The Story of Emma Malaby
Passers-by on North Meldrum Street often see the “Emma Malaby Grocery” and they ask with interest who the person actually was whose name is on the front of this old building. Emma Alice Collamer Malaby was born on December 12, 1879 at the Collamer homestead near Ted’s...
William Slaughter – Miner, Judge, Statesman, Fruit Farmer
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...
The First Murder in Fort Collins
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...
Friday, the Arapaho
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...
The Frank Millers of Northern Colorado
You might think you’ve heard about Frank Miller from the 1800s and early 1900s. But… which one? The number of Frank Millers running around Northern Colorado during that time period is… well, quite frankly, it’s rather stunning!
George Buss – Military Man and Early Settler Near Timnath
Military Man and Early Settler George Buss by Meg Dunn | Oct 3, 2019 | Fort Collins, Frontier Faces, Timnath | 0 comments On April 12, 1861, the Civil War began with a Confederate attack upon Fort Sumter. One month later, at the age of 31, George Edgar Buss enlisted...