Colorado History

This blog used to live in Colorado, where we enjoyed exploring local history (hence the name). Now that we've moved to New York, the name seems even more relevant. A new place, after all, creates a need for new explorations.

"Make new friends," says the old song, "but keep the old." So here are some cookie-crumbs to help you, if you've stumbled on this place, find items that might be of interest. Keep in mind that any old links within the posts may not work, and it'll be a while before they're updated, if ever.

Civilian Conservation Corps

In Colorado, I lived near an intact CCC camp and the project its inhabitants built in the 1930s. By the time I left, CCC had become a primary research focus, even a part of my job at the time. Unfortunately, much of that came after this blog went dormant. Perhaps there will be new posts, but here's what we have at the moment:

1. Perspective: a 2008 post about an open house at the CCC camp museum, and the alums last visit there.
2. Lizard Head Rock: from 2006, a little about the CCC's contribution to Red Rocks Park
3. If you're interested in the Cs, check out ColoradoCCC.org, our blog dedicated to the topic. 

Historic Morrison

More than 30 years living near, and a dozen working with, the little town of Morrison gave me some good stories. Here are a couple; more are available at Morrison History.

1. Time Traveling with Maggie Crow: Maggie Maple Crow was a local character who exemplifies the incredible stamina and of pioneer women
2. Alice's Boots: Alice Rooney, daughter of homesteaders Alex and Emeline and a rancher in her own right, became one of the people I portrayed. Once.  

Not a Morrison connection, but another interesting woman I once portrayed was Denver botanist Alice Eastwood, who went west to greater fame and a long life collecting plants.

History in General

When I started this blog, I indulged in a couple philosophical discussions about my take on history, a discipline I'd pretty much avoided until I became a "born again" amateur historian in 1996.