A Window to History: News from Amache – Colorado’s Japanese Concentration Camp
Camp Amache, also known as the Granada War Relocation Center, was a Japanese concentration camp located in Granada, Colorado from …
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.
Touring Colorado’s Collections: City of Thornton Archive Digital Collection
“Situated at the foot of the rockies, Thornton will rise majestically on the heights overlooking Denver” proclaims the marketing materials …
April 23: CHNC Reaches 2 Million Pages and Celebrates Historic News
April 23, 1859 proved to be one of the most exciting days in the history of Colorado journalism. On this …
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 …
New to CSL’s Resource Kit Collection: Media Conversion Kits!
The Colorado State Library is delighted to announce the roll out of three new resource kits to help you manage …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Park County Local History Digital Archive
The Park County Local History Archive (PCLHA) represents one of the most valuable rural community archives in Colorado. It is …
LGBTQ History Now Included in CHNC
The Colorado State Library (CSL) and History Colorado (HC) are excited to announce the addition of the first 15 years, …
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 …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: University of Colorado Boulder University Libraries Joins the DPLA
The University of Colorado Boulder University Libraries recently joined the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC), the Colorado-Wyoming Service Hub of …
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, …
Colorado and Wyoming Launch New Historic Newspapers Collection Online Database
Just a little over five years ago the Colorado State Library released the new and improved Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection …
CHNC Comes to Marmot
We are excited to announce that in December 2020, libraries that are part of the Marmot Library Network and Marmot’s …
CHNC: According to the Numbers
We recently took a closer look at the CHNC google analytics. The report gave us some interesting insights into the popularity …
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 …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: What’s in a Wildlife Researcher’s Toolbox?
This guest post was written by Sara Szakaly, MLS, Archivist & Records Manager for the APHIS Wildlife Services, WS National …
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 …
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection: Exposing Newspapers in Your Library Catalog
*Please refer to the newer version of this post, published on December 8, 2022, for updated configuration information. Whether you …
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 …