Names of Springfield Residents of 1889 Disclosed in Letter this Week…
The names of those who lived in Springfield and community back in the year 1889 disclosed in a The Democrat-Herald (Springfield, Colorado) 25 Jan 1935. — clipping from the…
Sunrise in Southeast Colorado
Thought I would start posting a few Baca County Sunrises... Sunrise on the last day of the 2014 Baca County Fair, August 2, 2014 I shared a few of these…
How My Grandparents Met: by George Chatham
By George Chatham My Great-Uncle Elmer Chatham filed a "homestead" claim to 320 acres on South Horse Creek, located 7 1/2 miles north and 2 miles west of Springfield. That…
An Old Stone Schoolhouse in Springfield
I haven't had a lot of time to work on this lately but a conversation started which I wanted to quickly share. Today I got an introduction from a comment…
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.…
More Tales of the Prairie: The Kar-Vu Drive In…An American Icon
A drive-in theater is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand and a large parking area for automobiles. Within…
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…