Special to the HT MEEKER | History is often thought of as something that happened long ago, tucked away in dusty books, old photographs, and museum exhibits. But after spending years working with the Rio Blanco County Historical Society and the White River Museum, I have learned something important: history[Read More…]
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Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway public reception June 18 at the museum
Special to the HT MEEKER | Come celebrate the Smithsonian Exhibit at the White River Museum with the Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway Committee! The Committee is a team of dedicated stakeholders from both Meeker and Yampa who work to protect, value, and improve the Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway.[Read More…]
New signage stolen from historical marker near Meeker
MEEKER | The historic marker that points to the location of the Meeker Incident in 1879 sits about three miles west of Meeker at a pull-off on the south side of the highway just across from the turnoff to Strawberry Creek/County Rd. 7. If you’re driving fast and not looking[Read More…]
RIO BLANCO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: The Ute losses at the Battle of Milk Creek
Special to the HT MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Historical Society will continue its traditional July 4 activities this year. Along with Root Beer Floats, the Stagecoach and the Buick in the parade, we will again offer the Milk Creek Battlefield Tour. As this is the Sesquisemiquincentennial, events that[Read More…]
Historical society welcomes traveling Smithsonian exhibit to museum
Special to the HT MEEKER | Community members gathered at the White River Museum last week to celebrate the opening of “Americans,” a Smithsonian traveling exhibit now on display in Meeker. The May 15 reception and marked the beginning of several weeks of programming connected to the nationally recognized exhibition.[Read More…]
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe member to attend reception for Smithsonian exhibit at White River Museum
PRESS RELEASE MEEKER | Mark Wing, a member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, continues to serve his community through cultural leadership, education and youth advocacy. He’ll be in attendance at the opening reception for the Smithsonian exhibit, “The Americans” on May 15 in Meeker. Wing, who lives in Towaoc[Read More…]
RBCHS GUEST COLUMN: A personal invitation to step in and help carry our story forward
Special to the HT RBC | There are moments in an organization’s life when you can feel that something important is shifting. This is one of those moments for the Rio Blanco County Historical Society. In my time as Executive Director, I’ve had the chance to watch people walk through[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: Why knowing our history matters – Understanding the White River Valley before us
Special to the HT RBC | Today, as we enter into America’s 250th birthday and Colorado’s 150th, the echoes of those events remain part of our local story. But understanding this history requires more than simply remembering dates or repeating familiar stories. It asks us to look deeper: at the[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history No. 98
October 8, 1879 General W.T. SHERMAN, War Department: Your dispatch was received. Captain Payne is all right. His command lost Thornburgh and eleven men were killed. Three officers and forty men were wounded. All but one slightly. The command was relieved by Merritt on Sunday morning. Dodge’s company, Ninth Cavalry,[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS:Letters from history No. 97
October 8, 1879 General E.D. TOWNSEND,U.S.A. WASHINGTON,D.C.: The following dispatch from General Crook just received. It looks reliable. P.H. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant- General. Fort Steele Wyo. General P.H. Sheridan, Chicago, Ill, : The following just received at Rawlins and given you for what it is worth: The mail-carrier says, in response to[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS:Letters from history No. 95
Los Pinos Indian Agency, October 2,1879 TO THE OFFICERS IN COMMAND AND THE SOLDIERS AT THE WHITE RIVER AGENCY: Gentleman: At the request of the chief of the Utes at this agency, I sent it to Joe. W. Brady, an employee, the enclosed order from Chief Oray to the Utes[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS:Letters from history No. 94
Headquarters Military Division of the Missouri, Chicago, October 1, 1879 General A.H. TERRY, Saint Paul, Minn.: Major Thornburgh’s command, three companies of cavalry and one of infantry, were attacked near the White River Ute Agency, Colorado. Thornburgh and ten men were killed, and about twenty soldiers and teamsters were wounded. The[Read More…]
