In March, monarch butterflies begin their spring migration. As winter ends and the days grow longer, the monarchs become more active, beginning to mate and often moving to locations lower on the mountainsides. They leave their Mexican roosts during the second week of March, flying north and east looking for milkweed plants on which to lay their eggs. These monarchs […]

March—  WOMEN’s HISTORY MONTH March 1 The Articles of Confedertion, the United States’ first constitution, came into force after being ratified by all 13 colonial states (1781). 154th Anniversary of the establishment of Yellowstone National Park as the world’s first national park (1872) March 2 Read Across America Day March 5 Boston Massacre (1770) March 11 Congress establishes Army Corp […]

By Carol Mobley Ambrose Hadley aka Capt. Fred Hadley was my great grandfather and married to the Circassian Girl, Lizzie Metz.  He was notable for a number of things, Civil War Veteran, Nebraska Pioneer and Tatooed Man.  That’s right, my great grandfather was the tatooed man in the circus from 1882 to 1884.  I never knew him, he died long […]

By Kathy Honea Artus Van Briggle traveled to Colorado Springs in March 1899, in search of a cure for his tuberculosis.  He was an accomplished artist, and had worked at Rookwood Pottery since he was eighteen years of age.  In recognition of his talent, Rookwood Pottery had sent him abroad to study for two years.  While there, Artus became acquainted […]