History Detective – The moral hazards of Walsenburg
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — Insurance companies avoid risk, right? So when a Maryland fire insurance company was considering in 1930 issuing … Keep Reading
History Detective – Party like it’s 1928
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — It was a novel idea – to have three state conventions meeting in Walsenburg at the same … Keep Reading
This Week in History by Nancy Christofferson
Walsenburg 1863: The grocery bond for Antonio Sotelo Pino’s to operate a store in his home at Badito was renewed for another … Keep Reading
History Detective – It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… a newspaper?
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — Amazon delivers packages by drone, but 91 years ago the Walsenburg newspaper was delivered by airplane to … Keep Reading
History Detective – Come up to Gardner
by Carolyn Newman GARDNER — A ranch wife, Addie Cropsey Hudson, and her husband, Tim, raised Hereford cattle near Gardner, Huerfano County. Her … Keep Reading
History Detective – Onward to victory
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — This shocking statement appeared in a high school yearbook: “All members of the sports lettermen will be … Keep Reading
History Detective – Downed bomber stirs up mystery
by Carolyn Newman HUERFANO — There is more than one mystery connected to a May 4, 1943, plane crash in the Spanish … Keep Reading
History Detective – Oozing juicing cabbages – Just like grandma used to make
by Carolyn Newman HUERFANO — Summer means gardens and produce and canning or preserving – at least it did to our grandparents, … Keep Reading
History Detective – Shoo, fly, don’t bother me
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — Have you killed a fly yet? Fly season is here. Thankfully our youngsters do not know about … Keep Reading
History Detective – Boarding with Berwind
by Carolyn Newman BERWIND — To have one town named after you is an honor – to have two is an extraordinary … Keep Reading