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“Ten Nights in a Bar Room” by the Boston Amateur Dramatic Troupe: Theatre in 1880s Southeast Colorado
East EndersOld BostonOld WestSoutheast Colorado

“Ten Nights in a Bar Room” by the Boston Amateur Dramatic Troupe: Theatre in 1880s Southeast Colorado

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021
by Kent Brooks

The Boston Amateur Dramatic troupe reproduced “Ten Nights in a Bar Room” at the Murray hall last Friday night.  The weather was […]

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Horse Thieves Paradise: John Jennings leads Colorado Vigilantes into No Man’s Land
Baca CountyOld BostonSoutheast Colorado

Horse Thieves Paradise: John Jennings leads Colorado Vigilantes into No Man’s Land

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
by Kent Brooks

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

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Theatre in 1880s Southeast Colorado: Ten Nights in a Bar Room
Baca CountyOld BostonSoutheast Colorado

Theatre in 1880s Southeast Colorado: Ten Nights in a Bar Room

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020
by Kent Brooks

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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An Al Jennings 1908 Silent Western, “The Bank Robbery”
Old BostonOld WestSoutheast Colorado

An Al Jennings 1908 Silent Western, “The Bank Robbery”

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019
by Kent Brooks

I have mentioned several times the influence Old Boston, Colorado likely had on the early development of the western movie genre because […]

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The Noted Burying Ground: Boston, Colorado
Baca CountyOld BostonOld WestSoutheast Colorado

The Noted Burying Ground: Boston, Colorado

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019
by Kent Brooks

The “Noted Burying Ground” or Boston, Colorado Cemetery shown in the Dec 2018 photo below is all that is left of what […]

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An 1887 Letter from Judge Jennings
Baca CountyOld BostonOld WestSoutheast ColoradoUncategorized

An 1887 Letter from Judge Jennings

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019
by Kent Brooks

Many of you are familiar with Judge JDF Jennings who was Vice President of the Boston or Atlantis (Colorado) Town Company from […]

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Baca CountyOld BostonSoutheast Colorado

Sam Konkel’s take on the Al Jenning’s “Fishy” Autobiography.

September 11, 2018
by Kent Brooks

In “Old Boston: As Wild As They Come” we tell the story of many of the characters of the that short-lived (1886-1889) and […]

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Sam Konkel’s Map of Southeast Colorado Stagecoach Routes 1887-1889
Old BostonOld WestUncategorized

Sam Konkel’s Map of Southeast Colorado Stagecoach Routes 1887-1889

September 7, 2018March 6, 2019
by Kent Brooks

A couple years ago I found a copy of Sam Konkel’s Southeast Colorado Stagecoach map in terrible condition.  The quality was so […]

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Baca CountyOld BostonOld West

Reading Old Time Newspapers: A Primer

July 3, 2018January 19, 2019
by Kent Brooks

It feels great to find interesting tidbits in old newspapers—for me it has been part of researching my book, for others, it […]

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Baca CountyOld BostonOld WestpioneerSoutheast ColoradoSpringfield

The Digital Campfire of Social Media and How it Sparked a Book Project

February 3, 2018March 25, 2019
by Kent Brooks

Greetings from an unseasonably mild but windy Casper Wyoming.  I have a little bit of reflection and a couple of messages related […]

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