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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
Baca County News Nov 1898,

Baca County News Nov 1898,

The following provides a sampling of a what was important in Nov 1898 as reported in the Nov 11, 1898 Springfield Herald. I think in the future I will tie…

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019
Tributary Towns

Tributary Towns

As a continuation of my look at Southeast Colorado Boom towns (1886-1889) I thought I would toss out an interesting town ad for Lamar. Almost all of the towns which…

June 20, 2019September 18, 2019
Boston, Lamar, & Sam Konkel’s “An Outlaw in Lamar”

Boston, Lamar, & Sam Konkel’s “An Outlaw in Lamar”

There are many connections between Lamar, Colorado and the 1886-1887 Boom towns of Southeast Colorado. If you have not familiarized yourself with those boom towns click here to see a…

March 19, 2019March 20, 2019

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…

September 25, 2018

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…

January 31, 2015

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…

January 30, 2015
The Old Stone Schoolhouse in Springfield

The Old Stone Schoolhouse in Springfield

"...the handiwork on that building - during those times - defies description." -Aug Blanchat We've talked many times about the old Springfield School our social media groups and how it…

January 24, 2015March 18, 2019

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.…

November 4, 2014

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…

September 9, 2014

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