Colorado’s Most Endangered Places
Every February, Colorado Preservation Inc. (CPI) releases their annual list of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places….
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Time Machine Tuesday: President Lincoln’s Birthday
Today marks Abraham Lincoln’s 210th birthday. America’s most beloved President was born on February 12,…
Topics in History: Five Points: The Heart and Soul of Denver
In recent decades, the city of Denver has undergone a drastic transformation both aesthetically and…
Time Machine Tuesday: The WPA in Colorado
During the height of the Great Depression, as banks failed, unemployment soared, and farm prices…
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…
Time Machine Tuesday: History of Aspen, Colorado
Today, Aspen’s riches come from the ski industry — but they used to come from…
CHNC Welcomes the Westminster Journal with help of SIPA & New Content Support Program!
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection is proud to welcome Westminster’s first local news publication, The…
Time Machine Tuesday: The Colorado State Museum
Have you lived in Colorado long enough to remember when the State Museum was located…
Time Machine Tuesday: The Dotsero Train Wreck
110 years ago today occurred one of the state’s worst train disasters. On January 15,…
Topics in History: The Lake County War
The Lake County War, as it has become known, was not actually a war at…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado a Century Ago
Our library has recently digitized a delightful publication from 1917 that looks at life in…
“Father” John Lewis Dyer: The Snowshoe Itinerant
When: 1812-1901 Where: Central Colorado Mountains Why important: Beloved circuit-riding Methodist preacher Biography John Lewis…
Time Machine Tuesday: Denver’s First Christmas
160 years ago, in December 1858, about fifty settlers gathered for Denver’s first Christmas celebration….
Herndon Davis, Colorado Artist
You’re probably familiar with the Face on the Barroom Floor, the mysterious portrait of a…
Time Machine Tuesday: Constructing Vail Pass
Colorado’s ski industry depends on transportation along I-70. What would your drive to the slopes…
John Charles Frémont: Senator, Governor, Presidential Candidate, and Explorer
When: 1813-1890 Where: Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains Why important: Explorer, Presidential Candidate, Civil…
Colorado’s Cultural Newspaper History
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection has once again grown by thousands of pages thanks to…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Facts and Figures
One hundred years ago the State of Colorado began publishing its annual Year Book, featuring…
The “Maverick” of Carpenter Ranch
Farrington “Ferry” Carpenter was a Harvard- and Princeton- educated rancher whose autobiography, Confessions of a…
Colorado’s Role in World War I
Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War. Colorado…
Topics in History: Colorado’s Homegrown History
As Thanksgiving approaches, there’s a chance you may be swapping recipes with friends, recreating an…