At the Corner of College and Drake – a Lamb Farm
William and Nettie Drake used to operate a lamb farm at the corner of Drake Rd. and College Ave. in Fort Collins.
Resources for a Deeper Dive into the Klan in Colorado During the 1920s
In 2019, I wrote seven articles on the Klan in Colorado during the 1920s, plus I put together a timeline (that I need to update, so small caveat there). – An Overview of the Klan in Colorado, Part 1 – Chronological Context– When the Klan Came to Colorado, Part 2 –...The Mercer Colony
This is a working page. That means I’m using it as a data collection site, but publishing it so that others can see what info I’ve got so far. Ansel Watrous described the Mercer Colony in his book, History of Larimer County, Colorado (1911). In the summer...
The Vandewark House on a Postcard
The Vandewarks moved into this house in 1909. There’s a parking lot there today.
The Town of East 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...
Charles T. Birdwhistle
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,...