Oct 4, 20221 minLafayette Head: Politician and moreLafayette Head is one of Colorado's least well-known, but incredibly important pioneers. Perhaps because he spent most of his life in the...
Sep 21, 20221 minA camp and fort on the UncompahgreCantonment on the Uncompahgre, later called Fort Crawford, was a military post in Western Colorado for a decade. (A cantonment is a...
Sep 7, 20221 minPedaling through early Grand JunctionSome time ago, a friend suggested I write a history column about early day bicycling in Grand Junction and Western Colorado. He also...
Aug 24, 20221 minA teacher's headachesGrand Junction's first teacher, Nancy "Nannie" Blaine, had her share of problems when she began teaching at the community's first school...
Aug 12, 20221 minA Revolt that changed the WestThe Pueblo Revolt occurred this week in New Mexico, just 342 years ago. Ok, that was a long time ago, but the Native fight against the...