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The Colorado Genealogical Society publishes a quarterly journal for our members as a benefit of membership. The mission of The Colorado Genealogist is to serve both present and future genealogists who live or research in Colorado and those who have Colorado families by publishing material of lasting value:

• Information about genealogical resources in and near Colorado that may be of value to both in-state and out-of-state researchers;
• Extracted Colorado records;
• The work of genealogical who seek to share information about Colorado families or communities.

We aim to achieve our mission is an attractive and scholarly format, worthy of the Colorado Genealogical Society, and of the progressive genealogical community in Colorado.

Subscribers have seen, or will see, all of the following in the latest edition of The Colorado Genealogist:

Manuscript Submission Addresses:

By e-mail to the editor, Nancy Ratay: nratay@ng-tek.com.

By postal mail to:

    Editor, The Colorado Genealogist
    Colorado Genealogical Society
    P. O. Box 9218
    Denver, CO  80209-0218

Submission Guide for The Colorado Genealogist

Members and friends of the Colorado Genealogical Society are encouraged to submit materials for publication in the Society’s quarterly journal, The Colorado Genealogist. This guide is provided to help you in selecting and preparing material for submission.

Subjects: Material should be on a topic of interest to the genealogical community in Colorado and to other genealogists interested in Colorado sources. Subjects might include:

• Information about genealogical resources in and near Colorado that may be of value to both in-state and out-of-state researchers. Example: church record availability.
• Extracted Colorado Records. Examples: Newspapers Indexes, mortuary record indexes.
• The work of genealogists who seek to share information about Colorado families or communities. Examples: The story of Mr. Jones of City. The history of City.
• Material is not limited to the examples presented!

The custodian and location of original records should be noted. Include a description of the records extracted and describe what additional unextracted information can be found in the original records.

All material should be fully documented when making statements about genealogical and historical fact, in accordance with accepted standards of source documentation. Documentation should be contained in the text of the material or in the form of endnotes. See Chicago Manual of Style or Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian for information on content and format of citations.

Editorial Process: All material submitted will be carefully considered for publication. Should the material be determined to be outside the boundaries imposed by our mission, notice will be sent to the contributor. This may include suggestions from the editor for other periodicals that may wish to publish the material, and or suggestions for revisions that would enhance the usefulness of the material to our readers.

All material undergoes a regular editing process by the staff to ensure it is in conformance with the established style guidelines for the quarterly. Any editorial changes will be submitted to the author for approval. Neither this society nor the editorial staff is responsible for errors of fact, or for opinions expressed or implied by the contributors to this publication. However, errors will be corrected as space permits.

Copyrights: All material published in The Colorado Genealogist is copyrighted by the Society. Authors have the right to use the material in any format whatsoever six months after publication by CGS.

Manuscripts: Article manuscripts may be submitted on a CD-ROM, disk or through the E-mail address posted in the most recent copy of the quarterly. Saved manuscripts on CD-ROM, disk or sent through E-mail should be Rich Text Format (RTF) documents.  Make sure CD-ROMs are formatted dual platform. Check with the editor before sending alternative media or formats.

Format Guidelines:

• Do NOT include headers or footers with your manuscript.
• Do not set narrative material into columns.
• When typing data in tabular form use the Tab key to separate columns, rather than aligning columns by typing spaces. The preferred way for columns is to use a table or a spreadsheet.
• Use italics for emphasis or for book titles, rather than capitals.
• Remember that your article will be printed on a printer that is different than yours. Do not include anything special in your manuscript that is specifically dependent on a particular printer, or uses any particular special type font. Universal type fonts include Times New Roman, Arial, Courier, New Century Schoolbook.
• Photographs, maps, and illustrations are useful to our readers. We appreciate your contribution of them. Send all photographs, maps and illustrations as a separate attachment in JPEG format.
• Disks and CD-ROMS will not be returned to the author unless accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped disk or CD-ROM mailer.

Advertisements: Advertisements for goods and services of interest to genealogy hobbyists and professionals are encouraged. Send typeset or laser-quality copy, or add 25% for typesetting service. Send payment of applicable rates to Advertisement Manager. Advertisers paying for multiple insertions of full and half page ads will receive one complimentary copy of the Quarterly. Successive insertions and single insert ads will be sent to the advertiser as a proof copy of the cover and the ad page.

Advertising Rates       - - - - - - - - No. of Insertions - - - - - - - - Ad Size W x H    1      2     3     4    Full Page 6 ¾ x 9   $50.00 $48.00 $45.00 $40.00 ½ Page Vertical 3 ¼ x 9   25.00 24.00 22.00 20.00 ½ Page Horizontal* 6 ¾ x 4 ½   25.00 24.00 22.00 20.00 ¼ Page Vertical 3 ¼ x 4 ½   12.50 12.00 11.00 10.00 ¼ Page Horizontal 6 ¾ x 2 ½   12.50 12.00 11.00 10.00 1/8 page 3 ¼ x 2 ½   6.50 6.00 5.50 5.00 * Back Cover - Add 25 Percent Publication Schedule: Four numbers (one volume) of The Colorado Genealogist are published each year, dated February, May, August and November.