Growing Up in Baca County, Episode #4 by John Havens
As the dust storms increased many of the farm families and a few of the town residents had to pull up stakes and look for greener pastures. As a…
Growing up in Baca County, Episode #2b, by John Havens.
A couple years ago, Kathy pushed out a series in the Plainsman Herald by John Havens. We are going to replay that on this blog over the next few weeks.…
Growing up in Baca County, Episode #2 – John Havens.
A couple years ago, Kathy pushed out a series in the Plainsman Herald by John Havens. We are going to replay that on this blog over the next few weeks.…
Growing up in Baca County, Episode #1 John Havens.
A couple years ago, Kathy pushed out a series in the Plainsman Herald by John Havens. We are going to replay that on this blog over the next few weeks.…
Dust Bowl Research Update: Origins of the term”Dust Bowl”, Maps and more
I have been collecting artifacts of the Dust Bowl as it relates to Baca County for awhile. My focus is compiling a resource that tells the “Dust Bowl” story from…
The Dust Bowl Days: by George Chatham
The Dust Bowl Days: by George Chatham As I shared in an earlier post the Elmer & Lela Chatham family left Baca County and moved to Power’s county sometime in…
Were the Dirty Thirties the Good Old Days?
Posted with permission of Gloria Jean. Original article appeared in the Huckaby Times (Cousin Newsletter), April 2004 On Sunday April 14th, 1935, the sun came up in a clear sky.…
I Was Working on the Railroad…In The Heart of the Dust Bowl?
Dust Bowl noun, The region in the South Central U.S that suffered from dust storms. Thanks Johnny Jameson for this picture of a Roller Coming through Springfield Associated Press staff…
Free Dust Bowl Teaching Resources
August 2018 NOTE: This resource will be updated extensively later this fall as I am currently preparing a resource "The Dust Bowl: The View from Ground Zero." Stay tuned. Growing…
More Tales From the Prairie: A Sanora Babb Conversation
Reposted from KentBrooks.com November 28, 2013 In early September 2013, I was in my hometown of Springfield Colorado. While eating at the Longhorn Steakhouse I got into a discussion with…