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Posts Categorized: Carnegie Library for Local History
Carnegie Library for Local History General Information
Hours and Parking See the location page. Please note, street parking is limited. Nearby options include a public parking lot at 11th and Spruce St., and the Spruce Parking Garage at 11th St. and Spruce St. Class or Group Visits A minimum of two weeks in advance of the date you would like to visit, please email […]
Documenting the Pandemic
COVID-19 Community Stories Now Available Online In December 2022, Carnegie staff created a digital questionnaire that went out to the Boulder County community to solicit stories about life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this project are now archived and available on the Carnegie Library for Local History website. While the questionnaire window has […]
Collections at Carnegie
The Edwin Tangen collection features over 1,400 images Exploring the past can be like time traveling through your own backyard– especially when you browse the collections at Carnegie Library for Local History. A recent article shed light on the Edwin Tangen Collection a huge compilation of what Boulder looked like 100 years ago.
Carnegie Library for Local History Collection Policy
En Español The Carnegie Library archive collects, preserves, and provides valuable historical resources, intended to be protected in perpetuity about the history of Boulder County with an emphasis on the city of Boulder. Their care and preservation for the use of present and future generations is the principal responsibility of the Carnegie Library for Local […]
Turning to the past for answers to the present: A look at the 1918 Spanish Flu
COVID-19 numbers continue to spike again in Colorado and with the holidays around the corner, many are turning to boosters to protect themselves from the virus. It is also no surprise that many have looked at the past to see how we can get through this present pandemic by learning from when the 1918 Spanish […]
Maria Rogers Oral History Program
The Program The Carnegie Library for Local History began collecting oral histories in 1976. In the early 1980s, the program was led by Maria Rogers, a volunteer manager. Following Maria’s death, her family worked with the Boulder Library Foundation (BLF) to endow the program and fund a coordinator position. With this endowment, the program was […]
Carnegie Library for Local History Website
A whole new visual experience of Boulder’s past. The new website features a wide variety of high-quality photos and maps, that you can zoom in on to see stunning details, as well as a collection of oral history interviews on video and streaming audio. Check out staff favorite photos, new acquisitions, and help us identify […]
Local History and Genealogy Research
Carnegie Library for Local History offers walk-in hours on Thursdays and Saturdays, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Appointments are also available and can be scheduled online. Basic research and scanning services may be requested by emailing [email protected]. Carnegie Library for Local History The Carnegie Library for Local History archive collects and preserves our community’s memory […]
About the Carnegie Library for Local History
En Español History The library was built in 1906 with $15,000 donated by steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie. As part of the deal, the City of Boulder agreed to set aside $1,500 each year to maintain the building and the collection. Since the people of Boulder referred to their town as the “Athens of the West,” […]