February 1 — National Freedom Day (1865) February 2 — Groundhog Day February 4 — George Washington elected first President (1789) February 4 — Founding of the USO (1941) February 12— Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday February 14 — Valentine’s Day February 15 — Presidents’ Day February 22 — George Washington’s Birthday February 23 — 76th Anniversary of the raising of the […]
Find the gnomes and elves hiding in Florence and Canon City and in participating shops throughout Fremont County. Take a selfie with the Little People you find. Look for information and instructions on Facebook at Fremont First or call Pam at 719-431-3461. Win prizes—great prizes!!
On February 2, Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania’s groundhog extraordinaire, will again stick his head out of his den. The nation awaits his verdict. Groundhog Day is said to have its origins in ancient weather lore where the prognosticator was often a badger or a sacred bear. In the United States, its origin is said to come from a Pennsylvania German custom. […]
By Henry J. Pratt Is burying our artifacts in time capsules just a game, or is it a primitive urge to squirrel away a piece of our lives for future generations? If one includes the practice of lodging odds and ends in the cornerstone of buildings, then the origin of time capsules goes back to at least ancient Babylon. Paul […]
By Robert Reed Electrical kitchen appliances were mostly a 20th century deliverance for the homemaker. It was not that devices that not been invented. Henry Seely of New York City obtained a patent for an electric flat iron in 1882, and Dr. Schuyler wheeler developed an electric propeller fan that same year. But home electricity was not that […]
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