Wildcat Lore
In May, the Wiens Ranch in south Sedalia hosted a cutting horse competition, reminding us that ranching was and remains significant to the economic welfare of Douglas County. William…
Read MoreBorn in 1828 in Sligo, Ireland, Mary Jane Gallagher was the incorrigible child of a priest and a nun. Her father disowned her, when at 16, she took passage on…
Read MoreMarch 13 made for a remarkable presentation by Beryl Jacobson, a volunteer historian for Douglas County, on the history of Sandstone Ranch at the Douglas County Libraries – Philip &…
Read MoreOur Douglas community thrived on Beans in the late 19th and early 20th Century. But not the kind you think… The Bean family lineage began with John Marean Bean…
Read MoreOur early settlers were tough and resilient. Even so, James Frank Gardner from Attica, New York, stood out. Tired of living with his parents at age 22, Frank came…
Read MoreWindmills played important roles on our county’s often-parched ranchlands. Simple and necessary, some also see them as works of art, even symbols. In 2021, the Highlands Ranch Historical Society…
Read MoreTelevision series like Yellowstone, with its stunning backdrops, paint a grand picture of a dynastic family. Though it was Henry Persse who promoted the area as a resort it…
Read MoreSixty-eight million years ago, red sandstone spires in the Fountain Bedrock Formation, moved from horizontal to the vertical in Roxborough, much like the Garden of the Gods. Later, it…
Read MoreCastle Rock was named after the rock formation towering over it. An outlier for its name, it is also the perfect icon for minerals that were early foundations for…
Read MoreCivil War veteran Chester Leach and his wife, Lucy, were among the early settlers in Denver, brought here by a team of oxen. Their son Clarence was born in 1872.…
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