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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
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado History in 100 Objects

One of the most engaging ways to learn about the past is through artifacts. In…

Amy Zimmer, April 11, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: John L. Routt

John L. Routt has the distinction of being both the final territorial governor of Colorado…

Amy Zimmer, March 21, 2019
Colorado Historic Newspapers, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Topics in History: Intersectionality in Colorado: Women’s Rights are Human Rights

As we continue to celebrate women’s history month here in Colorado and across the world,…

Madison Basch, March 15, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Richard Castro and Civil Rights in Colorado

When Richard M. “Rich” Castro began his term in the state House of Representatives in…

Amy Zimmer, March 5, 2019
Boom Years

Caroline Nichols Churchill: Activist, Suffragist, Author

When: 1833-1926 Where: Born in Canada, but accomplished most of her work in Denver, Colorado…

Madison Basch, March 4, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Territorial Capitals and Capitols

Most Coloradans know that Colorado became a state in 1876, but how many can tell…

Amy Zimmer, February 26, 2019
Colorado Historic Newspapers

CHNC’s Text Correction Champions

The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is an outstanding resource for researchers and genealogists to…

Regan Harper, February 24, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

The Legacy of Dearfield, Colorado

Inspired by the writings of Booker T. Washington, Oliver Toussaint Jackson established a farming colony…

Amy Zimmer, February 22, 2019
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