The Plains to Peaks Collective Launches a New Discovery Platform
The Colorado State Library, in partnership with the Wyoming State Library, is excited to announce the launch of a brand …
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The United Farm Workers in Colorado: Huelga!
Colorado’s growth was built on the backs of migrant workers, evolving from 19th-century rail and mine labor to 20th-century farming. …
Life in Camp: Colorado Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Newspapers
The CHNC team at the Colorado State Library recently added 52 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp newspapers to the CHNC …
Recording: Elephind Webinar – Explore the Future of Newspaper Research
Many avid newspaper researchers may remember Elephind, an online search platform that aggregated newspaper archives from around the world. Elephind …
2026 Support for Newspaper Digitization
The CHNC New Content Support Program is now accepting applications. The program is designed to help cultural heritage organizations across …
CF&I: Welfare Capitalism
In 2023, I posted about a then recent addition to the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) – the Camp and …
Touring US Collections: Free Access to History
Free online access to history is an important tool for understanding our past, present and future. Cultural heritage organizations work …
It Takes a Village: New News for Weld and Pitkin Counties
We have long said that the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is truly a statewide collection – not grown by …
Socialism and a Denver Suburb: New Additions to CHNC
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is fast approaching 6 million pages. Generally, the content added to CHNC is funded …
An Appreciation of the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
This guest post was written by Jim England – lawyer, historian, and Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection top journeymen editor (correcting …
“Journalism is the first rough draft of history” – Philip L. Graham
Expanding Access to the Rocky Mountain News Collection The Rocky Mountain News (RMN) was Colorado’s premier newspaper for nearly 150 …
Watch and Learn: Value-Added! Digitizing your Community’s Historic Newspapers
Historic newspapers hold information about past people, places and events. This important community history is often not recorded in any …
CHNC: The Largest Digital Collection of Colorado-based Japanese American Newspapers
You may remember that last January the CHNC team added the Denver Japanese newspaper the Rocky Mountain JIHO, 1969-1997. First …
Rare and Unique Newspaper Issues: Only Available Online at CHNC!
Our partner the Wilkinson Public Library recently added a number of new issues to the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, (CHNC). …
Not Your Average Publication! New and Unique Additions to CHNC
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) team recently added two new publications — Camp and Plant,1901-1904, and The Cycling West, …
CHNC Reaches 3 Million Pages: Thank you for the Support!
Two years ago, almost to the day, I wrote about Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) reaching 2 million pages. We …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Free Online Access to Aspen History
Aspen may be known as a destination for the rich and famous but its history is rooted in the humble …
Free Access to Digitized Historic Newspapers: Colorado and Beyond
Most of you know that Colorado offers free online access to historic newspapers through the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC). …
Professional Archival Experience: SRMA Archives Fellowship Pilot Program
The Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists (SRMA) is offering a stipend of up to $6,000 for early professionals to participate …
Rocky Mountain JIHO: Japanese American Life in Colorado
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) recently added the Rocky Mountain JIHO, 1969-1997, to the 650+ publications included in the …