Resources, News & Stories

Resources from our LOC team, stories, histories, and tales that shaped Colorado

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Librarians Reading List

Mountains and Mesas: A Southwest Colorado Regional Reading List

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Southwest Colorado’s History and Heritage Museums

Archuleta:

-San Juan Historical Museum, Pagosa Springs

-Heritage Center under development (Gomez store, Fred Harman cabin, Fort Lewis officers cabin, Hott local rancher cabin), Pagosa Springs/Archuleta Co fairgrounds 

Dolores:

-Rico Historical Museum, Rico

Hinsdale: 

-Hinsdale County Museum, Lake City

La Plata

-Animas Museum, Durango

-Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College campus

-Durango Silverton NG RR Roundhouse Museum, Durango

-Pine River Valley Heritage Society, Bayfield

-Powerhouse Science Center, Durango

-Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, Ignacio

 

Montezuma:

-Canyon of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum, Dolores

-Cortez Cultural Center, Cortez

-Galloping Goose Historical Society Museum, Dolores

-Mancos Museum, Mancos

-Mesa Verde National Park Visitor Center

-Montezuma Heritage Museum, Cortez

-Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park

Ouray:

-Ouray Alchemist Museum, Ouray

-Ouray County Museum, Ouray

-Ouray County Ranch History Museum, Ridgway

-Ridgway Railroad Museum, Ridgway

San Juan:

-San Juan County Historical Society Mining Heritage Center, Silverton

San Miguel:

-Telluride Historical Museum, Telluride

-Wright’s Mesa Historical Society and Log Cabin Museum, Norwood

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Map of the LOC

All the counties involved in the Southwest Colorado 150 efforts.

Past Newsletters

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The Railroad is Our First Corporate Sponsor
Newsletter Khara Wolf Newsletter Khara Wolf

The Railroad is Our First Corporate Sponsor

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (DS&NG) is our first corporate sponsor, supporting the innovative Passport to Southwest Colorado. Fourth-grade teachers throughout our eight-county region are creating the passport project to introduce students to the places, sites, and events that reflect our Southwest culture and heritage.  

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