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Professional Wrestling’s Greeley Roots

Apr 3, 2025

From a farm boy wrestling in carnivals, to the vanguard of a new way of promoting, scripting and executing the business, Toots Mondt had an enormous impact on the professional wrestling industry.

Blizzard of 1949

Mar 6, 2025

The Blizzard of 1949 stranded thousands of people throughout northern Colorado, killed large numbers of livestock and farm animals, and, by the time it was over, left 18 people dead.

A Different Kind of Fiber Art

Feb 6, 2025

While hairwork has been a creative outlet for centuries, the hairwork we often think about comes from the Victorian Era (mid-late 1800s).

Sisters & Silos: Protest at Greeley Missile Site

Jan 2, 2025

Colorado has had a significant and controversial history within the U.S. nuclear program.

A Short Accounting of the Causes of the Meeker Incident

Dec 5, 2024

The causes of the Meeker Incident are generally known, but there was much more to it than plowed land and a crossed boundary.

Lincoln Park: The Center of a Growing Community

Nov 7, 2024

More than 150 years after its original debut, Lincoln Park still serves as a gathering place in downtown Greeley for everything from holiday celebrations to concerts and farmer’s markets to the annual Arts Picnic.

The First and Only Female Mayor of Greeley Elected in 1965

Oct 3, 2024

In 1965, Greeley elected Zabka as the city’s first female mayor.

Tree-mendous Greeley

Sep 5, 2024

How did Greeley become the shady, tree-filled oasis in the desert plains it is today?

When Potatoes Made a Difference

Aug 1, 2024

Greeley’s first “Potato Bake” was celebrated in October 1894, and the Greeley Tribune reported that nearly 10,000 people came from as far away as Laramie and Denver. Potato growing had become the leading industry of the district. W. R. McClellan, in his 1917 essay...

Patriotic Sentiments

Jul 4, 2024

Patriots, at home and abroad, demonstrated the love and affection for their country by doing whatever was necessary for the well-being of their country.