A Window to History: Hate in America
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection’s (CHNC) over 550 newspaper titles are broken down by categories: from Ghost Town publications to …
Michael Peever
Get To Know CSL: Nicolle Davies on Libraries and Librarianship
Note: Nicolle has since left the State Library. This chapter of Get To Know the Colorado State Library (CSL) is …
Interview with OUT FRONT Magazine Co-owner, Addison Herron-Wheeler
Addison Herron-Wheeler is the editor-in-chief and co-owner of OUT FRONT Magazine (OFM), an LGBTQ magazine and daily online publication based …
A Window to History: Roarin’ 20s Newspapers
One of the many joys of old newspapers is reading with the benefit of hindsight. It is with this hindsight …
A Window to History: New Year’s Resolutions in Old Colorado Newspapers
While many of us I’m sure are glad to wave bye-bye to 2020 and look only to a brighter future, …
A Window to History: Alternative Newspapers from 1969-1980
I might have extolled the virtues of the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection’s (CHNC) diverse titles once or twice before, and …
CHNC: Making Historic Newspapers Easily Available to Your Patrons
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) has partnered with many libraries and cultural heritage institutions around the state of Colorado …
A Window to History: The Wonderful World of Old Newspaper Ads
This month’s Window to History gives me the opportunity to talk about one of my favorite aspects of historic …
Get To Know CSL: Tyler Kottmann on Audio Production at the Colorado Talking Book Library
In a series of conversations, we are finding out about how the people of Colorado State Library (CSL) derive meaning …
Diversifying the Colorado Book Club Resource Collection
We are working to broaden our Book Club Resource collection by deliberately including more nonfiction and fiction titles by diverse …
A Window to History: Exploring Huerfano County’s Historic Newspapers
It’s no secret that the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is a gold mine for regional news; in fact, the …
A Window to History: Exploring Colorado’s College Newspapers
College newspapers occupy a sweet spot in the world of newspapers. The freedom their creators have, unlike most traditional newspapers, …
Get To Know CSL: Leigh Jeremias on Archives, Digital Collections, and Our Connections to History
In a series of conversations, we are finding out about how the people of Colorado State Library (CSL) derive meaning …
Calling Colorado Authors! The Book Club Resource Has an Opportunity for You
[Note, the numbers relating to the collection below have since changed, but the guidance on submitting titles is the same. …
A Window to History: CHNC’s Extraordinary Brightside Newspaper
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) has a lot of gems in its archives. Brightside, I would say, is a …
CHNC Contest Results and More Text Correcting Opportunities!
CHNC’s Competition Results The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection’s (CHNC) text correction competition was a roaring success, with 66 volunteers correcting …
Get To Know CSL: Katie Fox on Library Research, Education, and Creativity
Note: Katie has since left the State Library. In a series of conversations, we are finding out about how the …
Pedestrianism – A 19th Century Quirk for 21st Century Life?
Today – the first Wednesday in April – just so happens to be National Walking Day. It’s a timely marker …
How Gunnison Dealt with the 1918 Flu Pandemic
The year was 1918 and a flu pandemic was in full swing. The disease would, all told, claim many millions …
Let’s Talk About It: Homelessness Resource Kits are Available for Loan
In 2019 it was reported that homelessness in Denver was up 8.2% from 2018. Although Colorado’s homelessness problem is not …