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Wellness in Early Weld
War Hero Loses Eye but Not Valor
Civil War veteran Michael J. Hogarty had a colorful past. He was a well-known pioneer in Greeley, Colorado with a war wound survival story to match.
Camp Fire Girls: An Esteemed Greeley Tradition
While the Girl and Boy Scouts of America have become a commonplace name across the country, did you know that Camp Fire Girls was another organization created the same year and was in fact far larger than the Girl Guides of America (later called Girl Scouts)?
Remembering Winter Recreation in Weld County
Opening in 1971, Sharktooth Ski Area was named for the fossilized shark teeth found during its construction.
Clark Civil War Diary
The end of the Civil War brought on a period of great upheaval in the lives of the American people…Many chose to flee west to start a new life.
Dancing Takes the Stage
In addition to liquor sales and manufacture, dancing was another scrutinized social activity taking place during the early years of Greeley’s founding.
Italian POWs Stir Up Dust in Old Horace Mann School
It is hard to believe that the corner of 11th Ave. and 12th St. was once home to a school. The current occupant of the corner, Greeley Fire Station 1, was built in 2016 and opened in 2017, which replaced a former Safeway building. The Safeway building replaced the...
Electrical Storms and Feathers, Grace Norcross Allen’s Recollections of the Past
The Infamous Cattle Break of 1872
Morality reigned supreme in Greeley among the members of the Union Colony. That is not to say citizens of Greeley did not have occasional troubles to deal with.
Convicts Build Loveland to Greeley Road
In the early 20th Century, Americans became ardent supporters of “good roads movements,” as the age of the automobile had arrived. Convict labor built 1,000 miles of Colorado roads by 1915.