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A tipi at sunset. Over the tipi fly two flags: the United States flag, and the white flag of peace.

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Throughout our state, History Colorado offers eleven beautiful, inspiring museums and historic sites that ignite imaginations of all ages. Join us to discover your past and build a better future for all people in Colorado. We’re also home to a free public research center, Colorado’s Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, and the History Colorado State Historical Fund (SHF), the nation’s largest preservation program of its kind.

Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center

Fort Garland, CO
History Colorado Center

Denver, CO
Ute Indian Museum

Montrose, CO
Trinidad History Museum

Trinidad, CO
Center for Colorado Women's History

Denver, CO
El Pueblo History Museum

Pueblo, CO
Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin

Leadville, CO

Latest News

State Historical Fund Awards More Than $296,000 in Grant Funding for Preservation Projects

Gregg Deal’s “Merciless Indian Savages” comes to El Pueblo History Museum

November includes The Sand Creek Massacre Exhibition opening, Indigenous Film Festival, Seasonal Holiday Celebrations, and much more at History Colorado

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Recent Colorado Magazine Articles

Image of a picture postcard of Downtown Denver around 1950-1960. The photograph has been taken from an intersection along Sixteenth Street. Signs on buildings read "Paramount (Theatre)" "Denver" "Skagg's" and "Swift's Ice Cream," among others. Cars are travelling in one direction along Sixteenth, toward the D&F Tower in the distance.

Marveling at the Mile High City

Image of a hand-drawn map on white paper. The map indicates North at the top of the page and South at the bottom; in thin cursive handwriting, the Sand Creek snakes its way from the left of the map, down to the south. There are "X" marks alongside the creek, with names that suggest who was positioned in the area. "Chivington Trail" is legible along a path leading from the south up north to the area where others were situated along the creek.

“All the Camp was Weeping”

Photo of a Doughboy helmet from World War One. It is a round metal helmet painted with green, brown and black camouflage pattern on the outer surface. A heraldic eagle painted on a yellow background is hand painted on the forehead.

The Eleventh Hour

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Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church

Denver

A photo of the Gas Creek School near Nathrop in Chaffee County

Gas Creek School

Nathrop

A photo of the Henry Huff Cabin.

Henry Huff Cabin

A photo of the Far View Visitor Center in Mesa Verde National Park

Far View Visitor Center

Cortez