Jack Langrishe: An 1860s Celebrity
Jack Langrishe. If you attended the theater in the 1860s and 1870s, you probably knew…
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Silas S. Soule: Abolitionist and Brave Soldier
When: 1838-1865 Where: Fort Lyon near Sand Creek, Colorado Why Important Soldier who refused orders…
Jack Dempsey: Prize-fighter, Actor and Author
When: 1895-1983 Where: Manassa, CO Why Important: Professional Boxer Biography William Harrison “Jack” Dempsey was…
David Moffat: Railroad Tycoon and Industrialist
When: 1839-1911 Where: Denver, CO Why Important: Denver Businessman, Colorado railroad owner Biography David Halliday…
Time Machine Tuesday: Dr. Florence Sabin
At the Statuary Hall at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., each state commemorates…
Recollections of Early Colorado
In the 1920s and 1930s, many early Colorado pioneers were still alive, and a number…
John Denver: Singer and Songwriter
When: 1943-1997 Where: Aspen, Colorado Why Important: Award winning musician, singer and activist. Biography John…
Clara Brown: Angel of the Rockies
When: 1800-1882 Where: Central City and Denver Why Important: One of the first African-American women…
Colorado Artists
Our library collection contains a number of biographies on Colorado fine artists. Titles of interest…
Arthur Carhart and the Wilderness Movement
The first decades of the twentieth century were the height of the wilderness movement in…
Kit Carson and Fort Garland
Frontiersman Kit Carson once commanded Fort Garland, a southeastern Colorado fort set up to provide…
William Byers: Founder of Rocky Mtn News
When: 1831-1903 Where: Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska, and finally, Denver Why Important: Byers was the greatest Denver promoter,…
Molly Brown: Suffragist, Socialite and Adventurer
When: 1867-1932 Where: Born in Missouri, lived in Leadville and Denver Why Important: Maggie Brown traveled frequently,…
Mamie Eisenhower: First Lady and Humanitarian
When: 1896-1979 Where: Born in Iowa; grew up in Colorado Springs and Denver Why Important: Humanitarian and…
Frances Wisebart Jacobs: Health Care Activist
When: 1843 – 1892 Where: Central City and Denver Why Important: She helped establish the Jewish Hospital…
Chief Little Raven: Peacemaker
When: c. 1810-1889 Where: Colorado and Oklahoma Why Important: This Chief sought peaceful relations between Native Americans and…
Casimiro Barela: Perpetual Senator
When: 1847 – 1920 Where: Moved from New Mexico to Trinidad, and then to Barela, Colorado…
Zebulon Pike: Explorer
When: 1779 – 1813 Where: Born in New Jersey, explored Pikes Peak and Arkansas River Valley,…
William Palmer: Engineer, Soldier, Founder of Colorado Springs
When: 1838 – 1909 Where: Delaware, Pennsylvania, a “trek west,” Denver and Colorado Springs Why Important: A…
Teresita Sandoval: Colorado Pioneer
When: 1811 – 1894 Where: Born in Taos, New Mexico, she moved to Mora, New Mexico…