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The Colorado Magazine

The Colorado Magazine gives voice to writers who share our passion for the past and the Centennial State.

  • Recently Awarded State Historical Fund Projects

    The State Historical Fund helps to provide much needed funds for historic preservation projects large and small across Colorado. Here are a handful of projects from the Fall 2021 round.

  • A woman on a horse leaping a low barrier. A stable is visible behind them.

    Sidesaddle Sanctuary

    Nestled in Cherry Hills Village along the High Line Canal trail, a unique stable connects the past of women’s sports to the present.

  • Two older farm buildings amongst trees with autumn leaves.

    Remains of the Day

    When the Marshall Fire destroyed parts of Superior, a local historian went back to her memories to reclaim some of the community’s shared past.

  • A photo of Miguel Maestas in his youth.

    An Almost-Forgotten Fight for School Desegregation

    The 1914 Maestas Suit was one of the country’s first successful legal fights against discrimination in schools. And it may have been the earliest involving Mexican Americans.

  • Photo of a woman standing next to a pillar of stacked stones, her left elbow leaning lightly against the top of the stack. A few other people are nearby, facing in the opposite direction. The woman is wearing a below-knee skirt with a blouse and buttoned short jacket, over which she has a leather bomber-style coat. She is wearing a hat on the back of her head, under which her hair is tucked. She is smiling slightly, looking at the person taking the photo.

    An Investigator, Minus the Badge

    For thirty-one years, Dorothy Kemp Heller served Colorado Springs as its not-quite-a-policewoman social investigator.

  • The Glen Eyrie house photographed in winter.

    Two Friends and Two Houses

    My hometown of Philadelphia has a name that translates to “city of brotherly love,” which certainly implies goodwill. But until I visited Colorado Springs, I hadn’t come across a historical friendship that helped to create a city.

  • A group of men in period 1920s clothing stand around a wooden barrel of alcohol while it is poured into the gutter.

    Final Round

    A Look Back at How Prohibition Shaped Hop Happy Colorado

  • Four men standing on rail road tracks in front of a box car labelled C&S. The men are wearing hats and holding rifles.

    The Mystery of the Hat in the Trunk

    A Ludlow Massacre footnote reveals details about a photojournalist time forgot.

  • Bruce Randolph holding up a street sign which reads: "Bruce Randolph, Ave."

    A Mile-High Life in Barbecue: "Daddy" Bruce Randolph, Sr.

    Colorado's most prominent pitmaster in the twentieth century, "Daddy" Bruce was as famous for his generosity as he was for his sauce. 

Hindsight 20/20

How will 2020 go down in history? In the Hindsight 20/20 project from The Colorado Magazine, twenty of today's most insightful historians and thought leaders share their visions of how 2020 will go down in history. 

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