Bald Eagle Spotted in City Park
A bald eagle who supposedly flew from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal wildife refuge has landed in Denver’s City Park, where …
Colorado Virtual Library
Whooping Cough is Back — Get Vaccinated
This year, don’t just stop at getting a flu shot — make sure you’re up-to-date on your vaccination for pertussis …
Colorado Architects
You may be familiar with some of the historic architecture in Colorado, but how much do you know about the …
The Early Denver Diorama Returns
If you’ve visited the new History Colorado museum since its opening last April, you might have wondered what happened to the …
Energy-Efficient Lighting
If you have a lamp that requires 75 Watt incandescent bulbs, you’d better stock up now, because production will cease …
Where is it Legal to Pan for Gold?
They say what goes around comes around. The first great wave of settlers came to Colorado in the 1859 Pikes …
Colorado School Safety Resource Center
Tragic events like those at Sandy Hook Elementary this past week are becoming much too frequent, and Colorado has dealt …
Colorado Lottery: Where Does the Money Go?
Did you know that the Colorado Lottery, a division of the Colorado Dept. of Revenue, is entirely self-funded? That means that …
Cold Cases
The passage of HB07-1272 in 2007 created a Cold Case Task Force in Colorado in order to devote more resources …
Wolves in Colorado
At one time, according to the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the gray wolf could be found in …
Foster Families
“Colorado’s County Departments of Human Services and Social Services are looking for some really special people to be adoptive and …
Colorado Gives Day
Mayor Speer said, “Give while you live,” and Colorado has for the past several years designated Colorado Gives Day as …
Civil Defense in Colorado
One of the very interesting historical publications in our library is the Colorado Nuclear Civil Protection Plan, which was created …
The History Behind the Fiction: James Michener’s "Centennial"
One of the great novelists of the twentieth century, James A. Michener, set one of his best-known novels right here …
License Plates
You may have noticed that Colorado has quite a few different license plate designs. Motorists can choose a license plate that …
Swelling Soils: Homebuyers Beware
If you’re looking at buying a home in the Denver Metro area, particularly in the area around C-470 near Bowles …
Lincoln’s Colorado Connection
Abraham Lincoln never visited Colorado, just a fledgling territory in the early 1860s. But he did leave his mark on the state through the …
Silver Mining
Colorado is famous for its gold – our State Capitol dome is clad in the precious metal, and the Pikes Peak …
Electronics Recycling
Today is America Recycles Day, so it’s a good day to unload all of the useless old electronic equipment you …
Child Welfare Investigation
Recently the Denver Post and 9 News commenced a large investigation of the state’s child welfare system (read the Post …