by Meg Dunn | Apr 8, 2020 | Agricultural College / A&M / CSU, Berthoud, Johnstown & Milliken, Boulder, Buckeye, Waverly & Wellington, Fort Collins, Greeley, Laporte / Bellvue, Loveland, Masonville/Buckhorn Valley, Nunn & the High Plains, Schools K-12, Weld County, Windsor & Timnath
As the 1918 Influenza Pandemic swept through Northern Colorado, schools were shut down, churches stopped meeting, theaters were closed, and grocery shopping required calling in your order and picking it up at the door.
by Meg Dunn | Aug 25, 2017 | Agricultural College / A&M / CSU
Sometimes I come across a photo in the archives that just cracks me up. This photo of three Colorado Agricultural College wrestlers is one such example. (CSU was called the Colorado Agricultural College before 1935.) Altering a photo in some way has always required a...
by Meg Dunn | Jun 18, 2017 | Agricultural College / A&M / CSU, Book Reviews
In 2006, Cheryl Miller, in the CSU Department of Animal Sciences, compiled a book of old Fort Collins and CSU post cards as well as text from old newspapers. A friend of mine, Jennifer Mayan Kaylor, loaned me her copy. It’s been a lot of fun to flip through, and...
by Dean Schachterle | Jul 31, 2016 | Agricultural College / A&M / CSU, Fort Collins, NoCo Notables
The Big Thompson Flood, during the night of July 31, 1976, was enormously devastating with a final count of 144 casualties. The earliest newspaper accounts were sparse with details as new information slowly unfolded. In the following days, months and years, many stories have been written about the flood covering nearly every aspect. This posting features the dark side task of processing the flood victims with a special focus and follow-up regarding forensic anthropologist Dr. Michael Charney.
by Meg Dunn | Jul 8, 2016 | Agricultural College / A&M / CSU
From 1901 to 1965, there was a 104 foot tall flagpole near Spruce Hall at Colorado State University. Of course, when the flagpole was first put up, the school was called the Colorado Agricultural College (CAC). Thirty-four years later the name was changed to...
by Meg Dunn | Apr 1, 2016 | Agricultural College / A&M / CSU, Frontier Faces
While digging through photos at the CSU Archive for the article on Margaret House, I came across this shot of the Jesse Harris spring. (I’ve modified it slightly by zooming in on the spring and the people and cropping out some trees, grass, and a sidewalk.) What...
by Dean Schachterle | Mar 29, 2016 | Agricultural College / A&M / CSU, Guest Post
As I dig through books, websites, and archives while doing research for the stories I write, I often come across the odd photo, tangential story, or even just a small detail that I find intriguing enough to share on social media as a sort of aside to the...
by Meg Dunn | Dec 18, 2015 | Agricultural College / A&M / CSU, Then and Now
I hadn’t planned on doing a Then & Now post today, but Hap Hazard just keeps sending great shots my way. So today we’re going to take a look at the area where the stadium is being built. Imagine yourself flying over the west end of campus looking...
