July 8 Liberty Bell tolls to announce Declaration of Independence (1776) July 16 76th Anniversary of the first atomic test at Trinity, New Mexico (1945) July 20 Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong takes historic first steps on the moon (1969) July 26 Congress establishes U.S. Post Office (1775) Happy Fourth of July!

   Visit The McAllister House Museum for a celebration of Colorado Springs and enjoy sipping wine on the historic grounds of the McAllister House Museum July 23rd, 2021, 6-8pm.    The McAllister House Museum is located to the south of Colorado College on the wide, tree-shaded Cascade Avenue. This small, English-style cottage built in 1873 was the home of the Henry McAllister […]

From the Archives, Sept. 2008 By Les Stewart    I struggled with the name for this article. I wanted to call it “When is Moroccan Amethyst really Moroccan Amethyst?” That is because collecting Moroccan Amethyst can be quite frustrating. Amethyst means purple in color, but, not all purple glass is Moroccan Amethyst. A lot of the glass listed for sale on […]

By Bill Siuru    I can spend hours in toy stores in Germany. They are always filled with toys that are meant to last a lifetime, not the TV-hyped toys found in Toy’s R Us that are often broken and discarded after a few hours of play. Pick up a highly crafted car, truck, construction equipment or aircraft and you are […]