When settlers first arrived in what is now Sterling there weren’t many trees to provide shade on a hot day. Fortunately several individuals took it upon themselves to begin planting. Arbor Day, the history of Sterling’s parks and the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp SCS-15 were the featured topics for Overland Trail Museum’s History Café program […]
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From towering mountains to spacious grasslands, colorful old mining camps to dinosaur fossils, Colorado’s landscape offers a wealth of beauty and history. You can see all of this and more by exploring Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways, which were the focus of Overland Trail Museum’s History Café program Wednesday. The program provided details about just […]
Some frightening clay figurines, dinosaur gastroliths and Victorian hair art are just a few of the objects that make up Overland Trail Museum’s “Cabinet of Curiosities” or “Wonder Room.” The museum opened the doors of its “Cabinet of Curiosities” at a History Café program Wednesday on “Uniquely Interesting and Mysterious Objects at the Museum.” Museum […]
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 […]