Kent Brooks, Author at Baca County History

Here are a few clippings about the citizens “of half a dozen Colorado villages, Boston, Springfield, Vilas, Minneapolis, and Carriso and also […]

Preacher Evans: The Great Orator of Minneapolis, Colorado

Public speaking was an important part of life in 19th century America. Whether you wanted to win an election, win support for […]

A part of the history of Old Boston, Colorado which might go unnoticed is the attempt by the town founders to build […]

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PERSONS Stories and Incidents of the Early Day East Enders Before Baca County became a county in the spring of 1889 it […]

With all of the news focused on COVID-19, I can’t help thinking about my Grandmother Eva Ratliff. As a young woman, she […]

Editors Note: I’ve often mentioned Jack Ratliff as the other Baca County Wanderer when writing about Orville Ewing. If you search online […]

As the dust storms increased many of the farm families and a few of the town residents had to pull up stakes […]

On Saturday afternoons and evenings there was usually a little more activity in Vilas than other times, unless there was a […]

This is the 3rd of posts of Nellie Grover Bamber. It again is a true pleasure and honor to get to post […]