New Laws Effective January 1, 2009

…tonight, because a new drunk driving law takes effect at midnight, requiring that everyone charged with a DUI be required to install an ignition interlock device in their car, or… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

2022 Fall Collaborative Summer Learning Program Workshops: Resources

…Public Libraries CSLP Inclusion Training: Inclusive & Affirming Training for LGBTQIA+ Youth CSLP Facebook page CSLP Instagram CSLP Facebook Group 2023 Summer Program (and beyond) Resources from the Colorado State… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways

…visitor, there’s a byway for everyone. In each installment of this series, we’ll go into detail about one of Colorado’s 26 Scenic and Historic Byways, sharing information from our digital… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Time Machine Tuesday: Postcards from Southwestern Colorado

Bird’s-eye view of Durango, circa 1907-1914. In today’s world of social media and instant communication, the postcard has become a lost art. But the basic idea is the same –… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Time Machine Tuesday: The Parshall Flume

…in use today. See the State Engineer’s Office’s publication Parshall Flume: Instructions for Installation and Table of Discharge for more current technical information. Ralph Parshall taking flume measurements in 1946…. (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Touring Colorado’s Collections: Clear Creek County Digital Collection

…Creek’s geographic location that a lot of the material is concerned with infrastructure and transportation. For instance, the Reichwien Family Collection features a group of photos from the 1960s taken… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Time Machine Tuesday: Public Health in Colorado, 1937

…included both a “Division of Sanitary Engineering” and a “Division of Plumbing,” the latter division working to “raise the standard of sanitation and thereby protect the public against installations which… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Time Machine Tuesday: Mine Accidents and Safety

…Commission of Colorado. The latter reports list the workers compensation claims put before the state. For instance, claims on behalf of the miners lost in the Hastings explosion can be… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Time Machine Tuesday: The Santa Fe Trail

…Trail. Even more settlers followed during the gold rushes and in the years after the American Civil War; some, instead of just passing through, decided to stay. For instance, the… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Vote for Colorado’s Most Significant Artifact

instance, in 1918 Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Jones became the first female African American to graduate from the University of Colorado — although she was not allowed to participate in graduation… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Interactive Data Tools from the State Demography Office

…Data can be viewed by county or statewide. Another helpful tool is the County Data Lookup. Here you can quickly search for population and housing numbers by year. For instance,… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Highways Bulletin

…in the summer of 1918. Published monthly through 1919, the bulletin updated Coloradans on highway construction and promoted automobile tourism with articles and photos. The March 1919 issue, for instance… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

The Only Diagramming Tool You’ll Ever Need (And It’s Free!)

…of Linux, or Chrome OS. If you use Google Drive, you can install a draw.io app via the G Suite Marketplace, and an add-on to integrate draw.io with Google Docs…. (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Colorado Vital Statistics and Health Data

…Health Information Dataset (CoHID), which you can use to query more in-depth data on births and deaths. For instance, birth data can be viewed back to 1990. In addition to… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Storybird – Bag of Tricks

…a cardboard cover. While that is still a great activity, going digital can add more than just a few aspects to writing creatively. First of all, it is instantly shareable… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Time Machine Tuesday: The Dotsero Train Wreck

…mostly passengers, were killed instantly in the head-on collision; another five succumbed to their injuries within a week of the accident. Thirty others were also injured. The Dotsero disaster, along… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

2018 is Year of the Bird

…species in their popular Colorado Outdoors magazine. Each 2018 issue features articles on Colorado birds and what CPW is doing to research and protect them. For instance, in the September/October… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado License Plates

…about the history of license plates in Colorado by viewing the digital Colorado Session Laws. For instance, you can view the original law from 1913 establishing a license plate system… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)

Protect Yourself, Your Pets, and Livestock from Rabies

…area need to be aware of the risk of rabies.  In 2015, for instance, most rabid bats were found in Denver, Arapahoe, and Larimer counties along the I-25 corridor. Our… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 8.68)