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January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

1934 February Royal Gorge-Colorado Train Ride David & Harriet Forgie Honeymoon

Check out this cool video on our YouTube page.

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 12, 2021February 12, 2021

The Holliday Family

Clabe (possibly Clay) Holliday and his wife, Mary, moved to Cañon City around 1902. The city directory of that year lists Clabe […]

February 4, 2021February 12, 2021

The Townsend Family

In the early 1890s, Henry Townsend and his family moved to Cañon City from Leadville. According to city directories from Leadville, Henry […]

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