Skip to content
CVL: Colorado Virtual Library, Your Gateway to Library Resources and News
Colorado Virtual Library
Your Gateway To Library Resources & News
  • Digital Colorado
    • Colorado Histories
    • CVL Collections
    • Historic Newspapers
    • Plains to Peaks Collective
  • Learning
    • Adult Services
    • Continuing Education
    • Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
    • Library Leadership
    • Lifelong Literacy
    • School Libraries
  • Resource Sharing
    • Book Club Sets
    • Colorado Libraries Collaborate (CLC)
    • Colorado State Publications Blog
    • CSL Kits
    • Library Research Service
    • Mailing Lists
    • SWIFT
  • Technology
    • Website Creation & Hosting
    • Free Online Tools
    • Online Reference Resources
  • CSL News
    • Our Libraries
    • Our Online Collections
    • Our Services & Programs
    • Our Social Media Terms & Conditions
  • Contact Us

colorado history

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
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
Digital Colorado, Plains to Peaks Collective

Our Historic Story Keeps Growing…..

The Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC) recently grew to over 260,000 historic items now available…

Leigh Jeremias, July 25, 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: Lakewood Turns 50

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Lakewood’s incorporation as a city, but its history…

Amy Zimmer, July 16, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Archaeology of Southwestern Colorado

In the summer of 1921, one of Colorado’s leading archaeologists, Jean Allard Jeançon, set out…

Amy Zimmer, July 9, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

25th Anniversary of the South Canyon Fire

This past Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of the South Canyon Fire near Glenwood Springs,…

Amy Zimmer, July 8, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Chautauqua

In the late nineteenth century, the Chautauqua movement swept the country, including Colorado — establishing…

Amy Zimmer, June 25, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

State Capitol Tours

Summer is a great time to tour the State Capitol building. Whether you’re looking for…

Amy Zimmer, June 24, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Beer and Breweries

Each year, Colorado produces nearly 1.8 million barrels of craft beer. We’re third in the…

Amy Zimmer, June 19, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Sheer cliffs, deep chasms, and dark shadows make the 2,000-foot-deep Black Canyon of the Gunnison…

Amy Zimmer, June 11, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Dinosaur Discoveries

Just about everyone is familiar with Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Diplodocus, Allosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus rex. But how…

Amy Zimmer, May 28, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: 1984 Floods and Landslides

In May and June of 1984, unseasonably warm temperatures caused that winter’s heavy snowfalls to…

Amy Zimmer, May 21, 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
« Previous 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 21 Next »

This Month's Popular Posts

Friday Grab Bag 3
CSL News, Resource Sharing

Friday Grab Bag, September 15, 2023

Friday Grab Bag 4
CSL News, Resource Sharing

Friday Grab Bag, September 22, 2023

Colorado State Library Logo
Learning

De-escalation Skills Workshop

CSL News, Learning

Colorado State Library at CALCON 2023

Program Spotlight Series Featured Image
Adult Services

Program Spotlight: Denver Public Library’s Battle of the Books

Subscribe

We Support CAL

Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL)

Institute of Museum and Library Services logo Colorado Department of Education logoThis site is made possible through grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the Colorado State Library.

Theme based on Griddle, by justnorris.