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September 4, 2021September 4, 2021

Now and Then: Snake Oil Cures and Telephone Scams

By Loretta (Stevens) Bailey Now:  One day after numerous phone calls from the telephone marketers, which has been going on for years. […]

May 29, 2021May 29, 2021

Now & Then: “FIRE, FIRE HURRY! HERE COME THE FIREMEN!” By: Loretta (Stevens) Bailey 

Now & Then: “FIRE, FIRE HURRY! HERE COME THE FIREMEN!” By: Loretta (Stevens) Bailey  Now: This is a comparison of Cañon City’s fire […]

February 8, 2019February 15, 2019

May I Have This Dance?

This was the ad promoting the Annex Hall in 1926 when it was a dance and event hall. The Annex building was […]

February 5, 2019February 21, 2019

Now and Then: The African-American Community in Cañon City 1902-1937

By Loretta (Stevens) Bailey Now: In searching RGRM&HC’s family files, subject files, property files, city directories, donor files, and archival photographs, I […]

January 31, 2019February 15, 2019

Dam Good Water

It’s sometimes hard to imagine how Cañon City became the agricultural center it was during the 20th century. For one, water isn’t […]

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