Vol. 138 No. 47 – May 21, 2025

Tag: 1930s

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Growing Up in Baca County – Chapter 5 Part 2- John Havens

April 30, 2020

History, Stories

Tags: 1930s, Dirty Thirties, dust bowl, John Havens, Vilas

As the dust storms increased many of the farm families and a few of the town residents had to pull up stakes and look for greener pastures. As a kid working around the service station I observed first hand family after family load all their belongings into cars and onto pickups and head out to…
Dust Bowl Research Update: Origins of the term”Dust Bowl”, Maps and more

January 31, 2019

Dust Bowl, Southeast Colorado

Tags: 1930s, dust bowl, research

I have been collecting artifacts of the Dust Bowl as it relates to Baca County for awhile. My focus is compiling a resource that tells the “Dust Bowl” story from the perspective of the Baca County Newspaperman, in particular, Springfield Democrat Herald, Editor Ralph Williams. However, the research from other newspapers across the country…

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