By Dale Bernard    During the summer of 1969, the nation marveled as man first set foot on the moon, young people from across the nation gathered in Woodstock to celebrate the Age of Aquarius, and young mothers introduced their children to a new tv show called Sesame Street. Here in Longmont, the members of the St. Vrain Historical Society were […]

By Henry J. Pratt    A messenger rode up to the White House on an early November day in 1863, and delivered an invitation to President Abraham Lincoln to assist in dedicating the new national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.    The greatest battle in the Civil War had been fought at Gettysburg for three days the previous July. Dead, wounded and missing […]

By Sandy Dale    Everybody loves a good ghost story, right? Especially if it’s true. If you are one of the lucky ones to have experienced a ghostly presence first hand, then (after the goose bumps go away and the hair lies back down on your neck) you know how much fun it is to scare your friends witless as you […]

By Robert Reed    The beautiful brooch traditionally had been one of the most enduring types of jewelry as well as one of the most varied.    Women have affixed these large and decorative ornamental pins on their clothing for centuries. Some brooches could be fashioned from cardboard or human hair and be fairly plain, or they could be adorned with gold […]

By Sandy Dale    I can’t believe September is here already. With it comes a passel of great things to do. I’ll start the list with our own Tour de Florence, or to be more correct, a bicycle tour sponsored by the Florence Pioneer Museum called Tour de Coal Camps, Sept. 8. For more info check the museum website. Get a […]