Eva and James Howe… and their house.

by Meg Dunn | Jan 21, 2018 | Fort Collins, Frontier Faces

In 1880, James and Eva Howe moved to Fort Collins where they eventually built a small one-story bungalow on Walnut street. Eva was a dark eyed beauty with a sweet and forgiving disposition. James was a millwright of great skill, but he had a penchant for drink. Though...

Indian Wedding

by Meg Dunn | Jan 19, 2018 | Fort Collins, Frontier Faces, Native Residents

A friend recently loaned an old folder full of stories to me. It had been compiled in the 1970s from the scrapbook of the Society of Early Pioneer Women as well as from interviews with daughters of pioneers. Though I’ll write more about the booklet at another...

The Lindell Mill – Ranch-Way Feeds

by Meg Dunn | Mar 13, 2016 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Fort Collins

Ranch-Way Feeds is the longest running commercial enterprise in the city of Fort Collins. It began in 1868 as the Lindell Mill. Here’s a timeline for the business. 1868 – Henry Clay Peterson and Elizabeth “Auntie” Stone build the first grist...

First National Bank moves to 205 W. Oak St. January 14, 1961

by Linda Devers Iannuzzi | Mar 4, 2016 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Fort Collins, Guest Post, NoCo Notables

At one time, First National Bank was located on the southeast corner of College and Mountain in an impressive granite and terra cotta building with grand columns standing sentry on either side of the stairs that lead up to the front entrance. But in the early sixties,...

The Pioneer Association Places a Plaque on the Hattie McDaniel House

by Meg Dunn | Mar 1, 2016 | Cultural Character, Fort Collins

On Saturday, February 27, 2016, the Pioneer Association (which is a 110 year old organization started by the Coy family and others) placed a plaque on the childhood home of Hattie McDaniel, an actress who is best known for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, for...

Finding Hattie Hicks at Grandview Cemetery

by Meg Dunn | Jan 23, 2016 | Fort Collins, Frontier Faces, Historian’s Toolbox

On Tuesday I shared the few details I have been able to glean on the lives of Harkless Hicks, his first wife Hattie, and his second wife, Josie. On Thursday I wanted to head over to Grandview Cemetery to see where they were buried. But first I had to figure out where...