By Robert Reed  One of the most enduring symbols in earlier America was the rooster. It was a dominate image for this country’s classic folk art including weathervanes, wood carvings, and windmill weights.  Later the traditional  rooster would be crowing on an assortment of  American-crafted things including hooked rugs, cookie jars and even salt pepper shakers.  Historians suggest that the […]

Back for first time since 2019 Early Parade Days How it all began. By Maureen Gargan-Caldwell Denver St. Patrick’s Day Historian  How do you begin to tell the story of one of Denver’s finest community events since 1889? Many argue that the parade has become the single largest gathering of Colorado residents every year in one place, where everyone sets […]

By Carol Mobley  Founded in 1868 by Charles Louis Fleischmann, his brother Maximilian, and James Gaff in Riverside, Cincinnati as Gaff, Fleischmann & Company, the Fleischmann Company is now 154 years old and still thriving.  The success of their products is simple.  They provide a high-quality product for both industry and the home, yeast.  The Fleischmann brothers wanted to produce […]

By Peggy DeStefano  Janet and Julie McCoy, mother and daughter, were always shopping for collectibles and antiques. They needed a place for their treasures and decided it was time to get serious about putting an inventory together for their very own shop. They already had a booth up at Old Wagon in Northglenn and still do but wanted to expand […]

By Robert Reed   If you love me as I love you, Then you will be my sweetheart true. – verse from fancy, heart-shaped 19th century Valentine.    Giving valentines to those dear to us has been a practice for centuries but it was the Victorians that made them so wonderfully fancy.  During the 17th century both men and women […]