History Detective – Ready, aim, fire first
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — John J. Wright was shot dead about noon outside a Walsenburg hotel. The shooter, Homer Potts, was … Keep Reading
History Detective Walsenburgh – a dandy big town
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURGH — Did you catch the h on the end of Walsenburgh? And so it was written in 1888 … Keep Reading
History Detective – Father Walsen
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — How exciting for Fred Walsen’s kids! Their house was right on Walsenburg’s Main Street between Fifth and … Keep Reading
History Detective – Mondo big burgers for the cowboy on the go
WALSENBURG – A hamburger without french fries? Unthinkable! But Mondo’s Poor Boy, the local teen and adult hangout, did just fine without … Keep Reading
History Detective – Break it to her gently – Part 3 of Agnes Mozar interview
WALSENBURG — (Continued from last week). When Agnes Mozar was interviewed in 1980 for an oral history project, she told tales of … Keep Reading
History Detective – Who’s your daddy
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — (Continued from last week). When Agnes Mozar was interviewed in 1980 for an oral history project, she … Keep Reading
History Detective – Moving on to make a living
by Carolyn Newman COAL CAMPS – Coal miners tended to move from one mine to another; perhaps the men would lose their … Keep Reading
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