Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Highway Maps
What was it like to travel around Colorado before I-25, I-70, and the other major…
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For Immediate Release: CHNC’s Top Journeymen Editor reaches 100,000 words!
The Colorado State Library would like to congratulate Jude, CHNC’s Top Journeymen Editor, for correcting…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado's Coal Mines
While Colorado was founded on gold and silver, coal mining became the state’s most significant…
Denver’s Cheesman Park
Denver’s Cheesman Park is a great place to walk, jog, picnic, sunbathe, and relax. But…
Time Machine Tuesday: Public Schools and the Great Depression
Amidst the Great Depression of the 1930s, “[t]he citizens of Colorado face[d] the problem of…
Time Machine Tuesday: Arbor Day
Coming up on Friday, April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. The first Earth Day was…
Estes Park
Due to its proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park is one of Colorado’s…
Colorado Ski History
Skiing has been an important part of Colorado’s history, from the Tenth Mountain Division “Soldiers…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Agricultural College, 1919
Last week I posted about some of the many resources our library offers for researching…
College and University Histories, Continued
A couple of years ago I posted a blog entry about our library’s many resources…
Colorado Mining Towns
In our library’s collection you can find a number of books and websites that tell…
Kit Carson and Fort Garland
Frontiersman Kit Carson once commanded Fort Garland, a southeastern Colorado fort set up to provide…
Ethnic Histories of Colorado
Colorado’s history and places were shaped by people of many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. A…
History of Libraries in Colorado
The Colorado State Library is a good place to start when researching the history of…
Time Machine Tuesday: Planning the Valley Highway
I-25 through Denver, originally known as the Valley Highway, dramatically changed transportation through and in…
Coins and Currency in Early Colorado
You’re probably aware that Denver is home to one of the United States mints. But…
Time Machine Tuesday: Promoting Colorado’s Resources in 1889
Throughout its history, the State of Colorado has worked hard to attract businesses. In 1889…
The Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion
The Colorado governor’s mansion, officially named the Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion, is the…
Time Machine Tuesday: The Electric Power Industry in Colorado
Back in 1938 the Colorado State Planning Commission and the Works Progress Administration undertook a…
Want to become a Top Journeyman Editor?
Maybe what you’re really asking yourself is what is a Journeyman Editor? In the world…