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 | Jan 6, 2017 | Agricultural History, Buckeye, Waverly & Wellington, Fort Collins, Nunn & the High Plains, Weld County
One of the most horrible blizzards on the western plains rolled in on January 2, 1949. Temperatures had climbed into the 70s on New Years Day in some areas. But the very next day it took only a matter of hours for temps to fall from the mid 30s at midday to below...
by Peter Fisk | Sep 29, 2013 | Museums & Historic Sites, Nunn & the High Plains
Northern Drylanders Museum in Nunn is a must-see destination for local history enthusiasts by Peter Fisk | Sep 29, 2013 | Museums & Historic Sites, Nunn & the High Plains If you have any interest in the local history of Northern Colorado, you must visit the...