Native American Brass Band
Faces of America on PBS
Reaction to “Faces of America” on PBS by an archivist-genealogist-librarian.
It's sweet, WHG can tweet!
It's official, Western History & Genealogy is now on Twitter!
Clarence Holmes and the Cosmopolitan Club
In 2009 the library processed the Clarence and Fairfax Holmes Papers (WH1270), which documents the lives of a politically and socially active couple in Denver’s African-American community.
Great Coffee, Historical Photographs to Benefit DPL
Grand Hyatt announces Grand Re-Opening of expanded Starbucks Coffee--
Underrated Mayor, Underrated Governor, Underrated State
The pamphlet pictured was distributed on bus tours designed to show Denver citizens the true state of housing in Denver developments.
Mystery photograph - can you help?
We need your help! This mysterious photograph was purchased at a Denver antique store before being donated to the library, but the donor is not sure where or what the picture is of.
Larimer Letters
First Christmas in Denver
Acquisitions Spotlight: Additions to Existing Collections
I've written before about some of the new collections that have been donated to Western History and Genealogy, but also important are the many donations of additional material to exisiting collections that come in.
Larimer Letters
Believing that he would be Colonel of a new regiment, William Larimer, Jr. vigorously recruited men for the 3rd Colorado Volunteers. The transcribed letter that follows, like others in the collection Larimer Family Papers, WH1678, communicates his excitement and enthusiasm at the time.
