History

Like a lot of people nowadays, Artist Rick Dallago is fascinated by selfies. Rick paints key moments in history – or recreates famous works of art -- and then paints a cell phone into the image. His paintings show a man taking a selfie immediately after the JFK assassination. Or the Mona Lisa’s smile captured on a tiny cell phone screen. Rick’s provocative work is the focus of a new exhibition in Denver.

In the early part of the 20th century, Lincoln Hills was a retreat in the mountains west of Denver created for Black American families to spend time in the outdoors. A new exhibit at History Colorado in Denver explores the legacy of this haven during an era of segregation. We learn more about Lincoln Hills on today’s In The NoCo.

Visitors to national parks this summer may notice striking new signs asking people to report any “negative” depictions of historic events or figures they encounter. Advocates for national parks worry that this will lead to censoring less flattering parts of U.S. history. We hear about how this order could impact Colorado’s national park sites, like the Amache internment camp or the Sand Creek Massacre historic site.

Have you ever yearned for just one more conversation with your deceased loved one? That possibility is closer than ever ... thanks to a technology known as a generative ghost. But would that encounter be moving ... or unsettling? That’s the focus of a CU Boulder researcher featured on today’s In the NoCo.

Fire Station No. 3 in Denver with a legacy of all-Black fire crews has been added to the National Register of Historic Places due to its unique architecture and ethnic heritage.

Crews near Boulder are preparing to extinguish an underground fire that has been burning for more than a century. It’s one of 38 underground fires burning in coal seams around the state. We’ll hear how this unusual firefighting operation works.

The Denver Art Museum just opened the exhibit "The Life and Art of Tokio Ueyama." Some of his works depict scenes of Amache, a World War II, Japanese-American incarceration camp in Colorado.

Negotiations over the water supply for 40 million people are hinged on how you interpret the words "will not cause," written into the century-old Colorado River Compact.

A new collaboration between the Sand Creek Massacre Foundation and the Amache Alliance is educating young people about their history on Colorado's southeastern plains.

Social studies standards in Colorado schools are changing to incorporate more diverse stories, including those of LGBTQ people. Now, communities across the state, including Summit County, are preparing for these updates to take effect.