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Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Davis Waite

Colorado’s only third-party governor, Davis Hanson Waite, served in office from 1893 to 1895. Waite…

Amy Zimmer, November 13, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Women in World War II

World War II wasn’t just won by our soldiers. Women played a huge role in…

Amy Zimmer, September 17, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Job Adams Cooper

Job A. Cooper served as Colorado governor from 1889 to 1891. It was a time…

Amy Zimmer, August 20, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Christo’s Colorado Art

The artist Christo, known for his sweeping outdoor installations, passed away this week at age…

Amy Zimmer, June 4, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Agnes Wright Spring

New to the library’s digital collection is Denver’s Historic Markers, Memorials, Statues, and Parks (1959)….

Amy Zimmer, June 2, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Alva Adams

Continuing our series on Colorado’s chief executives, we now turn to Alva Adams, whose multiple…

Amy Zimmer, May 21, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Benjamin Eaton

Benjamin Harrison Eaton first came to Colorado in the 1859 Gold Rush. He had been…

Amy Zimmer, March 19, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Katherine Craig, Colorado Educator

A few years ago, a couple dozen paintings of Colorado governors and other state officials…

Amy Zimmer, December 31, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

The Hope Diamond’s Colorado Connection

One of the world’s most famous diamonds has a Colorado connection. The dazzling blue Hope…

Amy Zimmer, December 19, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Judge Ben Lindsey and the Juvenile Court

The early twentieth century was an era of social reform in the United States. The…

Amy Zimmer, December 3, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: James B. Grant

James Benton Grant served as Governor of Colorado from 1883 to 1885. He was the…

Amy Zimmer, November 21, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

The Murals of Allen True

If you’ve ever been inside the State Capitol, the Brown Palace Hotel, or the Telephone…

Amy Zimmer, October 21, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Remembering Ruben Valdez

Colorado’s first Hispanic Speaker of the House, Ruben Valdez, passed away on Tuesday at age…

Amy Zimmer, October 3, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Frederick W. Pitkin

Colorado’s Pitkin County was named for Frederick Walker Pitkin, who served as governor of the…

Amy Zimmer, July 24, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Eugene Field in Colorado

You may be familiar with the Eugene Field branch of the Denver Public Library, but…

Amy Zimmer, April 30, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: John L. Routt

John L. Routt has the distinction of being both the final territorial governor of Colorado…

Amy Zimmer, March 21, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Richard Castro and Civil Rights in Colorado

When Richard M. “Rich” Castro began his term in the state House of Representatives in…

Amy Zimmer, March 5, 2019
Boom Years

Caroline Nichols Churchill: Activist, Suffragist, Author

When: 1833-1926 Where: Born in Canada, but accomplished most of her work in Denver, Colorado…

Madison Basch, March 4, 2019
20th Century & Beyond

Elvin R. Caldwell: City Council President, Activist, Community Leader

When: 1919 – 2004 Where: Denver, Colorado Why Important: First African-American City Council Member West of…

Madison Basch, February 1, 2019
Colorado's Beginnings

“Father” John Lewis Dyer: The Snowshoe Itinerant

When: 1812-1901 Where: Central Colorado Mountains Why important: Beloved circuit-riding Methodist preacher Biography John Lewis…

Madison Basch, January 4, 2019
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