Experience what the Holidays may have been like at Bent’s Old Fort on December 2, 2023
Events starts on December 2, 2023, 9:30 am to December 2, 2023, 3:30 pm
Experience what the Holidays may have been like at Bent’s Old Fort on December 2, 2023 La Junta, CO – The sights, sounds, and smells of what the Holiday Season may have been like at Bent’s Old Fort in the 1830s and 1840s will be ...
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Bent's Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail El Nino Loco: Miguel Antonio Otero, Jr. Nov 11, 2023
El Nino Loco: Miguel Antonio Otero, Jr. Members and friends of the Bent’s Fort Chapter will meet November 11 at the Koshare Museum on the Otero College Campus in La Junta. The meeting will begin at 1pm where attendees will be entertained by ...
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75th Anniversary of John Martin Dam
75th Anniversary of John Martin Dam Photo Gallery by Sue Keefer ( Scene in the Wild Photography ) Large American flags displayed on John Martin Dam during the 75th Anniversary Celebration. Ranger Holly Garnett of the John Martin Army Corps of Engi...
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Historic Trinidad Mayoral Pics Needed for Smithsonian Exhibit-Crossroads: A Change in Rural America
Trinidad Mayoral Pics Needed for Smithsonian Exhibit-Crossroads: A Change in Rural America We need the public’s help to find photos, portraits, sketches, paintings of the last 100 years of Trinidad, Colorado’s Mayors for an upcoming co...
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Rocky Ford Night at the Museum Oct. 11, 2023
Rocky Ford Night at the Museum Oct. 11, 2023 The Rocky Ford Museum is inviting the community of Rocky Ford and vicinity to a presentation about the Native American influences in the Arkansas valley area. Who: Gilbert Redsleeves, White Mountain Apa...
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Crowley County Heritage Society Fall Program & Pie Social
Crowley County Heritage Society Fall Program & Pie Social Mark your calendars for the evening of October 26th at 6:30 to attend our pie social and Hispanic History Night. On display will be artwork commemorating our region’s history by D...
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Boggsville Days Brings History Alive on Oct. 7th
Boggsville Days Brings History Alive on Oct. 7th Come join us for Boggsville Days on Saturday, Oct 7, 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. We welc...
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Experience the Second Life of Bent’s Old Fort - Sept. 8 & 9, 2023
Experience the Second Life of Bent’s Old Fort The public is invited to visit Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site on Friday, September 8 and Saturday, September 9 for our program on the Second Life of Bent’s Old Fort! Bent&rsqu...
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Manzanola United Methodist Church Receives National and State Grant Funding
Manzanola United Methodist Church receives National and State Grant Funding Preserving Black Churches and History Colorado-State Historical Fund Recipient The Manzanola United Methodist Church (MUMC) has received $100,000 from the African American...
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John Fisher Hose Company: One of the Oldest Fire Companies in Colorado
John Fisher Hose Company: One of the Oldest Fire Companies in Colorado John Fisher Hose Company was Chartered on December 31, 1882 and officially recognized on January 24, 1883, the John Fisher Hose Company has roots in being one of the oldest vol...
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