History - The Journal

Debuting film features Hopi man who traced his DNA back to Chaco Canyon

‘Room 33’ premieres at Fort Lewis College on Wednesday

DATE: May 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez to celebrate Historic Preservation Month with events, scavenger hunt

The events are being held to celebrate Cortez’s history

DATE: May 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

From archives to stage: Montezuma Heritage Museum will bring local history to life

‘Voices From the Past’ play is coming up at Cortez’s Sunflower Theatre

DATE: Apr 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest Service to return Indigenous remains discovered near McPhee Reservoir

At least 10 individuals and 10 shards of pottery were unearthed in 2021 and 2022

DATE: Mar 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield Middle School club raising historical, cultural awareness of Indigenous tribes

November is Native American Heritage Month

DATE: Nov 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

World’s longest track of dinosaur footprints near Ouray is now open to public

We go on a tour with the grown-up boy who discovered them

DATE: Aug 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Leaders in Cortez area speak out about Trump shooting

‘This discontent on both sides has got to be idled back’

DATE: Jul 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

14th Annual Cortez Historic Preservation Day set for the first weekend in May

The weekend will be packed with events centered around historic preservation

DATE: Apr 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Southern Ute archivist dives into boarding school history

A look into what the Southern Ute Dormitory was and its relation to other institutions during the time

DATE: Apr 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Last coal-fired engine departs Durango train station, marking end of an era

Saturday was bittersweet for crews who sent No. 481 on its final ride before it’s converted for oil use

DATE: Mar 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Hermit Monk of New Mexico’s Organ Mountains

The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in southern New Mexico has unique geology, birds, reptiles, plants, and human history – including a murdered monk. As we approach the Chris...

DATE: Dec 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Historic orchards of Montezuma, La Plata counties are a ‘living museum’

Restoration project aims to propagate rare apple cultivars that would be lost without human involvement

DATE: Aug 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News