History – The Journal

Galloping Goose schedules winter excursions

Excursions planned for February

DATE: Jan 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Emil Johnson and the start of hospital care in Cortez

Emil E. Johnson was born in the south of Sweden in 1882. In 1897, he came with his brother, Otto, to Minnesota but settled on a farm in South Dakota. He did farm work and went to school. He ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Galloping Goose stars in PBS special tonight

Colorado Experience episode to air Dec. 7

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Couple undertakes restoration of historic Mancos Opera House

Long-term restoration project will start with code updates

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Galloping Goose stars in Rocky Mountain PBS special

Colorado Experience episode to air Dec. 7

DATE: Nov 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Experts: Photo of Billy the Kid and his killer is real deal

Experts now believe a photo purchased at a flea market for $10 shows Billy the Kid standing with the lawman who ultimately killed him, making the snapshot potentially worth millions. ...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Nina Heald Webber’s extraordinary donations to Fort Lewis College

By Andrew Gulliford Special to the Herald Colleges love donors, and Fort Lewis College is no exception. Center of Southwest Studies at FLC has many friends and donors, ...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Part 2: Living at Big Bend in July 1882

Editor’s note: Part 1 of Mrs. S.O. Morton’s recounting of life at Big Bend was published in The Journal on Oct. 6. These excerpts are from an article in “Volume I, Great Sage Plain to Ti...

DATE: Nov 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Lowry Pueblo celebrates 50th year with look into mysterious past

Special tours highlight landmark’s mysterious past

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Indigenous knowledge helps untangle mystery of Mesa Verde

Pueblo people and archaeologists work to understand the science of human migrations

DATE: Oct 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma Housing Authority seeks grant to preserve Calkins Building

Application calls for $60,000 in matching funds

DATE: Oct 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Living at Big Bend during the 1880s

Editor’s note: Part 2 of Mrs. S.O. Morton recounting of life on the Big Bend will be continued in The Journal on Nov. 3. These excerpts are from article published in “Volume I, Great Sag...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Looking back