Growing Up In Baca County Part 8 By John Havens
Even though I have spent over 60 years in the ministry, there was little or no place for any church in my early childhood. It wasn’t until we moved from…
Growing up in Baca County Part 7 By John Havens
I read once of a tourist who was traveling through the country and realizing he needed gas he stopped at a very small village to fill up with gas. While…
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…
Growing up in Baca County #5 By John Havens
As a teenager working around my Dad’s service station there was always something going on to make a good story. One has to do with a fellow named Bob, who…
Growing up in Baca County by John Havens- Episode 3
On the farm my pet was Big Dog, but when we moved into Vilas I had to leave Big Dog on the farm. So for a while I didn’t…
Growing up in Baca County, Episode #2b, by John Havens.
A couple years ago, Kathy pushed out a series in the Plainsman Herald by John Havens. We are going to replay that on this blog over the next few weeks.…
Growing up in Baca County, Episode #2 – John Havens.
A couple years ago, Kathy pushed out a series in the Plainsman Herald by John Havens. We are going to replay that on this blog over the next few weeks.…
Growing up in Baca County, Episode #1 John Havens.
A couple years ago, Kathy pushed out a series in the Plainsman Herald by John Havens. We are going to replay that on this blog over the next few weeks.…
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…
A Cowboy’s Story: Fred Holister
May 24, 2018 Update from the Original post: Had a great conversation earlier this evening with 92-year-old John Havens from Vilas who now lives in Kansas. He preached the funeral…