Trails, Trappers and Traders-Old Spanish Trail
Photo courtesy: Old Spanish Trail Association http://oldspanishtrail.org The Rio Grande County Museum will host a program: Trails, Trappers and Traders-Old Spanish Trail- Geology and Volcanic History...
View ArticleWaverly Revisited
By 1908 they also had begun constructing a Dutch Reformed Church, now called the Christian Reformed Church. by Virginia Simmons, Alamosa Valley CourierWhile current news is concentrating on Costilla...
View ArticleColorful Colorado: Lake City's identity lies somewhere between scenic byways
Photo example. Car previously installed at the Hinsdale County Museum By Seth Boster (seth.boster@gazette.com), the Colorado GazetteLAKE CITY • The day is finally here.I’m visiting with the mayor, who...
View ArticleRabbitbrush Rambler: Valley’s religious organizations
Morada located in the Sangre de Cristo Heritage Center by Virginia Simmons, Alamosa Valley CourierJuly 10, 2018Betwixt wild fire, wind, drought, and heat, a lot of people who never prayed before may...
View ArticleFirst Thanksgiving in July
by Joyce Gunn, managerSan Luis Valley Museum-AlamosaMany years ago, when I started working at the San Luis Valley Museum, I read a lot about the history of the Valley. I learned about the Spanish...
View ArticleSan Luis Valley: The Cradle of Colorado is hot off presses
Kat Olancepublished in the Del Norte ProspectorAugust 1st, 2018The San Luis Valley heritage brochure, San Luis Valley: The Cradle of Colorado, is hot off the presses and ready for enjoyment. This...
View ArticleLa Vereda del Norte Chapter shares upcoming events
The La Vereda del Norte Chapter of the Old Spanish National Trail Association had a successful and exciting year. From Saguache to San Luis, along the East Fork of the Old Spanish Trail, folks have...
View ArticleField Trip to follow the Old Spanish Trail, Route - Mt. San Antonio New Mexico
On Saturday August 25, 10 AM - Douglas Knudson will lead us to San Antonio Mountain (Cerro de San Antonio). We will follow a route west of the mountain which was used for thousands of years of...
View ArticleWWI Homefront in Rio Grande County
Mikayla Baird will be presenting “WWI Homefront in Rio Grande County” on September 22, 2018 at the Rio Grande County Museum. The topic will go over the county’s experience and participation in the...
View ArticleNATIVE AMERICAN CAPTIVITY, SLAVERY & IDENTITY
by Estevan Rael-GalvezI am writing to ask your assistance on an important project focused on a foundational and complex part of the history and experience of our region. Please pardon the long post,...
View ArticleRio Grande County Museum hosts “Gateway to the Holidays”
The Rio Grande County Board Members invite the public to the inaugural “Gateway to the Holidays” event to kick-off the upcoming holiday season. As Del Norte is known as the “Gateway to the San Juans”,...
View ArticleNovember/December Newsletter from the RGCM
Click here to read the Rio Grande County Museum's newsletter for November/December 2018. nov-dec_2018_newsletter.pdfFile Size: 1012 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
View ArticleOld Spanish Trail
by Louise ColvilleThe Old Spanish Trail is known to have been the longest, crookedest, most arduous pack mule route in the history of America. It was approximately 2,700 miles of high mountains,...
View ArticleWWI: On the Home Front
November 11th, 2018, marked the 100th anniversary of the ending of the “Great War”. Now called “Veterans’ Day” to honor all veterans, this day was originally called “Armistice Day”. The Germans...
View ArticleChristmas Season at the Rio Grande County Museum
As the holiday season approaches, the Rio Grande County Museum would like to invite the people of the area to come and enjoy the Museum. Christmas trees of various ethnicities are shown from the Gift...
View ArticleAcequias
The original settlers of Southern Colorado brought with them a form of land settlement and irrigation that was based on principles of equity, shared scarcity and cooperation in which water was viewed...
View ArticleColorado's Scenic Byways: Commemorating Three Decades of Accomplishment
Mural in the town of San Luis, CO. Colorado's oldest town and a stop along the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic Byway DENVER – The Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Program, which has helped guide the...
View ArticleDel Norte Schools Art Show
The gallery room at the Rio Grande County Museum will be filled with the artistic creations of the Del Norte School Art Departments starting on April 30th and continuing through May 12th .The opening...
View ArticleDarwin Thompson then Day with Museum Staff
The gallery room at the Rio Grande County Museum will be filled with the artistic creations of art work of Darwin Thompson will be on display for two weeks. Mr. Thompson show will feature carvings...
View ArticleCommissioners recognize WWII veteran
Photo courtesy of Bobbie Hatton The Rio Grande County Board of County Commissioners honored Virgil Simon Off by adding his name to the memorials in Del Norte and Homelake for Rio Grande County...
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