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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…