Obituaries Can be Very Enlightening
We are conditioned that obituaries are sad pronouncements of the passing of an individual that spent time on this earth, but when you read some of them – they are far from the somber reports you would anticipate. Historic obituaries are no different. Hear how deaths were recorded in the newspapers in the old west…
ReganBuffalo Bill Cody – Superhero of the Old West
Born William Frederick Cody in Scott County Iowa in 1846, Buffalo Bill created an image in the west like no other character of the time. Learn more about how Buffalo Bill got is nickname, hear personal correspondence with friends and experience what the people of the time thought of this larger than life hero. Denver…
Colorado’s Most Famous Cannibal
The thought of having to eat unusual things in order to survive is hard for many of us – but what about eating another human being. Yuck! Society, and propriety tell us this is NOT permitted. Yet not everyone maintains this point of view. One such oddity was Alferd Packer, Colorado’s most famous cannibal. Learn…
Colorado’s Road to Statehood
On August 1, 1876, President Ulysses S Grant proclaimed Colorado the 38th state in the union. The road to statehood was not a smooth one however, and there were many machinations and shenanigans behind the scenes that needed to be overcome before statehood was secured. The following recordings of newspaper articles from the time will…
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