by Meg Dunn | Apr 18, 2023 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Fort Collins
The Town of East Collins Image from the Archive at FCMoD of the Buckingham District, C01533. On March 18, 1903, the Weekly Courier announced that Fort Collins was growing. A plat map had just been filed with the county clerk for a neighborhood just north of East...
by Meg Dunn | Mar 6, 2023 | Cultural Character, Fort Collins, People Groups
Charles T. Birdwhistle (Image from the Archive at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, M00350.) On April 25, 1898, the U.S. Congress declared war on Spain. Upon hearing the news, a 17-year-old resident of North Topeka, Kansas, by the name of Charles Birdwhistle,...
by Meg Dunn | Nov 29, 2022 | Berthoud, Johnstown & Milliken, Historic Landmarks, Women of NoCo
In 1976, the mayor of the town of Berthoud (along with many other Colorado communities) created a Centennial-Bicentennial committee whose purpose was to plan events and festivities to recognize the Colorado Centennial and the United States Bicentennial. As Northern...
by Meg Dunn | Sep 5, 2022 | Fort Collins, Schools K-12
Happy Birthday, Lincoln! Lincoln Middle School began on September 5, 1922. In 1921, a northern addition was added to the Fort Collins High School. The plan was to use the space for grade school classes (1st-8th) until the high school needed to expand into the space....
by Meg Dunn | Mar 18, 2022 | Frontier Faces, People Groups
Racial History of Northern Colorado After the events of this past month, I’ve had several people reach out to me asking about what our local history has been regarding racial issues. So I’ve put together a collection of links to articles I’ve...
by Meg Dunn | Feb 9, 2021 | Frontier Faces, Loveland, NoCo Notables
William M. Slaughter Miner, Judge, Statesman, Fruit Farmer William Slaughter – Miner, Judge, Statesman, Fruit Farmer by Meg Dunn | Feb 8, 2021 | Frontier Faces, Loveland, NoCo Notables | 0 comments William M. Slaughter was born on July 25, 1830 in Pike County, Ohio...
by Meg Dunn | Dec 24, 2020 | Fort Collins, Frontier Faces
The First Murder in Fort Collins Al Sherwood’s Demise The First Murder in Fort Collins by Meg Dunn | Dec 24, 2020 | Fort Collins, Frontier Faces | 0 comments Albert Sherwood had just gotten off work at the Tedmon Hotel where he was a dishwasher. It was Christmas...
by Meg Dunn | Nov 16, 2020 | Fort Collins, Frontier Faces, Laporte / Bellvue, Native Residents, Weld County, Windsor & Timnath
Friday an Arapaho leader by Meg Dunn | Nov. 16, 2020 | Fort Collins, Frontier Faces, Laporte / Bellvue, Native Residents, Weld County, Windsor & Timnath | 0 comments An Arapaho boy, given the name Warshinun (meaning Black Spot or Black Coal Ashes), was born...
