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 […]