RBC | Please join us to celebrate three significant developments of the Milk Creek Battlefield Park on the 140th anniversary of the battle on Saturday, Sept. 28 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Milk Creek Battlefield Park. There will be a presentation of the colors by the VFW, dedication of[Read More…]
Tag: RBC Historical Society
Trustees hear Chamber update, historical signage proposal
MEEKER | The newest officer in the Meeker Police Department, Brian Ahearn, was officially sworn in during the April 2 Board of Trustees meeting. Ahearn was raised on a ranch near Elko, Nevada. He’s been an MP (military police) for the last seven years and comes to Meeker with his[Read More…]
OPED: The signs are here, the signs are here!
MEEKER | Fifteen beautiful signs that tell the story of the Milk Creek Battle have finally arrived at the Historical Society and will be on display at the April 14 quarterly meeting. The Society invites the community to come enjoy a preview and learn a bit about the story the signs[Read More…]
Historical Society luncheon Sunday
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Historical Society will host its first quarterly meeting Sunday, April 14 at 1 p.m. at the Old West Heritage Culture Center at 517 Park in Meeker. There will be a luncheon, presentation, entertainment, and an opportunity to see the new signs for the Milk[Read More…]
Letter boxes …
Girl Scout Troop 1645 replaced a letter box at the White River Museum recently. The girls would like to thank the museum staff for their visit. Left to right are Madison, Nora, Avery, Iris, Auri, Jill and Iris. Find more information about letter boxes, visit www.letterboxing.org. COURTESY PHOTO
SOUND OF THE WEST …
Members of the Rosendahl family provided live entertainment for the Rio Blanco County Historical Society during the annual membership meeting Sunday, Jan. 20. Kasey Rosendahl sang “Amarillo by Morning,” his brother Rowdy performed a guitar medley, and Rowdy and mom Tiffany played a duet for the crowd. Download the free[Read More…]
County Beat: Jan. 17, 2019
RBC | Local Access Internet (LAI), one of the former service providers for county broadband, was the first topic of discussion at the workshops prior to the Jan. 14 commissioners’ meeting. Communications Director Cody Crooks asked the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) if they wanted to pursue the findings from the[Read More…]
RBC Historical Society hosts open house Sunday, Oct. 21
MEEKER | Our forefathers believed that there was great value in establishing a historical society and museum in our town as to preserve and protect the information they left behind. The White River Museum has one of the oldest and largest curio museums in the nation. We have a lot to[Read More…]
ON THE MAP …
Rio Blanco County presented the Coal Creek School with a replica of a 1917 U.S. map on Friday, Sept. 7. Kay Bivens (left) and Janet Clark (right) with the Rio Blanco County Historical Society, hold up the map while second graders from Ridgeview Elementary in Moffat County look on. The[Read More…]
Meeker residents encouraged to attend historic district presentation March 20
MEEKER | Meeker National Register Historic District (MNHD) consultant Carl McWilliams, owner of Cultural Resource Historians, will provide a public presentation on the designation on Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. at Meeker Town Hall. All are welcome and encouraged to attend to learn about the economic development, tax credit and[Read More…]
County’s historical society explores Barn Quilt Trail participation
RBC | All across the country, just off many remote highways and roads, are barns and other historical buildings decorated with a large painted quilt squares. The quilt designates the building as having historical importance and are often part of trail system designed to take tourists on a historical tour of[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from museum curator
Dear Editor: Thank you to all the people that came to my retirement party and those that stopped in the museum or on the street to wish me a good retirement. Thanks for the gifts that I have received. Thanks to the ladies who made all the goodies and drinks.[Read More…]
