Vol. 137 No. 12, September 20, 2023

Tag: Grandma Huckaby

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Were the Dirty Thirties the Good Old Days?

November 4, 2014

Dust Bowl

Tags: dust bowl, Grandma Huckaby, Huckaby, Jane Huckaby, Roller, Snuster, springfield, Workers Progress Administration, WPA

Posted with permission of Gloria Jean. Original article appeared in the Huckaby Times (Cousin Newsletter), April 2004 On Sunday April 14th, 1935, the sun came up in a clear sky. The day was warm and pleasant, a gentle breeze whimpered out of the southwest. Suddenly a cloud appeared on the horizon. Birds flew swiftly ahead…
Orville Ewing’s Postcards

March 26, 2014

History, Stories

Tags: baca county, Grandma Huckaby, Orville Ewing, postcards, Pritchett, Southeast Colorado, wagon

I don’t live in Baca County Colorado anymore, but it is the place where I grew up and still call home. It will always be home. This mini writing adventure began after I shared the picture below of my grandma holding what I now believe to be Orville Ewing’s wooden rifle in front of his…

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