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Cooling Troughs in SE Colorado: Includes A Video Tour by Steve Doner

Cooling Troughs in SE Colorado: Includes A Video Tour by Steve Doner

EDITORS NOTE: We have included videos from our good friend Steve Doner's Youtube Channel. If you like history Subscribe Now. Cooling Trough made of a Single stone. Checkout the videos…

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020
Offices of the Prairie Cattle Company

Offices of the Prairie Cattle Company

"The largest herd of cattle I ever saw was in the summer of 1888. It stretched north from the mouth of Leon Creek, 25 miles southwest of the present Clayton…

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020
Growing Up in Baca County Episode 6, Part 1 by John Havens

Growing Up in Baca County Episode 6, Part 1 by John Havens

Note this episode references Fred Holister. More on Fred Click Here: Fred Holister: A Cowboy's Story Many older people of the Vilas Community made an impression on my life. Some…

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019
An Al Jennings 1908 Silent Western, “The Bank Robbery”

An Al Jennings 1908 Silent Western, “The Bank Robbery”

I have mentioned several times the influence Old Boston, Colorado likely had on the early development of the western movie genre because of the time Al Jennings and the Jennings…

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019
The Noted Burying Ground: Boston, Colorado

The Noted Burying Ground: Boston, Colorado

The “Noted Burying Ground” or Boston, Colorado Cemetery shown in the Dec 2018 photo below is all that is left of what was Boston, Colorado of the Southeast Colorado plains.…

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019
An 1887 Letter from Judge Jennings

An 1887 Letter from Judge Jennings

Many of you are familiar with Judge JDF Jennings who was Vice President of the Boston or Atlantis (Colorado) Town Company from my book “Old Boston: As Wild As They…

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019
Sam Konkel’s Map of Southeast Colorado Stagecoach Routes 1887-1889

Sam Konkel’s Map of Southeast Colorado Stagecoach Routes 1887-1889

A couple years ago I found a copy of Sam Konkel's Southeast Colorado Stagecoach map in terrible condition.  The quality was so poor it was basically useless and it led me…

September 7, 2018March 6, 2019

Reading Old Time Newspapers: A Primer

It feels great to find interesting tidbits in old newspapers—for me it has been part of researching my book, for others, it may be finding an obituary, marriage announcement, or…

July 3, 2018January 19, 2019

The Digital Campfire of Social Media and How it Sparked a Book Project

Greetings from an unseasonably mild but windy Casper Wyoming.  I have a little bit of reflection and a couple of messages related to a local history blog, social media,  and…

February 3, 2018March 25, 2019
The Town Boom Years in Southeastern Colorado 1886-1889: A Map

The Town Boom Years in Southeastern Colorado 1886-1889: A Map

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…

January 13, 2018March 8, 2019

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