Muhlstein and Ornstein Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: B312

Staff Only

Abstract

Shul Baer Milstein arrived in Denver in 1884. He was the impetus behind the Jewish agricultural colony at Cotopaxi, Colorado. Nettie Milstein, daughter of Shul Milstein, married her first cousin Jacob Muhlstein in Central City, Colorado. The couple homested near Longmont, Colorado and then farmed near Broomfield, Colorado where they lived for years without running water or indoor plumbing for their family of nine children. One of the nine children, Rose Muhlstein, married Samuel Ornstein in 1906 in Denver, Colorado. They were founders of the Zera Abraham Congregation. Samuel Ornstein died in 1958 and Nettie Ornstein died January 17, 1972.

Collection contains photographs, marriage certificates, a composition book, family trees, newsclippings and, bulletins related to the Muhlstein and Ornstein families from 1878 through 1980.

Dates

1878-1980

Creator

Milstein family (Family)

Language of Materials

All the materials, except the marriage certificate in Hebrew, are in English.

Biographical / Historical

Shul Baer Milstein arrived in Denver in 1884. He was the impetus behind the Jewish agricultural colony at Cotopaxi, Colorado. Nettie Milstein, daughter of Shul Milstein, married her first cousin Jacob Muhlstein in Central City, Colorado. The couple homested near Longmont, Colorado and then farmed near Broomfield, Colorado where they lived for years without running water or indoor plumbing for their family of nine children. The children started school in a one room schoolhouse. The schoolhouse was several miles from the farm and the children either walked or rode horses to school. The family sold their farmland to the Savory Mushroom Company during the Great Depression for $18,000. One of the nine children, Rose Muhlstein, married Samuel Ornstein in 1906 in Denver, Colorado. They were founders of the Zera Abraham Congregation. Samuel Ornstein died in 1958 and Nettie Ornstein died January 17, 1972.