Colorado celebrates 150 years of statehood with oral history initiative

Colorado celebrates 150 years of statehood with oral history initiative

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Colorado is celebrating 150 years of statehood this year, an anniversary that coincides with our nation's 250th birthday, and one way many are marking the occasion is through a big project to record Colorado's oral history. The America 250 - Colorado 150 Commission has launched a storytelling initiative to create " A Portrait of Colorado at 150." The goal is to capture the history of everyday Coloradans with a g…