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Wellness in Early Weld

Jun 13, 2022

Healthcare in Weld County has a history of making news such as groundbreaking public programs.

War Hero Loses Eye but Not Valor

May 16, 2022

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

Mar 14, 2022

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

Feb 14, 2022

Opening in 1971, Sharktooth Ski Area was named for the fossilized shark teeth found during its construction.

Clark Civil War Diary

Jan 21, 2022

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

Dec 14, 2021

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

Nov 15, 2021

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...

Wellness in Early Weld

War Hero Loses Eye but Not Valor

Camp Fire Girls: An Esteemed Greeley Tradition

Remembering Winter Recreation in Weld County

Clark Civil War Diary

Dancing Takes the Stage

Italian POWs Stir Up Dust in Old Horace Mann School

Electrical Storms and Feathers, Grace Norcross Allen’s Recollections of the Past

The Infamous Cattle Break of 1872

Convicts Build Loveland to Greeley Road

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