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                    &lt;p&gt;Remember when &lt;a href="http://history.denverlibrary.org/"&gt;WHG&lt;/a&gt; taught you how to &lt;a href="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/content/talk-beatnik"&gt;talk like a beatnik&lt;/a&gt;? &amp;nbsp;This post will point you in the right direction to hang out in all the beat hot spots in Denver.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;So many hip people have hung out in Denver, and still do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~4/U7nOMpUg3PE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/content/hang-out-beats</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Weird Photo Wednesday, February 8th, 2012</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~3/dDrg6QeNFUE/weird-photo-wednesday-february-8th-2012</link><category>Photographs</category><category>children</category><category>valentine</category><category>Weird Photo Wednesday</category><category>Western History Collection</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">jrogers</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:54:47 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">419 at http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog</guid><description>&lt;div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;Happy Valentine!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Please be ours on Valentine Day! For our photo today we have some happy children.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~4/dDrg6QeNFUE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/content/weird-photo-wednesday-february-8th-2012</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Who are Your Ancestors?</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~3/bw2lvoWJ9Q8/who-are-your-ancestors</link><category>Genealogy</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">jjeffrey</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:06:42 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">414 at http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog</guid><description>&lt;div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"&gt;
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                    &lt;a href="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/2Loretto_Heights_service_camp_World_War_I.jpg" rel="lightbox[field_blog_image][Service Class 1919]"&gt;&lt;img src="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/imagecache/thumbnail/2Loretto_Heights_service_camp_World_War_I.jpg" alt="Service Class 1919" title=""  width="139" height="100" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;You've heard the commercial &amp;quot; You don't even have&amp;nbsp;to know what you're&amp;nbsp;looking for... you just have to&amp;nbsp;start looking.&amp;quot; We can show you how to start!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The second Saturday of most months we offer a beginning genealogy class.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Instructor Lou-Jean Rehn, CG will show&amp;nbsp;you how to&amp;nbsp;think genealogically.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~4/bw2lvoWJ9Q8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/content/who-are-your-ancestors</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>What to do When it Snows in Denver</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~3/KsIE86ywQec/what-do-when-it-snows-denver</link><category>Genealogy</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">jjeffrey</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:55:29 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">413 at http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog</guid><description>&lt;div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"&gt;
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                    &lt;a href="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/Big_snow_of_December_1913_Colfax_and_Broadway.jpg" rel="lightbox[field_blog_image][]"&gt;&lt;img src="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/imagecache/thumbnail/Big_snow_of_December_1913_Colfax_and_Broadway.jpg" alt="" title=""  width="179" height="100" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;a href="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/Reference_Room_Denver_Public_Library_East_sic_Denver_High_School.jpg" rel="lightbox[field_blog_image][]"&gt;&lt;img src="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/imagecache/thumbnail/Reference_Room_Denver_Public_Library_East_sic_Denver_High_School.jpg" alt="" title=""  width="132" height="100" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;Why come on down to the Central Denver Public Library of course!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Some people stay home when it snows but Denverites are tough folks.&amp;nbsp; So get in your SUV or mega truck and come on down to the Central Library and explore your neighborhood, track your ancestor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~4/KsIE86ywQec" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/content/what-do-when-it-snows-denver</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Open For Business</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~3/CpGbiaKlC94/open-business</link><category>News</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jennifer</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:51:36 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">412 at http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog</guid><description>&lt;div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"&gt;
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                    &lt;a href="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/CIMG4787.JPG" rel="lightbox[field_blog_image][open for business]"&gt;&lt;img src="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/imagecache/thumbnail/CIMG4787.JPG" alt="open for business" title=""  width="133" height="100" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;Fear not, unwavering researchers!&amp;nbsp; DPL is open, and WHG librarians are waiting to help YOU!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Wind, rain, snow, nothing will stop the librarians at &lt;a href="http://history.denverlibrary.org/index.html"&gt;Western History &amp;amp; Genealogy&lt;/a&gt; from coming in to serve.&amp;nbsp; There may be a foot of&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~4/CpGbiaKlC94" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/content/open-business</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Who Do You Think You Are?</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~3/xDniGThckNA/who-do-you-think-you-are</link><category>Genealogy</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">jjeffrey</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:35:05 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">411 at http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog</guid><description>&lt;div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"&gt;
