Newspapers are great resources for historical research. Fortunately there are many historic Colorado newspapers that have been digitized and are available for online searching and viewing. Advertisements can be used to determine when certain businesses operated.  when people moved to and left town and many other details Text search is not always reliable so sometimes it is necessary to read through multiple issues around the time you are interested in. ### [Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection](https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/) A service of the Colorado State Library, the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) currently includes more than 4.1 million digitized pages, representing more than 740 individual newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 to 2023. #### Newspapers in and around Trinidad [Trinidad Enterprise](https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------&sp=TEP) - 42 issues available from 1873-1880. These offer a great insight into pre-statehood Colorado Territory in and around the Trinidad area. Many of these issues are cited in the book Trinidad, Colorado Territory by Morris Taylor. [The Trinidad Chronicle-News](https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------&sp=CRN) - 2076 issues available from 1898 - 1916 [The Colorado Daily Chieftain](https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------&sp=CFT) - Pueblo, CO - 11146 issues available from 1872 - 1922. Founded by Trinidad pioneer Dr. Michael Beshoar. Later renamed the Pueblo Chieftain. [Trinidad Trojan Tribune](https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------&sp=TTT) - 339 issues available from 1937 - 1969. Published by the Trinidad Junior Community College [General News](https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL2.1920.12&sp=GNS&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------) - Delhi, CO - 51 issues available from 1920 - 1924. Delhi was a community about 45 miles northeast of Trinidad on highway 350. Includes coverage of nearby communities like Model, Thatcher and Timpas. [La Junta Tribune](https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------&sp=LJT) - La Junta, CO - 1494 issues available from 1898 - 1917 [Rocky Ford Enterprise](https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------&sp=RFE) - Rocky Ford, CO - 1667 issues available from 1893 - 1916 [El Moro Monitor](https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------&sp=EMM) - El Moro, CO - 23 issues available between March and August, 1893 [Las Animas County News](https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------&sp=LCN) - Coloflats (Branson), CO - 46 issues available from 1918 - 1924 ### [Historic Newspapers of Pueblo](https://cdm16620.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16620coll15) This collection contains the first issue of The Colorado Chieftain from June 1, 1868. This weekly publication was founded in 1868 by Dr. Michael Beshoar in the small pioneer town of Pueblo. [The Colorado Chieftain](https://cdm16620.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16620coll15/id/202/rec/1) - Pueblo, CO - issues available from 1868-1875 ### [Chronicling America](https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/) Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1756-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress. [The Chronicle-News](https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90051521/issues/) - issues available from 1912 - 1915 [La Junta Tribune](https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90051267/issues/) - issues available from 1898 - 1917 [Pueblo Chieftain](https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90051672/) - issues available from 1921 - 1922 [The Indicator](https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90051889/issues/) - issues available from 1894 - 1904