Desperately Seeking High School Newspapers – for CHNC
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) houses over 875 newspaper titles from every corner of the state, including many created …
Digital Colorado
Colorado’s digital footprint is growing and there are many ways to get involved. Explore highlights and news from digital collections and initiatives found throughout the state.
CVL Collections: 2024 Year in Review
The CVL Collections program began in 2016 to help organizations in Colorado and Wyoming share their unique historic collections online …
2025 Support for Newspaper Digitization
CHNC New Content Support Program 2025 Don’t worry we know it’s still 2024! We decided to give everyone (including ourselves!) …
An Appreciation of the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
This guest post was written by Jim England – lawyer, historian, and Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection top journeymen editor (correcting …
“Journalism is the first rough draft of history” – Philip L. Graham
Expanding Access to the Rocky Mountain News Collection The Rocky Mountain News (RMN) was Colorado’s premier newspaper for nearly 150 …
Watch and Learn: Value-Added! Digitizing your Community’s Historic Newspapers
Historic newspapers hold information about past people, places and events. This important community history is often not recorded in any …
That’s a Quote! Bookmarks for Promoting Your Local CHNC Titles
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) has been growing at a magnificent rate thanks to partnerships with local organizations such …
Digital Collections Stewardship
Calling all CO & WY cultural heritage organizations: we are now accepting applications for this program! Enhance your knowledge of digital collections through this free collaborative learning opportunity.
4 MILLION+ Pages of Colorado Historic Newspapers!
Less than a year ago, we celebrated the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) reaching 3 million pages. Thanks to the support …
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection 2023 Fast Facts
Check out the second Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection Fast Facts report by Library Research Service at LRS.org! The Colorado Historic …
CVL Collections: 2023 in Review
Since 2016, the CVL Collections program has been helping organizations in Colorado (and now Wyoming!) share their unique historic collections …
Growing the Digital Historic Newspaper Footprint of Colorado
Giving to the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection grows access to Colorado history for everyone! Our modern society has become accustomed …
1886 Colorado Brand Book Now Digitized
Thanks to the helpful folks over at Denver Public Library, we were able to borrow the original 1886 Colorado Brands …
CHNC: The Largest Digital Collection of Colorado-based Japanese American Newspapers
You may remember that last January the CHNC team added the Denver Japanese newspaper the Rocky Mountain JIHO, 1969-1997. First …
Rare and Unique Newspaper Issues: Only Available Online at CHNC!
Our partner the Wilkinson Public Library recently added a number of new issues to the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, (CHNC). …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Arvada Historical Society
Arvada Begins The town of Arvada began as many Colorado towns did, in response to the gold rush of the …
“Chinatown Is Now a Mass of Ruins”: How the racial violence of 1880 was reported in Denver
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) recently reached 3 million digitized pages! The collection contains a breathtaking amount of news …
Not Your Average Publication! New and Unique Additions to CHNC
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) team recently added two new publications — Camp and Plant,1901-1904, and The Cycling West, …
CHNC Reaches 3 Million Pages: Thank you for the Support!
Two years ago, almost to the day, I wrote about Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) reaching 2 million pages. We …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Alamosa Public Library Digital Archive
In 1847, the first group of Mormon pioneers, led by Brigham Young, settled in Salt Lake City after departing from …