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Life of Early Cowboy was Hard: JJ cowboy John Layton

Life of Early Cowboy was Hard: JJ cowboy John Layton

As today, Dec 29, is the 140th anniversary of the incorporation of the Prairie Cattle Company I have compiled a couple of related items. The April 30, 1963 issue of…

December 29, 2020December 30, 2020
Prairie Cattle Company Incorporated 140 Years Ago Today

Prairie Cattle Company Incorporated 140 Years Ago Today

Today is a day in history that may only matter to those of us in southeast Colorado, northeast New Mexico, the Oklahoma Panhandle and the Texas Panhandle. An event in…

December 29, 2020December 30, 2020
Horse Thieves Paradise: John Jennings leads Colorado Vigilantes into No Man’s Land

Horse Thieves Paradise: John Jennings leads Colorado Vigilantes into No Man’s Land

Here are a few clippings about the citizens "of half a dozen Colorado villages, Boston, Springfield, Vilas, Minneapolis, and Carriso and also Richfield in Kansas, are uniting to make an…

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
Preacher Evans: The Great Orator of Minneapolis, Colorado

Preacher Evans: The Great Orator of Minneapolis, Colorado

Public speaking was an important part of life in 19th century America. Whether you wanted to win an election, win support for a reform movement, or become a successful minister,…

August 5, 2020August 6, 2020
Theatre in 1880s Southeast Colorado: Ten Nights in a Bar Room

Theatre in 1880s Southeast Colorado: Ten Nights in a Bar Room

A part of the history of Old Boston, Colorado  which might go unnoticed is the attempt by the town founders to build a civil and cultured existence in an environment…

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020
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
Crop Prospects for Southeast Colorado in 1888

Crop Prospects for Southeast Colorado in 1888

PERSONS Stories and Incidents of the Early Day East Enders Before Baca County became a county in the spring of 1889 it was the eastern end of Las Animas county.…

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020
Grandmother Eva Ratliff by Kathryn Ratliff Benes

Grandmother Eva Ratliff by Kathryn Ratliff Benes

With all of the news focused on COVID-19, I can't help thinking about my Grandmother Eva Ratliff. As a young woman, she lived with her family in Pittsburg, KS where…

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020
Jack Ratliff by Kathryn Ratliff Benes

Jack Ratliff by Kathryn Ratliff Benes

Editors Note: I've often mentioned Jack Ratliff as the other Baca County Wanderer when writing about Orville Ewing. If you search online for Jack Ratliff will also find numerous postcards…

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020
Poems of Faith (Post 1930s) by Nellie Grover Bamber

Poems of Faith (Post 1930s) by Nellie Grover Bamber

This 2nd post of Nellie Grover Bamber is again a true pleasure. There are some little things. The image of Grandma Bamber printed on an early dot matrix printer is…

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020

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