MEEKER | Meeker is rich in history and culture from its beginning in the 1800s to today. The White River Valley, from Trappers Lake to the state line of Colorado and Utah, is home to many noteworthy events. As the year-round home of its earliest residents, the Northern Utes, this[Read More…]
Tag: History
The 78th anniversary of D-Day was Monday, June 6
What was D-Day? In May 1944, 12 Allied nations were working together under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower to plan an invasion of Nazi-occupied northern France. Germany’s Chancellor Adolf Hitler expected an imminent attack, but thanks to false tips from undercover spies posing as German sympathizers, his defense[Read More…]
Seeking favorite places on Colorado Main Streets
RBC I Colorado Main Streets boast vibrant businesses, inspiring public art, unique events, and iconic historic buildings. For the second consecutive year, the Colorado Department of Local Affairs Main Streets Program is launching a campaign to celebrate historic downtowns and hear from residents and visitors about the spaces that matter[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: April 28, 2022
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • Gates Kersburg opened “The Old Kentucky Liquor Store” to the public on Monday and was well patronized. When the finishing touches are put on it, the bar will be one of the most elegant in the state. • Yesterday afternoon, District Game[Read More…]
How to collect information for the first three generations
Pull out your family groups sheets you did last week. Now take those sheets and go talk to each of your parents separately. In person works best. Doing these interviews one on one is important. Answers are more candid when not being overheard or interrupted. If someone is telling an[Read More…]
Genealogy 101
WELCOME TO GENEALOGY 101. Doesn’t that sound dry and college like! Lucky for you this course is not graded and you get no credit for it. Almost nobody in your family will care if you succeed. As a matter of fact, if you get good at this, your spouse will[Read More…]
Getting to know your community newspaper
ONCE UPON A TIME … The first newspaper in what would later become Rio Blanco County was born in Meeker, Colorado on August 15, 1885. Mr. James Lyttle was an Irish immigrant who had worked at a newspaper in Leadville, Colorado. He must have liked the work, because he purchased[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Nov. 4, 2021
The Meeker Herald – 125 years ago • Habits of helplessness are the easiest to acquire and the hardest to discard. • When a man is not to some extent under the influence of a woman he becomes either vicious or foolish, and sometimes both. • Cold and blustery would[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Oct. 28, 2021
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • The first heavy frost of the season put in an appearance here Wednesday night. • We shall be sure to go to bed tired if we spend the day looking for an easy place. The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago •[Read More…]
125th anniversary of the thwarted bank robbery
Editor’s Note: This document was typed verbatim as the author originally published it in the Meeker Herald, Saturday, Oct. 17, 1896. All misspellings and grammatical errors were left in intentionally to preserve the historical integrity of the article. JUST RETRIBUTION — A Gang of Three Highway-men Try to Rob the[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • Presidential Elections of 1896: Republican Ticket For President: William McKinley of Ohio. For Vice President: Garret Hobart of New Jersey Democratic Ticket For President: William J Brian of Nebraska. For Vice President: Arthur Sewall of Maine • As usual, this section (Rio Blanco[Read More…]
SECTION CORNER …
This is just a little bit of a history lesson. Several years ago I was surveying a parcel and trying to find corners along the north boundary of what was then the Town of Meeker. The town is described as lying within the resurvey of Government Tract 67. Without going[Read More…]
