Civil War veteran Sam Howe turned to law enforcement and became a widely known detective on the western frontier. As one of Denver's original twelve policemen, Sam Howe, gained nationwide renown as a chronicler of early crime in this raucous and booming western community. This completed manuscript focuses on the evolution of Denver's prostitution, gambling, narcotic addicts and corrupt politicians and police.

Colorado Collection

Given in memory of Mrs. Mary Koll Walker by Friends

A Clark, Colorado pioneer woman.

DAR historic markers in Colorado: where they are, what they look like, and how to find them.

This is the story of a boy growing up in a small farming community on the eastern plains of Colorado. Although he had hopes of becoming a farmer like his parents, he went on to earn his PhD in Agronomy/Biochemistry and spent much of his career helping subsistence farmers in the dry regions of the world improve crop yields. His life took many twists and turns along the way, as he followed his passions in farming, science and later country music. Filled...

The founding of the towns and cities of the St. Vrain Valley are told in terms of people who settled there, and made great strides from the 1870's to the turn of the century. Founded as the Chicago Colorado Colony, the City of Longmont had many farsighted and fascinating people.