Genealogy Research in Denver

The Public Access Research Room

To make an appointment to visit our self-serve research room, email us at denver.archives@nara.gov.

Resources Available 

Digitized and microfilmed holdings from the National Archives are Free in our research room. 

• United States Federal Census, population schedules for all U.S. states and territories, 1790-1950
• Military post returns for forts in California and Arizona, and regimental returns
• Records of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Creek tribes
• American Revolution military service records and pension and bounty land warrant application files
• Select American Civil War Union service records and all Confederate military service records; and indexes to compiled military service records for other wars
• Passenger arrival records and indexes for ships entering all major ports (New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, New Orleans and San Francisco) and most minor ports as well
• Mexican border crossings from 1903 and Canadian border crossing records from 1895
• Passport application files