History - The Journal

Colorado governor asks U.S. to change Mount Evans’ name to Mount Blue Sky

The request is second-to-last step in the renaming process

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Aztec Museum to open for spring break

Special activities planned for spring break visitors

DATE: Mar 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Memories of Pearl Harbor, 81 years later

Current and former residents of La Plata County recall how the attack changed their lives

DATE: Dec 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado begins review of former Indian boarding school in Hesperus

‘We just need to keep teaching and talking about it so that this never happens again,’ said state Rep. Barbara McLachlan

DATE: Sep 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

History Colorado to investigate abuses at Fort Lewis College Indian boarding school

Program seeks to learn about ‘victimization of families of youth forced to attend’

DATE: Aug 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Southwest Colorado a playground for research scientists

Landscape diversity invites study of desert groundwater, alpine permafrost and prehistoric wildfires

DATE: Jul 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

20 years later: Missionary Ridge Fire torched homes, devastated lives and taught us lessons

As Durango looks back on the historic blaze, those who were there recall conditions similar to today

DATE: Jun 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chimney Rock National Monument opens new visitor center

San Juan National Forest modernized facility to reflect cultural importance, adapt to growing visitation

DATE: Jun 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Maps of Indigenous dwellings now on view at Canyons of the Ancients museum

A 15-year-long project by the monument and University of Colorado Denver produces detailed digital drawings of historical Puebloan dwellings

DATE: Feb 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County Historical Society hopes for June opening

A recent $18,000 Colorado Sustaining the Humanities grant will go toward curating exhibits in the museum’s new space

DATE: Dec 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Owner of Bauer House reflects on past 27 years as historic home is listed for sale

Owner: ‘It would break my heart’ if it were torn down

DATE: Dec 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Ute elders fluent in the language honored by Tribal Council in Towaoc

‘Our culture and history are embedded in our language’

DATE: Dec 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News