 1, between 1869-1996
The book Vale of Cedars; The Martyr by Grace Aguilar (1868) was awarded Celestine Lesem by the Hebrew Bible School in Quincy, Ill. Folder with papers and documents.
Box 2, 1981
(1) framed Heller Family Tree.
Box 2: Biographical and Genealogical Materials
The folders in this box contain various memorials, biographies, family trees, and genealogical information. Much of the information is secondary.
Box 8, 1879-2008
Box 20, 1905-1999
Box 86: Genealogical Information, 1996
This box contains several years worth of genealogical information about the Alter family compiled in 1996 by Mary Louise Alter. Several individual family members and their spouses/ children have their own section including photographs, family trees, and newspaper articles. Please note that the Viola Alter folder contains three resumes all of which have social security numbers listed so this particular folder should not be available for public access.
Breetwor , 1888 - 1992
Family trees, census, afidavits, death certificates, and family information.
Butler Family, 1935-1965
Collected Clippings and Articles, 1943-1986
Contains family histories, articles, newspaper clippings, and notes.
Cook Family, 2003 June 4-6
Harry "Herschl" Cook (1865-1911) and Ida "Hinda" Cook (1868-1934) left their shtetl Kamin Koshirsky in Poland for the United States in 1892. The couple and their four children settled in Denver on the advice of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, and joine the West Colfax community. The family opened a bathouse called Cook's Baths. The Cook Family Reunion was held July 4-6, 2003, in Denver, Colorado.