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Kindling a Spark: Partnerships in Museum Education

by Katie Ross | Feb 1, 2024 | Blog

Charged with collecting, preserving, interpreting, and sharing the history of northeastern Colorado, the museums serve approximately 6000 students each year by bringing history to life and helping students understand why it matters.

When Greeley’s Streetcars Rattled and Ran

by Katie Ross | Jan 4, 2024 | Blog

With electric lines overhead, streetcars became popular in Colorado following their invention in the 1890s. Here in Greeley, streetcar technology struggled to take off.

Wedding Customs of the Late 19th Century Examined

by Katie Ross | Dec 11, 2023 | Blog

Weddings can be perplexing and overwhelming when you consider the etiquette involved. To make matters more daunting, these social “dos and don’ts” continue to change with time. What would an acceptable wedding in Greeley have been like in the 1880s?

Greeley’s Spud Love

by Katie Ross | Dec 1, 2023 | Blog

The Union Colony of Colorado named their new town Greeley in 1870, to be a utopian agricultural community. One of their first important cash crops was the potato.

True Grit: The History and Importance of the Pawnee National Grasslands

by Katie Ross | Nov 20, 2023 | Blog

Looking back at the history of the Pawnee Grasslands and recognizing the importance of this land today, it gives the word “grit” a new significance.

The DL&NW: Chugging Towards an Abandoned Future

by Katie Ross | Nov 8, 2023 | Blog

In the early 1900s, President Charles S. Johnson and legal representative Judge John D. Milliken of the Denver, Laramie and Northwestern Railway Company (DL&NW) wished to reach Seattle, Washington from Denver by rail. Their plan was to run trains from Denver...

Tornado Alley? No, It’s Tornado County

by Katie Ross | Aug 21, 2023 | Blog

What would your answer be if asked which Colorado County has had the most reported tornadoes since 1950? Would it be a surprise to know that it is Weld County? Well, according to the National Weather Service, Weld County has seen 274 tornadoes from 1950 through 2018....

Kindling a Spark: Partnerships in Museum Education

When Greeley’s Streetcars Rattled and Ran

Wedding Customs of the Late 19th Century Examined

Greeley’s Spud Love

True Grit: The History and Importance of the Pawnee National Grasslands

The DL&NW: Chugging Towards an Abandoned Future

Tornado Alley? No, It’s Tornado County

New Insights into O. T. Jackson’s Business Ventures

“Everybody and His Wife Went to Seely’s Lake”

Willie the trained Brahma

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