This Week in History, for May 2, 2019 by Nancy Christofferson
Walsenburg 1882: We are having quite a building boom. Business is picking up and the farmers and stockmen are happy. 1889: The … Keep Reading
This Week in History, for April 25, 2019 by Nancy Christofferson
Walsenburg 1862: The county commissioners decided to relocate the county seat from J.B. Doyle’s ranch on the lower Huerfano to the Fort … Keep Reading
This Week in History, for April 18, 2019 by Nancy Christofferson
Walsenburg 1883: Prospective members of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) were addressed by the senior vice commander of New Mexico … Keep Reading
This Week in History, for April 4, 2019 by Nancy Christofferson
Walsenburg 1877: In the Huerfano cañon, which extends from Badito to the Mosca pass some thirty miles west the farmers are very … Keep Reading
This Week in History, for March 28, 2019 by Nancy Christofferson
Walsenburg 1870: The county commissioner have set the tolls for the Sangre de Cristo Wagon Road Company at 50 cents for any … Keep Reading
This Week in History, for March 21, 2019 by Nancy Christofferson
Walsenburg 1881: Uncle Sam Patterson received the appointment of Deputy Sheriff of Huerfano County and entered his duties this week. 1889: The … Keep Reading
This Week in History, for March 14, 2019 by Nancy Christofferson
Walsenburg 1877: The Washington’s birthday ball given by Messrs. Walsen and Levy will long be remembered as one of the most enjoyable … Keep Reading
This Week in History, for March 7, 2019 by Nancy Christofferson
Walsenburg 1877: The Washington’s birthday ball given by Messrs. Walsen and Levy will long be remembered as one of the most enjoyable … Keep Reading
This Week in History, for February 28, 2019 by Nancy Christofferson
Walsenburg 1878: Married February 21, Lorenzo Fimbres and Juana Paula Rodriquez, Martin Maez and Trinea de Errera, Jose Casiano Martin and Antonia … Keep Reading
This Week in History, for February 21, 2019 by Nancy Christofferson
Walsenburg 1890: The Walsenburg Sandstone Company put in a fine stone cornice on the Huerfano County bank building. 1894: Antoine LaBrie moved … Keep Reading