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 …
Digital Colorado
Colorado’s digital footprint is growing and there are many ways to get involved. Explore highlights and news from digital collections and initiatives found throughout the state.
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 …
Finding Fabulous Pictures in Historic Newspapers
From line drawings to spectacular color artworks, photos, and everything in between. Includes a video demo of searching in CHNC
Hot off the presses: 2025 Historic Newspapers Fast Facts!
2025 was huge for CHNC. Find out the most popular titles and other statistics.
CVL Collections: 2025 Year in Review
The CVL Collections program began in 2016 to help organizations in Colorado and Wyoming share their unique historic collections online …
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 …
An Appreciation of Colorado’s Underground Press
How “alternative” publications challenge the status quo with art, humor, and language.
CF&I: Welfare Capitalism
In 2023, I posted about a then recent addition to the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) – the Camp and …
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with Memories of South Conejos & Adobe
“ADOBE is of the earth, just as our people are of the earth.”
Fascinating Recipes to Celebrate 6 Million CHNC Pages!
How about a few comestibles and libations to celebrate?
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 …
Digital Collections Stewardship 2025-26
For the second year, CSL is leading participants through Digital Collections Stewardship, a free online course from OCLC/Webjunction designed specifically to support the needs of small cultural institutions.
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 …
Desperately Seeking High School Newspapers – for CHNC
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) houses over 875 newspaper titles from every corner of the state, including many created …
CVL Collections: 2024 Year in Review
The CVL Collections program began in 2016 to help organizations in Colorado and Wyoming share their unique historic collections online …
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 …