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There are two things that set Golden apart as a
cohesive community, different from the rest of
the Denver metropolitan area. One is our
historic downtown, which provides a central
place to shop, meet, and hold all of those
Golden-centric community events. The other
is the fact that we've had our own newspaper, The
Golden Transcript,
for well over a century. The Golden
library has the complete archive of
historic Transcripts on microfilm, which is an
incredible resource for historians. The
Golden Pioneer Museum has preserved a number of note-worthy
Transcript articles on their website.
As with all
newspapers, The Transcript struggles to
find a business model that works in the
electronic age. They are now owned by a
company that publishes several suburban
newspapers, and the articles they print are not
focused exclusively on Golden anymore.
Nonetheless, The Golden Transcript continues to
be a valuable component in our community. You
can read their recent Golden-related articles
online at the Mile High News website (scroll
down to the "Golden" header).
City and Mountain Views covers
Jefferson County, and frequently includes great
articles about Golden. Carole Lomond has
been publishing this periodical since the 1970s.
They have a nice web site, and are gradually adding some of their historic
content to the online archive.
See their
web site to read recent issues or to sign up for
a free subscription.
Yourhub.com
is a very
interesting experiment in allowing locals to
publish their own articles and pictures.
Several Golden residents have registered as
contributors and often submit great pictures and
articles about Golden events. Sharon
Wheatley and Rick Gardner are
both frequent contributors. A print version of
some of those articles is included in Thursday's
Rocky Mountain News.
The
Oredigger is the student newspaper at the
Colorado School of Mines.
The
Jefferson County historical society publishes a
magazine, Historically
Jeffco, once a year. It generally
features one or more excellent articles
about Golden. The magazine is not online,
but copies are available in the libraries.
If you join the Golden
Landmarks Association, you will be added to
the subscription list and will receive your open
copy!
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