Josiah Wright says he beams proudly whenever he is called ‘Government’ by his relatives and loved ones, and the 64- year-old has every right to be filled with pride. Last Heroes Day, he received a Badge of Honour for Gallantry from Governor.
A Rain Wizard, the Ku Klux Klan and root beer floats. All of them have ties to Colorado and were the subject of a History Café program on “Crazy Colorado History” Wednesday at Overland Trail Museum. During the program, museum staff members Brian Jesteadt, Zach Pomeroy, and Josiah Wright each took turns sharing stories from […]
We hope you will join us on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10:30 a.m. for History Café in the High Plains Education Center at the Overland Trail Museum. This month we will be presenting some not-so-well-known stories in Colorado History. Museum staff members, Zach Pomeroy, Brian Jesteadt and Josiah Wright have chosen a topic or a […]
Sterling’s earliest beginnings and those who played a role in its establishment were the focus of Overland Trail Museum’s History Café program on Wednesday. Curator Kay Rich prefaced the program by noting there is very little written about “Old Sterling,” which was the first settlement that was formed before the town moved to its present-day […]