Renovations at the Capitol
If you work or live near the State Capitol you have probably seen all of…
historic places
Time Machine Tuesday: The Lost Town of Caribou, Colorado
It can’t really be called a ghost town, because there’s almost nothing left to mark…
The Buildings of Auraria
The Auraria Higher Education Center (or Auraria Campus, as it is often known) is quite…
Time Machine Tuesday: Amache Relocation Center and Colorado’s Japanese Americans
In February 1942, during the height of WWII, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, ordering…
Time Machine Tuesday: The Moffat Tunnel
Getting trains through the Rocky Mountains has always been a challenge — steep grades, rocky…
Time Machine Tuesday: Bent’s Fort
If you’re looking for a fun and educational place to take your kids this summer,…
Time Machine Tuesday: Gilpin County
During the Colorado Gold Rush, Gilpin County was one of the leading areas attracting miners…
All About Pikes Peak
Without a doubt, it’s Colorado’s most famous mountain. And while it’s neither the tallest mountain…
Main Street Revitalization Act
In 2014 the Colorado Legislature passed HB14-1311, the “Colorado Job Creation and Main Street Revitalization…
Denver’s Most Haunted House
The Croke-Patterson-Campbell Mansion, a turreted sandstone castle at 11th and Pennsylvania in Capitol Hill, is…
Georgetown’s Hotel de Paris
If you’re headed to the mountains this summer and are looking for some interesting history,…
Denver’s Cheesman Park
Denver’s Cheesman Park is a great place to walk, jog, picnic, sunbathe, and relax. But…
Estes Park
Due to its proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park is one of Colorado’s…
Colorado Mining Towns
In our library’s collection you can find a number of books and websites that tell…
Kit Carson and Fort Garland
Frontiersman Kit Carson once commanded Fort Garland, a southeastern Colorado fort set up to provide…
The Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion
The Colorado governor’s mansion, officially named the Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion, is the…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Capitol Buildings
For those interested in Denver’s architecture, one of the treasures of our library collection is…
Littleton Turns 125
In case you missed the story in Saturday’s paper, Littleton is celebrating its 125th birthday…
Campus Architecture
The Summer 2014 issue of Mines magazine features a story on the campus’s historic architecture,…
Colorado Points of Interest
As you travel through Colorado, you will find numerous markers designating points of interest. Some of…