Time Machine Tuesday: The Colorado Traveling Library Commission
In 1903 the Colorado Legislature passed an act creating the Colorado Traveling Library Commission. Appointed…
In 1903 the Colorado Legislature passed an act creating the Colorado Traveling Library Commission. Appointed…
Our library recently received a fascinating new document for our collection that will be of…
Cañon City High School students wear masks during the 1918-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy History Colorado….
A new exhibit at the History Colorado museum, Play Ball!, brings in some amazing artifacts…
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…
Today we take for granted the fact that highways can take us pretty much anywhere…
In a recent Time Machine Tuesday I wrote about some of our library’s digital documents…
If you’re researching the history of Colorado’s Hispanic community, the University of Colorado Denver has…
Today quick messages and family updates are sent by text message, Facebook, Instagram or other…
Bird’s-eye view of Durango, circa 1907-1914. In today’s world of social media and instant communication,…
Lincoln Memorial. Did you know that the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Lincoln…
As hot and dry as it has been so far this summer, it’s hard to…
Did you know that the name of Golden has nothing to do with gold? What…
A small town with a long history is a community with stories to tell; stories…
Fifty years ago Colorado’s two U.S. Senators, Gordon Allott and Peter Dominick, requested the State…
Petroglyphs in Mesa Verde National Park. If you are exploring the rural areas of western…
Today we often think of early settlers coming to Colorado seeking wealth, but in fact,…
Friday, April 27 is Arbor Day, a day for encouraging the planting of trees and…
Victor, Colorado, near Cripple Creek in Teller County, is one of Colorado’s most historic mining…