The Larkspur Binders were created by Penny Burdick, Danna Hamling, and other members of the Larkspur Historical Society. The collection of 18 subject matter binders documenting southern Douglas County has been digitized and will become available online during 2025 as part of the Douglas County Library searchable local history archives.
As an example, searching for “Larkspur Historical Society Binders” will produce documents related to this project.
The binders are archived as PDF files that can be downloaded for further research. Below are highlighted a few images from the Spring Valley binder.
Many historic documents were burned when the Douglas County Courthouse was lost to fire in 1978, making these archives a valuable resource. The inclusion in an 1865 edition of the Rocky Mountain News announcing the Spring Valley Post Office and summarizing President Lincoln’s speech regarding the capture of Robert E. Lee offers a fascinating juxtaposition of local and national history.
