Rocky Mountain Map Society Presentation

In 1860, Jefferson Territory overlapped Utah, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Kansas. Federal law included territories in the decennial census, providing more flexibility in counting residents than states received. Census data was originally collected to allocate representatives and manage taxation. Today, online census records provide detailed insights into families, communities, and migration. Census takers sometimes made mistakes but rarely missed entire settled areas.

Nancy Prince earned her master’s degree at the University of Colorado – Denver, focusing her thesis on the dinosaur tracksite in the “Picketwire” canyons. Influenced by her parents, she developed an interest in genealogy and southern Colorado history. She has delivered presentations and published several articles about her ancestors, including those who settled along the Cherokee Trail during the territorial era.

This will be hosted in person at at History Colorado.
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?This will also be hosted on Zoom. Zoom link here.