57th Annual Bent County Historical Society Essay Winners Announced
57th Annual Bent County Historical Society Essay Winners Announced Bent County Historical Society is proud to announce the winners of the 57th annual essay contest. This contest is called, “Giving Thanks to our Elders’ History.” The rules en...
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Bent’s Old Fort Evening Candlelight Tours December 2 & 3, 2022
Evening Candlelight Tours December 2 & 3, 2022 La Junta, CO – The annual Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site Evening Candlelight Tours will be presented on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 this year. The 90-minute Evening Candlel...
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Friends of Historic Southeast Colorado Membership Drive and Newsletter
Friends of Historic Southeast Colorado 407 North 12th, Rocky Ford CO 81067 FHSECO Is having a "Membership Drive" With each $25 paid membership for the Friends We will give you one free ticket for $200 Cash or a Gun (270, 17HMR, black 20 ga. or mud...
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WW Feed & Supply Fire Videos & Photo Galleries
WW Feed & Supply Fire Videos Incident Report and Interview with La Junta Fire Chief Brad Davidson La Junta Fire Chief Brad Davidson said, "At approximately 6:45 LJFD was paged out to a structure fire at WW Feeds in La Junta. While in route, we wer...
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Veterans Day Military Timeline at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site
Veterans Day Military Timeline at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site La Junta, CO – Bent’s Fort was a trading post operated by Bent, St. Vrain, & Company as a private place of business that relied on peaceful relations with the Cheyenne,...
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Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site Photo Contest
Bent's Old Fort Photo Contest Bent’s Old Fort is holding a photo contest. The winning image will be featured on the 2023 Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site Annual Pass. The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2022. The winner will be ...
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Secretary Haaland Commits to Telling America’s Story at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Secretary Haaland Commits to Telling America’s Story at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site EADS, Colo. — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams today visited the Sand Creek Massacre Na...
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Family Night at The Museum Oct 22 in Las Animas
Family Night at The Museum Oct 22 in Las Animas The Rawlings Heritage Center is proud to announce the fourth annual, “Family Nite at the Museum,” on October 22nd from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Light refreshments will be provided. We are having a Sca...
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Otero College’s Meagan Hotchkiss-Trejo to Present at European Immersive Education Summit in Switzerland
Otero College’s Meagan Hotchkiss-Trejo to Present at European Immersive Education Summit in Switzerland LA JUNTA — Meagan Hotchkiss-Trejo, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Otero College, will be presenting at the 8th European Immersive...
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History Comes Alive For Boggsville Days Oct 1st
History Comes Alive For Boggsville Days Come join us for Boggsville Days this Saturday, Oct 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. where living history characters bring the 1860s to life. It’s fun for the whole family and admission is free.
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