Submitting a Research Request
The Telluride Museum is home to a large collection of historical artifacts, archives, and photographs. We are happy to assist with research questions pertaining to San Miguel County history and our mission. Research requests can be made by emailing Theresa at Theresa@telluridemuseum.org.
Response time and availability is dependent on staffing and our museum program schedule so we appreciate your patience in answering your requests. We provide basic look up services free of charge, while assistance with more in depth topics and research requests may be available for a service fee. In your request please include as many specifics as possible including spellings, dates, and previous sources you’ve searched.
To help you start your research here is a list of sources you can search yourself:
- Digitized and Searchable Colorado Historic Newspapers https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/
- Telluride Historical Museum Photo Archive
https://telluridemuseum.smugmug.com/ - Wilkinson Public Library Local History Resources
https://telluridelibrary.org/books-more/local-history/ - Telluride Historic and Architectural Survey (historic buildings)
https://www.telluride-co.gov/391/2013-Telluride-Historic-Architectural-Su
Donating Items to our Collections
Donation Procedures:
Thank you for thinking of the Telluride Historical Museum (THM) in making a decision to find a new home for your historic items. THM is the owner of any donated materials and follows specific guidelines before we accept any donation into our museum collection, known as the accessioning process.
Email our Curator molly@telluridemuseum.org in advance to discuss your donation or to schedule a meeting. Our front desk and office staff are unable to accept walk-in-donations.