Colorado Governors: Benjamin Eaton
Benjamin Harrison Eaton first came to Colorado in the 1859 Gold Rush. He had been…
Benjamin Harrison Eaton first came to Colorado in the 1859 Gold Rush. He had been…
A few years ago, a couple dozen paintings of Colorado governors and other state officials…
One of the world’s most famous diamonds has a Colorado connection. The dazzling blue Hope…
The early twentieth century was an era of social reform in the United States. The…
James Benton Grant served as Governor of Colorado from 1883 to 1885. He was the…
If you’ve ever been inside the State Capitol, the Brown Palace Hotel, or the Telephone…
Colorado’s first Hispanic Speaker of the House, Ruben Valdez, passed away on Tuesday at age…
Colorado’s Pitkin County was named for Frederick Walker Pitkin, who served as governor of the…
You may be familiar with the Eugene Field branch of the Denver Public Library, but…
John L. Routt has the distinction of being both the final territorial governor of Colorado…
When Richard M. “Rich” Castro began his term in the state House of Representatives in…
When: 1833-1926 Where: Born in Canada, but accomplished most of her work in Denver, Colorado…
When: 1919 – 2004 Where: Denver, Colorado Why Important: First African-American City Council Member West of…
When: 1812-1901 Where: Central Colorado Mountains Why important: Beloved circuit-riding Methodist preacher Biography John Lewis…
You’re probably familiar with the Face on the Barroom Floor, the mysterious portrait of a…
When: 1813-1890 Where: Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains Why important: Explorer, Presidential Candidate, Civil…
Farrington “Ferry” Carpenter was a Harvard- and Princeton- educated rancher whose autobiography, Confessions of a…
A.J. Sampson, Colorado’s first state Attorney General. The Attorney General of Colorado is an elected…
Genealogists and others looking for biographical information on Coloradans from earlier than 1927 should view…
Water is a precious resource in Colorado, so its use and conservation have been extensively…