Ann Sneesby-Koch

Archives Collections Specialist

Ann Sneesby-Koch is an Archives Collections Specialist at History Colorado, where she started in 2016 as the Project Manager for the NEH-funded Colorado Digital Newspaper Project. Ann graduated from the University of Wyoming (BA, Humanities and Fine Arts), as well as University of Maryland (MA, Classics) and University of Tennessee (MS, Information Sciences).  She oversees the Colorado newspapers microfilm collection, the largest in the world, and loves old news—the weirder, the better. 

Close-up photo of author Ann Sneesby-Koch. She has shoulder length dark hair with bangs, and she's wearing a denim top. She's smiling at the camera.
Ann Sneesby-Koch

Written by Ann Sneesby-Koch

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    Colorado’s Reel History: Rocky Ford Enterprise

    Our Colorado’s Reel History blog series showcases some of the many newspapers in our collection. Check out some clippings from the Rocky Ford Enterprise below, then read on for a short history of the paper.

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    Colorado’s Reel History: The Chronicle-News

    Our Colorado’s Reel History blog series showcases some of the many newspapers in our collection. This month we feature The Chronicle-News, the Trinidad newspaper that once employed Ina Eloise Young, the first American woman sports editor.

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    Colorado's Reel History: The Statesman and Denver Star

    We’re starting a new blog series called Colorado's Reel History to showcase some of the many newspapers in our collection. This month we feature the Statesman/Denver Star, a weekly paper founded in 1888 that served African American communities in the Rocky Mountain West. Check out some of the headlines in the slideshow below, then read on for more information about the influence this paper had on the community it served.