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Colorado Historic Newspapers

CHNC and the Online Historic Newspaper Landscape

With over 1.7 million digitized pages representing nearly 400 newspaper titles stretching back to Colorado’s…

Michael Peever, January 13, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colfax: Metro Denver’s Most Famous (or Infamous!) Street

The Colorado State Library is located on Colfax Avenue, as is the State Capitol. It’s…

Amy Zimmer, January 9, 2020
Colorado Historic Newspapers

Impeachment: The View from Colorado’s Historic Newspapers

Whether it concerns moments in Colorado’s local history or happenings in the national arena or…

Michael Peever, January 3, 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: Students Debate the Boulder Dam

In the fall of 1927, the University of Colorado announced the topic for that year’s…

Amy Zimmer, December 10, 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

Time Machine Tuesday: Recovering from the Dust Bowl

In the midst of the Great Depression, farmers on Colorado’s eastern plains also had to…

Amy Zimmer, November 5, 2019
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, Plains to Peaks Collective

Touring Colorado’s Collections: The Art of Eugene George Standingbear

This guest post was written by Bethany Williams, Collections Access Coordinator, History Colorado.  Content from…

Leigh Jeremias, October 31, 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

Time Machine Tuesday: Mine Accidents and Safety

Explosions. Cave-ins. Blasting accidents. Gas leaks. Floods. Carbon monoxide. In the nineteenth and early twentieth…

Amy Zimmer, October 8, 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

Time Machine Tuesday: The Santa Fe Trail

During the nineteenth century the Santa Fe Trail played an important role in the westward…

Amy Zimmer, October 1, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Transportation Through the Years

New to our library’s digital collection are two historical publications that tell the story of…

Amy Zimmer, September 17, 2019
Plains to Peaks Collective

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Early Denver Dental School Featured in Medical History Collection

This guest post was written by Paul Andrews, Collection Development Technician, The Strauss Health Sciences…

Leigh Jeremias, September 17, 2019
CSL News, Learning, Resource Sharing

Friday Grab Bag, August 16, 2019

The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings…

Marisa Wood, August 16, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Resources for Teaching Colorado History

If you’re a teacher and Colorado history is among your subjects this school year, the…

Amy Zimmer, August 12, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Vote for Colorado’s Most Significant Artifact

Libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies around the state hold amazing treasures in their collections,…

Amy Zimmer, August 2, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Homesteading on the Great Plains

Today, Colorado is experiencing record growth in its urban areas. But a century ago, many…

Amy Zimmer, July 30, 2019
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Colorado’s Governors: Henry A. Buchtel

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