By Maureen Timm  In 1680 an Irishman named Robert Boyle discovered that if you rubbed phosphorus and sulphur together they would instantly burst into flames. He discovered the principle that was the precursor of the modern match.  The next discovery was by an Englishman. In 1827 a pharmacist called John Walker produced “Sulphuretted Peroxide Strikeables,” which were a yard long […]

 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. In Longmont, Colorado the members of the St. Vrain Historical Society were facing the huge […]

By Maureen Timm On Halloween an old witch flies Upon a broomstick through the skies ‘N’ gleaming goblins dressed in white Go sliding gliding through the night ‘N’ big black bats with big black wings Go flop against the walls an’ things ‘N’ round eyed owls cry “Who-who-who” But-I’m not scared a bit, are you?  By Elsie M. Fowler  Traditions […]

By Barry Krause  Elvis Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel” has amazed everyone by staying the number one hit music single for eleven straight weeks. Other favorite songs today are “Hot Diggity, Dog Ziggity Boom” by Perry Como, and “The Great Pretender” by the Platters, but rumors have it that Presley is the one to watch.  “Around the World in Eighty Days” […]