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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.
1930s Greeley Cinema
The merging of sound and dialogue to create “talkies” was invented in the 1920s, but became standard in the 1930s, popularizing movie watching. Greeley was certainly no exception.
Early Radio in Greeley
Early radio in Greeley began in 1909 with a former Greeley High School student named Gordon G. Moss.
“Food is Ammunition – Don’t Waste It”: Part 2, WWI ration recipe review
With the restrictions in mind that we learned in last month’s blog post, let’s take a look at an approved recipe for a Thanksgiving side dish that appeared in the magazine Modern Priscilla in November 1917.
“Food is Ammunition–Don’t Waste It” Part 1: Food Rationing in WWI and WWII
In this article the basic differences in food rationing in the United States for World War I vs. World War II are explored.