History

Before the Galloping Goose No. 5 rail car carried passengers and mail to and from Dolores in the 1930s and 40s, freight trains and steam locomotives dominated the historic railroad town. Showcasing...

Utah State Parks has awarded Jonathan Till, curator of the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, in Blanding, as the 2020 employee of the year. Till is a well-known archaeologist in the Four...

Local officials got a tour of the remodeled building that will house the new Montezuma Heritage Museum, which is expected to open this summer. “It has been four years of hard work and is nearly...

Two of Colorado’s scenic byways, both in southern regions of the state, have become part of the National Scenic Byway Program. The National Scenic Byway Program includes 184 designated byways in 48...

A mysterious box of century-old photographs depicting Navajo culture and Western pioneers has been brought to life by two old friends from Dolores. A calendar project called “Hogback in Time” was...

A bill to expand Yucca House National Monument passed the Senate Tuesday and awaits President Donald Trump’s signature. The bill, called the Yucca House National Monument Expansion Act, will grow...

The Animas Museum, a repository of everything historical in La Plata County, including its people, places and events, has been closed to in-person visits since the onset of COVID-19. In the...

Remodeling work has begun on the new Montezuma Heritage Museum in Cortez. Kimble Construction and Silver Creek Builders were the successful bidders for the $314,000 project, said Ann Brown, board...

Curt Brown, author of “Minnesota 1918: When Flu, Fire and War Ravaged the State,” has spent most of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic with his family in his home near the Pine River in Bayfield. When...

The city of Cortez’s sixth inventory of historic properties identified more than a dozen buildings of historical importance — including the Cortez Post Office and three homes relocated from the old...

FARMINGTON — A local company that was started by a group of pinto bean farmers and from a desire to stay connected to rural neighbors in 1920 is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Farmers Telephone...