What Was George Bent’s Involvement in the Civil War and How Did Fort Lyon Get its Name?
Chuck and Mike Bowen visited the Battle of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Sunday, October 22. It is located near Springfield, MO. The […]
How Was Jake Fleagle Caught?
The Fleagle Gang robbed the First National Bank May 23, 1928. Ralph and Jake Fleagle were joined by two companions. Ralph and […]
Memories of Galatea, Colorado
Galatea was located fourteen miles west of Eads and was platted in November 1887. The post office opened December 2, 1887 and […]
Wulsten Leads German Immigrants Across Present-Day Bowen Meadow Ranch
General Carl Wulsten along with 397 German immigrants and 35 wagons left Chicago by a train February 8, 1870 to establish a […]
Water Valley School House
Check out our video on the Water Valley School House. See more about the Water Valley School House here: WaterValleySchoolHouse Click the […]
Metal Detecting Old Cheyenne Wells
By Mike Bowen Co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Chuck Bowen, Butch Kelley and I visited the Old Cheyenne Wells […]
Bowen Presents at Old Colorado City History Center on How Sand Creek Became Lost
Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site, presented Friday, September 8 at the Old Colorado City History Center on […]
How Did We Get Involved in Sand Creek?
By Mike Bowen When it comes to Sand Creek, we don’t have a dog in this fight. We don’t have any ancestors […]
Minnesota Massacre of 1862 Leaves 800 Dead, People In Colorado Territory Fearful of Similar Attack
By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Nearly two years before Sand Creek, the Minnesota Massacre on August […]
Rocky Ford Watermelon Day Early 1900s
Enjoy these photos of Watermelon Day in Rocky Ford, CO in the early 1900s. We believe it was 1903. The photos were […]