Time Machine Tuesday: Filing for Water Rights
In 1903 Colorado passed a law requiring …every person, association or corporation hereafter constructing or enlarging any reservoir or reservoirs, …
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Time Machine Tuesday: State Industrial Schools
In the nineteenth century Colorado established industrial schools for girls and boys who were in trouble. A State Industrial School was …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado in 1976
A lot was going on in Colorado in the year 1976. First of all, while the nation celebrated its bicentennial, …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Highway Maps
What was it like to travel around Colorado before I-25, I-70, and the other major highways? Colorado had a network …
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 over 100,000 words found in …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado's Coal Mines
While Colorado was founded on gold and silver, coal mining became the state’s most significant mining industry by the turn …
Denver’s Cheesman Park
Denver’s Cheesman Park is a great place to walk, jog, picnic, sunbathe, and relax. But did you know that it …
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 finding from some source or …
Time Machine Tuesday: Arbor Day
Coming up on Friday, April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. …
Estes Park
Due to its proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park is one of Colorado’s best-known tourist towns. But how …
Colorado Ski History
Skiing has been an important part of Colorado’s history, from the Tenth Mountain Division “Soldiers on Skis” in WWII to …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Agricultural College, 1919
Last week I posted about some of the many resources our library offers for researching the histories of the state’s …
College and University Histories, Continued
A couple of years ago I posted a blog entry about our library’s many resources on the histories of the …
Colorado Mining Towns
In our library’s collection you can find a number of books and websites that tell the story of Colorado’s mining …
Kit Carson and Fort Garland
Frontiersman Kit Carson once commanded Fort Garland, a southeastern Colorado fort set up to provide military protection to early settlers …
Ethnic Histories of Colorado
Colorado’s history and places were shaped by people of many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. A book from University Press of …
History of Libraries in Colorado
The Colorado State Library is a good place to start when researching the history of your local library, whether it …
Time Machine Tuesday: Planning the Valley Highway
I-25 through Denver, originally known as the Valley Highway, dramatically changed transportation through and in the city when it was …
Coins and Currency in Early Colorado
You’re probably aware that Denver is home to one of the United States mints. But do you know the history …
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 Colorado General Assembly created …