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Brand-New Central Computer Center
Submitted by abrown on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 1:46pmHave you visited the busy new computer center on the fourth floor of the Central Branch of the Denver Public Library? Computers in libraries did not happen by chance.
Bancroft Finalists at Premier Reads Book Group
Submitted by j_wendel_cox on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 1:02pmLaurie Spurling and Wendel Cox will be your host and guides to new and provocative books on the American West. Three featured titles for the evening are Jane S.
Construction Resumes
Submitted by rdudley on Fri, 07/02/2010 - 2:27pmOriginally construction was to be completed around the first of the year - the year 2010. But due to circumstances beyond our control that didn't happen.
Bike to Work Day a Big Hit at DPL
Submitted by rdudley on Wed, 06/23/2010 - 1:56pmMaking the trip to the Central branch on bicycle is always a good idea, and the food and other festivities along the way provided an added incentive for about 40 DPL employees.
Indian Wars Stories
Submitted by abrown on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 1:01pmI remember the horse, Comanche, from my University of Kansas days. The stuffed version looked nothing like the sleek creature portrayed in the first image. It was rather small and mothe
Thank You Volunteers
Submitted by rdudley on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 2:22pmThe staff of the Denver Public Library's Western History and genealogy Department said thank you to the nearly 300 volunteers who work on processing collections, indexing, researching, clipping new
House History Anyone?
Submitted by rdudley on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 1:56pmBruce Hanson passed along some of the house history expertise he has acquired in the past 18 years to other members of the staff of the Western History/Genealogy Department of the Denver Public Lib
Newspapers Beyond Western History & Genealogy ...
Submitted by j_wendel_cox on Sun, 05/09/2010 - 1:54pmNewspapers can be a challenge. Even with today's extraordinary library catalogs, what a library holds of a given newspaper title can be difficult to determine.
Dr. Michael Beshoar
Submitted by abrown on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 2:37pmYour ancestors might have worked at the brick yard or at the local newspaper, The Advertiser. Perhaps they visited the doctor or taught school. Any of these activities among ma












