Time Machine Tuesday: A Governor’s View of Colorado Political History
This Election Day, as history is being made in our state, let’s step back and take a look at the …
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Time Machine Tuesday: Dr. Florence Sabin
At the Statuary Hall at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., each state commemorates two of their greatest citizens. …
Time Machine Tuesday: On the Ballot
Election day is quickly approaching and there are a number of important races and issues on this year’s ballot. (For …
Time Machine Tuesday: Governor Lamm’s Executive Orders
Colorado governors’ executive orders are divided into three categories: 1) A Orders, which appoint individuals to boards and commissions, judges, …
Time Machine Tuesday: Molybdenum
When most people think of Colorado mining, they think of gold or silver, or maybe coal. But one of Colorado’s …
Time Machine Tuesday: Hayden Survey
For something a little different today, instead of profiling a historic document that has been digitized, I’m instead going to …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Educational Directory
If you’re researching teachers, faculty, or other school personnel in Colorado, or are doing your genealogy and have an educator …
Time Machine Tuesday: Worker’s Compensation
What were worker’s compensation laws like a century ago? You can find out in the 1915 publication Workmen’s Compensation Laws …
Time Machine Tuesday: Wolf Creek Pass
August 21 marked the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Wolf Creek Pass road in Southwestern Colorado. Proclaimed by …
Time Machine Tuesday: Rural Schools
Colorado’s agricultural lands in the eastern part of the state and mountainous areas in the western regions may not have …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Prison Populations
How much has Colorado’s prison population grown in 40 years? As of July 31, there are 17,497 inmates in Colorado …
Time Machine Tuesday: 1903 Bird Protection Act
Yesterday I wrote about humans’ effects on wildlife. This issue is nothing new. In 1903, the Colorado Legislature passed an …
Time Machine Tuesday: Buffalo Creek, 20 Years Later
In July of 1996 — twenty years ago this month — the town of Buffalo Creek was hit by a …
Time Machine Tuesday: State Audit Reports
Throughout Colorado’s history the State Auditor’s Office, an office of the Legislative branch, has been conducting audits of Colorado state …
Time Machine Tuesday: Predicting Disaster
In 1998 the University of Colorado’s Natural Hazards Center issued a paper entitled What Hazards and Disasters Are Likely in …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Dairies
When you go to the grocery store, you might see signs proclaiming that June is Dairy Month. It highlights the …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado's First General Assembly
One of the gems of our library collection can now be viewed online. The 1877 Legislative Manual of Colorado contains …
Time Machine Tuesday: Flag Day
Today is Flag Day, celebrated annually on June 14. Flag Day also celebrates a 100th anniversary milestone this year; it …
Time Machine Tuesday: Filing for Water Rights
In 1903 Colorado passed a law requiring …every person, association or corporation hereafter constructing or enlarging any reservoir or reservoirs, …
Time Machine Tuesday: State Industrial Schools
In the nineteenth century Colorado established industrial schools for girls and boys who were in trouble. A State Industrial School was …