Time Machine Tuesday: Diamonds in Colorado
Did you know that Larimer County had a diamond mine? The Kelsey Lake Mine was operational from 1996 to 2001. …
Amy Zimmer
Golf in Colorado
As the weather gets warmer people are beginning to head to the golf course. If you’re interested in the history …
Planning and Planting Trees and Flowers
The season for planting trees and flowers has arrived. If you’re planning a garden, or looking to update an established …
Marijuana Laws and Health Effects
In anticipation of 4/20 the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has posted a news release with helpful reminders …
Retirement Planning Tips
April 11-15 is National Retirement Planning Week, and April is also Financial Literacy Month [broken link removed 19 May 2022] …
Time Machine Tuesday: Arbor Day
Coming up on Friday, April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. …
Estes Park
Due to its proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park is one of Colorado’s best-known tourist towns. But how …
Colorado Ski History
Skiing has been an important part of Colorado’s history, from the Tenth Mountain Division “Soldiers on Skis” in WWII to …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Agricultural College, 1919
Last week I posted about some of the many resources our library offers for researching the histories of the state’s …
K-12 Education Fact Sheets
Is your head spinning with all of the state’s K-12 education acronyms? Are you curious about the difference between various …
College and University Histories, Continued
A couple of years ago I posted a blog entry about our library’s many resources on the histories of the …
Time Machine Tuesday: Denver Air Pollution
Remember the “brown cloud”? This visible air pollution was the embarrassment of our city for several decades. The City of …
Traffic Data
Are you looking for Colorado traffic counts and other data? If so, you can find them at the Colorado Department …
Winter Weather and Insurance
Three days after the coming of spring, Colorado returned to winter today with a major blizzard. If you find yourself …
Time Machine Tuesday: College Catalogs
The State Publications Library collects college catalogs for all state-funded colleges and universities, and these can provide a fun look …
Colorado Mining Towns
In our library’s collection you can find a number of books and websites that tell the story of Colorado’s mining …
Kit Carson and Fort Garland
Frontiersman Kit Carson once commanded Fort Garland, a southeastern Colorado fort set up to provide military protection to early settlers …
The Cost of Corrections in Colorado
How much does it cost to keep an inmate in a Colorado correctional facility each day? The answers — contained …
Pesticides
Our library has many resources for learning about the use of pesticides in Colorado. Search the term “pesticides” in our …
Sunrise and Sunset Reviews
No, I’m not talking about the “wow, what a beautiful sunset!” type reviews. In this case, sunset and sunrise reviews …