“Ten Nights in a Bar Room” by the Boston Amateur Dramatic Troupe: Theatre in 1880s Southeast Colorado
The Boston Amateur Dramatic troupe reproduced “Ten Nights in a Bar Room” at the Murray hall last Friday night. The weather was […]
The Boston Amateur Dramatic troupe reproduced “Ten Nights in a Bar Room” at the Murray hall last Friday night. The weather was […]
In the 1880s Americans were moving in droves to the Western frontier. Waves of migrants were inspired by the promises of cheap […]
A part of the history of Old Boston, Colorado which might go unnoticed is the attempt by the town founders to build […]
As a continuation of my look at Southeast Colorado Boom towns (1886-1889) I thought I would toss out an interesting town ad […]
There are many connections between Lamar, Colorado and the 1886-1887 Boom towns of Southeast Colorado. If you have not familiarized yourself with […]
Many of you are familiar with Judge JDF Jennings who was Vice President of the Boston or Atlantis (Colorado) Town Company from […]
It feels great to find interesting tidbits in old newspapers—for me it has been part of researching my book, for others, it […]
The Springfield Herald had a regular series in 1918 called “Persons, Stories, and Incidents of Old Boston and the Old Days.” The […]