When settlers first arrived in what is now Sterling there weren’t many trees to provide shade on a hot day. Fortunately several individuals took it upon themselves to begin planting. Arbor Day, the history of Sterling’s parks and the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp SCS-15 were the featured topics for Overland Trail Museum’s History Café program […]
Immigrants who faced a crossroads moment in their lives and traveled west to begin settling the Logan County area were the topic of Overland Trail Museum’s History Café program Wednesday. The program served as a kick-off for the museum’s Crossroad journey which will culminate in August with the Smithsonian exhibit, “Crossroads – Change in Rural […]
From towering mountains to spacious grasslands, colorful old mining camps to dinosaur fossils, Colorado’s landscape offers a wealth of beauty and history. You can see all of this and more by exploring Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways, which were the focus of Overland Trail Museum’s History Café program Wednesday. The program provided details about just […]
Logan County has a long history of newspapering dating back to the 1880s. Journal-Advocate reporter and writer Jeff Rice spoke about the many different newspapers that have been part of the county and the individuals connected to them during Overland Trail Museum’s History Café program Wednesday. Rice prefaced his presentation noting that his information relied […]
Sterling’s earliest beginnings and those who played a role in its establishment were the focus of Overland Trail Museum’s History Café program on Wednesday. Curator Kay Rich prefaced the program by noting there is very little written about “Old Sterling,” which was the first settlement that was formed before the town moved to its present-day […]