Baca County History

Dad and Uncle Tony always looked forward to a reunion at the Boise City Cemetery of the Havens and Snodgrass clan. […]

Growing up Baca County Episode 9- By John Havens

At one time Vilas could boast of a fairly large Hardware and Lumber Yard operated by the Hoarse Retherfords. It was […]

In January 1947 I married my high school sweetheart, Marie Konkel, in the Vilas Friends Church. We then moved to Haviland, Kansas […]

This 2nd post of Nellie Grover Bamber is again a true pleasure. There are some little things. The image of Grandma Bamber […]

This post is a true pleasure. There are some little things to look for. The image of Grandma Bamber printed on an […]

Even though I have spent over 60 years in the ministry, there was little or no place for any church in my […]

“The largest herd of cattle I ever saw was in the summer of 1888. It stretched north from the mouth of Leon […]

I read once of a tourist who was traveling through the country and realizing he needed gas he stopped at a very […]

To write anything about Vilas and not mention my Uncle Tony Havens would be an affront to him. Through many years, when […]

I have seen small images of this map, and have wanted to see it up close as you never quite get the […]