Topics in History: Five Points: The Heart and Soul of Denver
In recent decades, the city of Denver has undergone a drastic transformation both aesthetically and demographically. As young professionals flock …
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OCR Correction Makes Our Shared History More Accessible to All
We at the State Library are honored to be partnering with the cultural and civic organizations within our state to …
Time Machine Tuesday: The WPA in Colorado
During the height of the Great Depression, as banks failed, unemployment soared, and farm prices dropped, the Works Progress Administration …
Time Machine Tuesday: History of Aspen, Colorado
Today, Aspen’s riches come from the ski industry — but they used to come from silver mining. Aspen was founded …
CHNC Welcomes the Westminster Journal with help of SIPA & New Content Support Program!
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection is proud to welcome Westminster’s first local news publication, The Westminster Journal, to our online …
Time Machine Tuesday: The Colorado State Museum
Have you lived in Colorado long enough to remember when the State Museum was located at 14th and Sherman, in …
Time Machine Tuesday: The Dotsero Train Wreck
110 years ago today occurred one of the state’s worst train disasters. On January 15, 1909 at 9:47p.m., a westbound …
Topics in History: The Lake County War
The Lake County War, as it has become known, was not actually a war at all in the traditional sense. …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado a Century Ago
Our library has recently digitized a delightful publication from 1917 that looks at life in the various regions of Colorado. …
Time Machine Tuesday: Denver’s First Christmas
160 years ago, in December 1858, about fifty settlers gathered for Denver’s first Christmas celebration. Among the revelers was General …
Herndon Davis, Colorado Artist
You’re probably familiar with the Face on the Barroom Floor, the mysterious portrait of a dark-haired lady on the floor …
Time Machine Tuesday: Constructing Vail Pass
Colorado’s ski industry depends on transportation along I-70. What would your drive to the slopes be like if it weren’t …
Colorado’s Cultural Newspaper History
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection has once again grown by thousands of pages thanks to some very special new additions! …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Facts and Figures
One hundred years ago the State of Colorado began publishing its annual Year Book, featuring of all kinds of facts …
The “Maverick” of Carpenter Ranch
Farrington “Ferry” Carpenter was a Harvard- and Princeton- educated rancher whose autobiography, Confessions of a Maverick, is one of the …
Colorado’s Role in World War I
Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War. Colorado had reason to be proud …
Topics in History: Colorado’s Homegrown History
As Thanksgiving approaches, there’s a chance you may be swapping recipes with friends, recreating an old family dish, or doing …
DU’s Weekly Peanut and The Hesperus Student Newspapers Join the CHNC!
As our list of university newspapers continues to grow, the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection is pleased to welcome some very …
Time Machine Tuesday: Festival of Mountain and Plain
In 1895, Coloradans were looking for something to lift their spirits. Two years before, the state had been devastated by …
Topics in History: The Coffee Myth and the Power of Advertising
In today’s health obsessed culture of fit watches and online trainers, it seems that most Americans should have a pretty …