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                    &lt;a href="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/fef80a6be748fd63bc0ba614a301934c.jpg" rel="lightbox[field_blog_image][]"&gt;&lt;img src="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/imagecache/thumbnail/fef80a6be748fd63bc0ba614a301934c.jpg" alt="" title=""  width="175" height="100" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;a href="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/08_51326259.jpg" rel="lightbox[field_blog_image][Martin Sheen]"&gt;&lt;img src="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/imagecache/thumbnail/08_51326259.jpg" alt="Martin Sheen" title=""  width="175" height="100" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;Learn how to research like a celebrity!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Who Do You Think You Are? Season 3 airs on NBC Channel 9 this Friday at 7pm local time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~4/xDniGThckNA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/content/who-do-you-think-you-are</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Weird Photo Wednesday, February 1st, 2012</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~3/8O7AKTKizTY/weird-photo-wednesday-february-1st-2012</link><category>Photographs</category><category>Denver</category><category>skyline</category><category>Weird Photo Wednesday</category><category>Western History Collection</category><category>Women</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">jrogers</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:18:08 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">410 at http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog</guid><description>&lt;div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"&gt;
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                    &lt;a href="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/skylinewomen.jpeg" rel="lightbox[field_blog_image][]"&gt;&lt;img src="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/imagecache/thumbnail/skylinewomen.jpeg" alt="" title=""  width="110" height="100" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;Don't lean back!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A line up of&amp;nbsp;beautiful women on the Denver skyline! Let's hope a gust of wind doesn't turn up. Notice all of the smoke in the sky. Denver even then had problems with the brown cloud.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~4/8O7AKTKizTY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/content/weird-photo-wednesday-february-1st-2012</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>This Just In...</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~3/3JPlB7QjDt4/just</link><category>New Books</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">jjeffrey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:10:32 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">409 at http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog</guid><description>&lt;div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;Colorado Genealogical Society does it again!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;They have been most generous with us all.&amp;nbsp; They have brought another load of new books for you to use.&amp;nbsp; They include the following:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~4/3JPlB7QjDt4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/content/just</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Visit Your Ancestral Village--Without Leaving Home</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~3/y8UsfcY6hvw/visit-your-ancestral-village-without-leaving-home</link><category>Genealogy</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">jjeffrey</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:33:25 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">408 at http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog</guid><description>&lt;div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"&gt;
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                    &lt;a href="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/Ratstrinkstube.jpg" rel="lightbox[field_blog_image][]"&gt;&lt;img src="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/imagecache/thumbnail/Ratstrinkstube.jpg" alt="" title=""  width="54" height="100" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;This is one talk you will not want to miss!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~4/y8UsfcY6hvw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/content/visit-your-ancestral-village-without-leaving-home</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Take a Look at This!</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~3/0AsBg0vdoQ0/take-look</link><category>New Books</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">jjeffrey</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:21:25 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">407 at http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog</guid><description>&lt;div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image"&gt;
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                    &lt;a href="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/index.jpg" rel="lightbox[field_blog_image][Front cover of The Plazas of New Mexico]"&gt;&lt;img src="http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/imagecache/thumbnail/index.jpg" alt="Front cover of The Plazas of New Mexico" title=""  width="110" height="100" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;What are the three types of plazas most prevalent in New Mexico?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Chris Wilson and Stefanos Polyzoides, editors of The Plazas of New Mexico have created a work to draw in the reader with carefully crafted essays about the plazas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WesternHistoryAndGenealogyBlog/~4/0AsBg0vdoQ0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/content/take-look</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>

