Duell Stewart Thoroughbred Horse Ranch - Part II of IV

Conyers ‘Connie’ Stewart was born at Biloxi, Mississippi in 1912 to Dr. Howard Temple and Martha Ray Stewart. He spent his childhood in Ossining, New York where he went to a private school and began a life-long friendship with Holland Sackett Duell Jr.

Stewart Thoroughbred Horse Ranch - Part I of IV

Duell-Stewart Training School Conyers Stewart was born Biloxi, Mississippi, grew up in Ossining, New York and went to a private school in New York where he began a life-long friendship with Holland Sackett ‘Holly’ Duell Jr.

The Meston Brothers

Francis Ingersolle and George Dodd Meston arrived in Pueblo in 1891 from Boston. George Meston was one of the founders of the Cuerna Verde Community west of Rye. George’s son, John Lyman Meston became the creator and writer of the radio and television show, ‘Gunsmoke’.

Christmas in July for Greenhorn Valley Book Club

The Greenhorn Valley Book Club met on Thursday, July 25, to discuss The Wishing Bridge by Viola Shipman. This simply written book celebrates the ideas and traditions of Christmas amid plot substories and twists.

The 1987 Murder of Paul Lawrence Vosika Part II of II

It wasn’t until December of 1989, that Ronald Lee White was interviewed regarding the murder of Paul Vosika. (Ronald White told many accounts of the murder recorded by various investigators and mental health experts. What follows are summaries of what was presented in court.

The 1987 Murder of Paul Lawrence Vosika Part I of II

This story is part of a made-fortelevision series: Homicide Hunter: Devil in the Mountains On March 26, 1988, Pueblo County Sheriff ’s Officer Roger Gomez received a telephone call regarding a decomposed animal or human body found near the intersection of Cedarwood Lane and Abbey Road in southern...

The Charles Kolb Medde Family

Charles Medde served as the Rye Postmaster from 1918 until 1924.Charles was born in Pennsylvania in 1854, the second child of Charles and Mary Graphalus Medde. By 1858, his father had died.

The Gleason Family Part II of II

Alice Mae Gleason Finlay Alice married Grover Cleveland Finlay in 1912. Grover was born at Abbey on his parent’s homestead. He was the tenth of twelve children of William Gibson and Katherine Jean Kerney Finlay. Grover and Alice lived at or near his father’s homestead while he raised stock.

The Olaf and Laura Belle Ballou Larson Family Part I of II

This family settled north of Rye and farmed there for many years. They contributed to the area and have descendents that remain nearby.Olaf Larson was a native of Sweden, born in 1869.

The Walter Family Part V of V

The Youngest Children of Daniel and Mary Beavers WalterSylvester ‘Ves’ Walter Ves was the youngest son, and last Walter child have been born in Kansas. Once his parents had passed, Ves settled in Garfield County, Colorado near Glenwood Springs. He married Clara Belle Crawford there in 1889.