Picture the idyllic scene, my mother on the lawn in front of the house, framed by large cottonwoods, frolicking with her sister and having lunch on the ranch house veranda. That was her family’s homestead.
The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton, was close to Aspen’s hearts and pocketbooks. Early settlers had experienced it during the Civil War, hence one of Aspen’s early mining claims was named Red Cross.