Topics in History: Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s day has long been celebrated but who was Saint Valentine and when did the present day traditions of Valentine’s Day begin? The Catholic Church …
Colorado Historic Newspapers
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) currently inclu
des over 735 newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 to 2023. Newspapers within the collection come from throughout the state, and include papers published in English, German, Italian, Japanese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, and Swedish. CHNC provides access to over 4,000,000 digitized pages from these newspapers. Digitization of additional newspapers continues through a local fund-raising model with contributions made by local libraries, archives, museums, and other organizations. Newspapers are digitized from microfilm or from the original newspaper. For more information about the CHNC, see our help and forums page. To explore the database of over two million pages of historic newspapers, check out CHNC yourself.
To explore Colorado and Wyoming Newspapers, check out the Plains to Peaks Historic Newspapers.
CHNC: Over 900,000 Pages and Going Strong!
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection recently reached over 900,000 pages of historic Colorado content. Since launching our new online database a little over a year …
Topics in History: National Western Stock Show
National Western Stock Show The first National Western Stock Show was held January 29 through February 3, 1906 at the Denver Union Stockyards. Since then, …
Topics in History: 1918 1919 Influenza Pandemic in Colorado
This topic in history and the related online primary sources are brought to you by the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, a free online resource of primary …
Topics in History: Halloween
Halloween This topic in history and the related online primary sources are brought to you by the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, a free online resource of …
CHNC News: We’ve added a new county!
Huerfano County history can now be found in CHNC. The Walsenburg World, published in Huerfano County from 1889 to 1933, has recently been added to …
Topics in History: Presidential Election of 1872
This topic in history and the related online primary sources are brought to you by the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, a free online resource of primary …
Colorado Historic Newspapers, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Chicano Community Newspaper added to CHNC
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection is pleased to announce the addition of La Cucaracha, a Chicano Community Newspaper. Over one hundred issues from May 1976 …
For Immediate Release: CHNC’s Top Journeymen Editor reaches 100,000 words!
The Colorado State Library would like to congratulate Jude, CHNC’s Top Journeymen Editor, for correcting over 100,000 words found in the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection …
CHNC is Growing! Again!
The Colorado State Library is pleased to announce the recent addition of three new historic newspaper titles to the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC). CHNC …
New News for Lake County!
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) will be adding additional Lake County content during the next few months. This new content is brought to you …
The Colorado Historical Newspapers Collection is Growing!
The Colorado Historical Newspapers Collection (CHNC) has recently reached 730,000 digitized pages of Colorado historic newspapers! With this growth we have added new content from …
Want to become a Top Journeyman Editor?
Maybe what you’re really asking yourself is what is a Journeyman Editor? In the world of the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC), a journeyman editor …
The Erie News: First Publication of a Weld County News Boy!
Clyde L. Stanley, who at times was called the “Boy Publisher,” published the first edition of the Erie News on June 26, 1903. He was just …
Increased Content for Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
We hope that you have had a look at the new and improved Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection online. When you do – I am sure …
State Library Launches New Historic Newspapers Database
New online database of historic newspapers is faster and easier to use. Offers free access to over 199 Colorado historic newspapers from as early 1859.