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Digital Colorado > Colorado Historic Newspapers

Colorado Historic Newspapers

The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) currently includes more than 5 million digitized pages, representing more than 800 individual newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 to 2024. New titles and issues are added on a regular basis. And best of all the CHNC can be browsed and searched for free!CHNC logo

Newspapers within the collection come from throughout the state, and include papers published in English, German, Italian, Japanese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, and Swedish. CHNC provides access to over 5,000,000 digitized pages from these newspapers. Digitization of additional newspapers continues through a local fund-raising model with contributions made by local libraries, archives, museums, and other organizations. Newspapers are digitized from microfilm or from the original newspaper.  For more information about the CHNC, see our help and forums page.  To explore the database of over two million pages of historic newspapers, check out CHNC yourself.

To explore Colorado and Wyoming Newspapers, check out the Plains to Peaks Historic Newspapers.

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Colorado Historic Newspapers

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Valentine’s day has long been celebrated but who was Saint Valentine and when did the present day traditions of Valentine’s …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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November 1, 2017

CHNC: Over 900,000 Pages and Going Strong!

The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection recently reached over 900,000 pages of historic Colorado content.  Since launching our new online database …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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November 1, 2017

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National Western Stock Show The first National Western Stock Show was held January 29 through February 3, 1906 at the …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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November 1, 2017

Topics in History: 1918 1919 Influenza Pandemic in Colorado

This topic in history and the related online primary sources are brought to you by the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, a …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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March 11, 2024

Topics in History: Halloween

Halloween This topic in history and the related online primary sources are brought to you by the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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April 19, 2023

CHNC News: We’ve added a new county!

Huerfano County history can now be found in CHNC.  The Walsenburg World, published in Huerfano County from 1889 to 1933, …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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June 10, 2022

Topics in History: Presidential Election of 1872

This topic in history and the related online primary sources are brought to you by the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, a …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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November 10, 2020

Chicano Community Newspaper added to CHNC

The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection is pleased to announce the addition of La Cucaracha, a Chicano Community Newspaper.  Over one …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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March 20, 2025

For Immediate Release: CHNC’s Top Journeymen Editor reaches 100,000 words!

The Colorado State Library would like to congratulate Jude, CHNC’s Top Journeymen Editor, for correcting over 100,000 words found in …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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February 24, 2019

CHNC is Growing! Again!

The Colorado State Library is pleased to announce the recent addition of three new historic newspaper titles to the Colorado …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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November 1, 2017

New News for Lake County!

The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) will be adding additional Lake County content during the next few months.  This new …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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November 1, 2017

The Colorado Historical Newspapers Collection is Growing!

The Colorado Historical Newspapers Collection (CHNC) has recently reached 730,000 digitized pages of Colorado historic newspapers!  With this growth we …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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February 1, 2021

Want to become a Top Journeyman Editor?

Maybe what you’re really asking yourself is what is a Journeyman Editor?  In the world of the Colorado Historic Newspapers …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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February 24, 2019

The Erie News: First Publication of a Weld County News Boy!

Clyde L. Stanley, who at times was called the “Boy Publisher,” published the first edition of the Erie News on June …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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August 14, 2018

Increased Content for Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection

We hope that you have had a look at the new and improved Colorado  Historic Newspapers Collection online.  When you …

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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October 1, 2017

State Library Launches New Historic Newspapers Database

New online database of historic newspapers is faster and easier to use. Offers free access to over 199 Colorado historic newspapers from as early 1859.

Colorado Historic Newspapers

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December 15, 2017

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