History Detective
WALSENBURG — Four minutes – that’s what it took to change the reels in the projector in the old movie theaters. Walsenburg … Keep Reading
History Detective – Odd bits from past newspapers
WALSENBURG — A hot time developed on Seventh Street one June night when George Andrews carried a can of hot tamales. The … Keep Reading
History Detective
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — As young men tend to do in wartime, the doctor volunteered for an appointment in the … Keep Reading
History Detective – How to turn your table
by Carolyn Newman HUERFANO — A turntable is a handy device – whether for a record player or for a railroad engine. … Keep Reading
History Detective – Home up on the hill
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — The beginnings of the old Hillcrest apartment house is a mystery, but its ending has been obvious … Keep Reading
History Detective – Murder most foul
by Carolyn Newman HUERFANO/PUEBLO COUNTIES — Little Donald lived with his family east of Walsenburg near the Rattlesnake Buttes. Even before he … Keep Reading
History Detective – Will the real mayor please stand up
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — It was a lot of fuss for a job that paid absolutely nothing. The 1945 mayor’s race was … Keep Reading
History Detective – Thoughts of a Christmas past
by Carolyn Newman LONDON — The look on the young man’s face as he ran into the room holding a shorty Christmas … Keep Reading
History Detective – Historied old school on the hill
WALSENBURG — Attention has been focused lately on Hill School with its new owner, so perhaps we can look back on a … Keep Reading
History Detective – Snippets of History
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — Here are tidbits from the past. 1897: Huerfano County is now shipping 140 [railroad] cars of coal … Keep Reading