1,601
edits
m
no edit summary
Diana47judy (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
Diana47judy (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Colorado]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries''' <br> [[Image:1024px-Colorado rocky mtns.JPG|left|400px|File:1024px-Colorado rocky mtns.JPG]] '''History Colorado''', formerly known as the '''Colorado Historical Society''', is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of Colorado | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Colorado]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries''' <br> [[Image:1024px-Colorado rocky mtns.JPG|left|400px|File:1024px-Colorado rocky mtns.JPG]] '''History Colorado''', formerly known as the '''Colorado Historical Society''', is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of Colorado. It houses the state’s largest body of combined artifacts, documents, and photographs illustrating Colorado’s history and people. | ||
<br> | |||
<br> | |||
<br> | |||
<br> | |||
<br> | |||
The organization maintains 13 historic sites and 10 museum sites. Of greatest interest for Colorado genealogists is the Stephen H. Hart Library and Research Center, which has a newspaper collection, directories, indexes, access to Ancestry and digitized Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.<br> | The organization maintains 13 historic sites and 10 museum sites. Of greatest interest for Colorado genealogists is the Stephen H. Hart Library and Research Center, which has a newspaper collection, directories, indexes, access to Ancestry and digitized Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.<br> | ||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
C.W.A. Materials- reference files and interviews compiled by the Civil Works Administration and the Writer’s Project series <br> | C.W.A. Materials- reference files and interviews compiled by the Civil Works Administration and the Writer’s Project series <br> | ||
Artifact Collections- furniture, paintings, interior and industrial design, clothing, ethnography, archaeological collections, tools and machines, military items, and more <br> | Artifact Collections- furniture, paintings, interior and industrial design, clothing, ethnography, archaeological collections, tools and machines, military items, and more <br> | ||
== Services<br> == | == Services<br> == | ||