Resources for Teaching Colorado History
If you’re a teacher and Colorado history is among your subjects this school year, the…
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State Capitol Tours
Summer is a great time to tour the State Capitol building. Whether you’re looking for…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Minerals and Geology
One of the most frequently accessed publications in our library’s digital collection is The Minerals of…
Colorado's Own Tartan
Today is National Tartan Day. Did you know that Colorado has a state tartan? According…
Colorado’s New State Symbols
Some years ago in this blog I posted a series about Colorado’s state symbols and…
New State Logo
The new state logo, a green mountain with the letters CO, has been receiving quite…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Amphibian
Colorado’s newest state symbol, designated just this year, is the State Amphibian, the Western Tiger…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Reptile
Like many of our other state symbols, schoolchildren petitioned the Legislature for the designation of the…
Colorado’s State Symbols: The State Rock
Not to be confused with the State Gemstone (Aquamarine) and the State Mineral (Rhodochrosite), the…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Mineral
Colorado’s State Mineral is the deep red Rhodochrosite. The Colorado State Archives tells us that “On…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Tree
The Colorado General Assembly officially designated the Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) as Colorado’s State Tree…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Tartan
In Scotland, different patterned tartans, or plaids, are used to symbolize different clans, or families. …
Colorado’s State Symbols: The State Songs
Colorado actually has two state songs. The traditional state song is “Where the Columbines Grow,”…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Insect
The Colorado General Assembly designated the Blue Hairstreak Butterfly, Hypaurotis cysalus, as the State Insect…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Grass
Yes, Colorado has an officially designated State Grass – the Blue Grama. Blue Grama grass…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Gemstone
Because Colorado’s mountains are rich in minerals, there are many gemstones to be found in…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Fossil
Schoolchildren suggested Colorado adopt a state fossil, the dinosaur Stegosaurus, in 1982. One of the…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Folk Dance
Did you know that Colorado has a state folk dance? It’s the Square Dance, and…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Flower
Since 1899 the Columbine has been the state flower of Colorado. The distinctive lavender, white,…
Colorado's State Symbols: The State Fish
Colorado’s state fish is the Greenback Cutthroat Trout, Oncorhynchus clarki somias. Colorado’s waters are filled…