CHNC News: New Titles and New Partners
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection recently added four new titles; the Brush Lariat, the Morgan County Republican, the Louisville Times …
Colorado Virtual Library
Time Machine Tuesday: Highway Safety
Certainly a lot has changed in the last fifty years regarding vehicle safety! Consider this excerpt from Highway Safety in …
Safe Routes to School
This month kids are heading back to school, but the weather is still nice — so why not let them …
Time Machine Tuesday: Increasing Farm Production in Wartime
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, ever-increasing numbers of Americans were joining the armed forces. Whether …
Alcohol and Impaired Driving
According to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), more than 26,000 people are arrested for a DUI each year. This …
Burrowing Owls
The July/August issue of Colorado Outdoors magazine features burrowing owls. These fascinating creatures are much different than the tree-dwelling owls …
Time Machine Tuesday: Amache Relocation Center and Colorado’s Japanese Americans
In February 1942, during the height of WWII, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, ordering the relocation and internment of …
August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Back-to-school time is quickly approaching, and if you’re a parent, chances are you’re thinking a lot about school supplies, clothes, …
Colorado Governors: Edward McCook
Edward Moody McCook served two non-consecutive terms as territorial governor. Originally from Ohio, McCook had come to Colorado during the …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Day
Her gleaming mountains capped with snow, Rolling plain and high plateau, Make the land the best I know– Sunny Colorado! …
Japanese Beetles
While gardening last weekend I discovered that my trees are being eaten by Japanese beetles; since then, I’ve spotted them …
1997 Fort Collins Flood
Twenty years ago today a major flood hit Fort Collins. Heavy rainfall of 3 inches per hour began late in …
Human-Bear Conflicts
If you’ve been following local news lately, you’ve heard that human-bear conflicts are on the rise; according to the Denver …
Disaster Preparedness for Pets
‘Tis the season for fires and floods, and if a disaster threatens your home and family, your furry pals will …
Colorado’s Budget in Brief
If you’re confused or overwhelmed by the enormous state budget, or just need a quick, simple answer to a budget …
Time Machine Tuesday: Uranium Mining
Uranium was discovered in southwestern Colorado in the late nineteenth century. It comes from carnotite ore, which also produces vanadium. …
Museums and Galleries at Colorado’s Universities
Did you know that several Colorado universities have museums and art galleries open to the public? Whether presenting student and …
Topics in History: Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in the Austrian Empire in what is now Croatia. Tesla was an …
The Architecture of Jacques Benedict
In the first decades of the twentieth century, Victorian architectural styles gave way to newer styles including Beaux Arts and …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado's Count and Countess
Discoveries of gold in 1858 drew many to what would eventually become Colorado, and in 1858 the two towns of …