Growing up in Baca County by John Havens- Episode 3
On the farm my pet was Big Dog, but when we moved into Vilas I had to leave Big Dog on the farm. So for a while I didn’t…
Celebrating the Colorful History of Baca County Colorado
On the farm my pet was Big Dog, but when we moved into Vilas I had to leave Big Dog on the farm. So for a while I didn’t…
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.…
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.…
As is normal, I was looking for something else when I discovered the namesake of another long gone Baca County Colorado town. Mostly what we know about Kliesen City is…
Sometimes it is hard to understand old forgotten towns. Especially since we don't always know where they are located in relationship to present day landmarks and towns. The map in…
May 24, 2018 Update from the Original post: Had a great conversation earlier this evening with 92-year-old John Havens from Vilas who now lives in Kansas. He preached the funeral…
This information was taken from the website - https://history.denverlibrary.org/sites/history/files/Place_Names_of_Colorado.pdf Some information may indeed be questionable, but we have to start somewhere. Information I have added is in italics. This…
The Springfield Herald had a regular series in either 1918 or 1919 called “Persons, Stories, and Incidents of Old Boston and the Old Days.” I am a bit confuse on…
Lucius McAdam came to Las Animas County Colorado in 1886. This was a couple years before Baca County was split off from Las Animas County and established as a county.…
As I move many of my dad's Navy letters to a digital format I will occasionally provide samples as shown below. I picked this one simply because it was from the…