Selected Publications
Coming soon:
The Rise and Fall of Boulder's Legendary Harvest House Hotel
Completed 2025
Boulder County History Columns
2008
August 10, 2008 Nation’s first solar-heated home was in Boulder
August 24, 2008 New ‘etown’ home has diverse spiritual past
September 7, 2008 Biscuit Day celebrates historic Erie
September 21, 2008 30 years of Harvest House tennis
October 5, 2008 Salon series explores the politics of preservation
October 19, 2008 Mary Frances Berry: CU’s first black chancellor
November 2, 2008 Virginia True was a Boulder art ‘Prospector’
November 16, 2008 Mayor controversial for support of gay rights
November 20, 2008 Give the gift of Boulder County history
December 14, 2008 Boulder’s Central Park suggestions go back 100 years
December 28, 2008 CU’s Miss America reigned in 1958
2009
January 18, 2009 Death of Martin Luther King, Jr. brought sorrow and change
January 25, 2009 Dal Ward firing stunned fans in ‘59
February 8, 2009 Black Studies program struggled at CU
February 22, 2009 Boulder/Nixon
March 15, 2009 Coach Beattie’s skiers won CU’s first championship in ’59
March 22, 2009 Boulder’s first death penalty case was reversed by Colorado Supreme Court
April 5, 2009 Erie peg barn restored with Boulder County grant and donations
May 3, 2009 Boulder scene launched guitar hero Tommy Bolin to fame
May 17, 2009 ‘Los Seis de Boulder’ died in ’74 car bombings
May 31, 2009 Boulder’s first no driving day was in 1980
June 14, 2009 Potts Field named for track coach of 41 years
June 28, 2009 Labrot house named for abstract photographer
July 19, 2009 Blue Line amendment went to the voters in ’59
August 2, 2009 ‘Buddy Boulder’ mascot was short-lived
August 16, 2009 Boulder’s ‘sexy woman’ turns 50
2010
July 4, 2010 History is on the streets of Boulder County
July 18, 2010 Rescue group formed after series of tragedies
August 1, 2010 Locating displays of Boulder County minerals is a challenge
August 15, 2010 Plein air art is a tradition at Chautauqua
August 29, 2010 CU engineering grad is world-class banjo maker
September 12, 2010 Bixler was respected, beloved Erie doctor
September 26, 2010 Glenn Miller’s big band legacy lives at CU archive
October 10, 2010 ‘Hecla Heights’ was built for scab miners
October 24, 2010 Emma’s fountain lives long after rock ‘n’ roll tragedy
November 7, 2010 FHS teacher studies lesser-known mine massacre
November 21, 2010 CU students protested for child care in 1974
December 5, 2010 History experiences can be valuable gifts
December 19, 2010 Boulder’s Jackson founded Dearfield 100 years ago
2011
January 2, 2011 Rhodes scholar Stoiber organized against tuition increases in 1964
January 16, 2011 Erie -- a tale of two counties
January 30, 2011 Atomic plant announcement had Boulder buzzing in 1951
Feb, 13, 2011 Camera archives will become a resource for all
Feb, 27, 2011 From bounty-hunting to co-existing with cougars
March 13, 2011 Author John Fante is still being discovered
March 27, 2011 Francesca Woodman, a posthumous art celebrity
April 10, 2011 Lafayette’s ‘whites only’ pool sparked 1934 lawsuit
April 24, 2011 Children’s writer was unconventional and generous spirit
May 8, 2011 Mother Jones swayed coal miners in Louisville
May 22, 2011 Longmont Museum’s ‘Niwot on the Rails’ is outstanding
June 5, 2011 Holubars were Boulder outdoor gear pioneers
June 19, 2011 Fatherhood and daily life inspired cartoonist Fred Neher
July 3, 2011 Chautauqua audio tour is history on the spot
July 17, 2011 National Archives resources are moving to Broomfield
July 31, 2011 Uranium boom was brief in Boulder County
August 14, 2011 Swedish artist Birger Sandzen embraced Colorado beauty
August 28, 2011 Lincoln, a sunspot researcher, encouraged women scientists
September 11, 2011 Rare Clovis artifacts document Boulder’s prehistory
September 25, 2011 Fact or fiction? The legend of Gyp Rock
October 9, 2011 SDS was top 1968 story in Boulder
October 23, 2011 Extreme weather topped 1969 news
November 6, 2011 First Ralphie was an ideal, hard-working mascot
November 20, 2011 Nekkid as jaybirds in 1974
December 4, 2011 Phantasmagoria helped transform The Hill
December 18, 2011 2011 books for local history buffs
2012
January 1, 2012 Georgia O’Keeffe had a soft spot for Ward
January 15, 2012 Theta house was work of architect Glen Huntington
January 29, 2012 ‘Glenn Miller’ cast spent one sweltering day in Boulder
February 12, 2012 The Little Rectangle was early Boulder’s black neighborhood
February 26, 2012 Marian Anderson wowed crowds at CU
March 11, 2012 Means’ books revealed struggles of minority groups
March 25, 2012 Margaret Read was first female architect in Boulder
April 8, 2012 For Dalton Trumbo, a fountain of free speech
April 22, 2012 ‘The Girl From Boulder ‘was one of many local talent silent films
May 6, 2012 Businessman gave Beach Park for University Hill children
May 20, 2012 City declared Scott Carpenter Day after historic space flight
June 3, 2012 Boulder woman co-founded nurse practitioner movement
June 17, 2012 Saco DeBoer hired for zoning study in 1927
July 1, 2012 Eve Drewelowe, modernist and feminist
July 15, 2012 Wilmatte Cockerell and the red sunflower
July 29, 2012 A virtual tour of Boulder’s hard rock mining history
August 12, 2012 Boulder cheered for Bob Clifton in 1936
August 26, 2012 Nichols Hall dormitory became a controversy
September 9, 2012 Horrors endured by Chief Niwot relived
October 7, 2012 Chautauqua tour is living history
October 21, 2012 Papachristou left modernist legacy on Boulder
November 4, 2012 Fluoridation of Boulder’s water supply was controversial
November 18, Scientists helped hearing-impaired, captured Emmy
December 9, 2012 Charles Partridge Adams painted Boulder’s peaks
December 16, 2012 Mid-century home of activist restored
December 30, 2012 Looking back on local history in 2012
2013
January 13, 2013 Agnes Vaille’s fatal winter climb in ‘25
January 27, 2013 First woman commissioner in county manhandled hurdles
February 10, 2013 New Englander seeking gold made big impact on Boulder
February 24, 2013 Vintage photos bring life to Boulder’s black history
March 10, 2013 Take a snowshoe trip back into the past
March 24, 2013 Woman’s Club lived up to motto with good works
April 7,2013 Catherine Long Gates preserves family legacy
April 28, 2013 Learn more about man who helped plan Boulder (Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.)
May 26, 2013 Boulder was trendsetter for same-sex marriage
June 23, 2013 Perry-Mansfield dance camp began its run at Eldora
July 21, 2013 Soap Box Derby cheating put Boulder boy in spotlight
August 18, 2013 Prohibitionists’ quest for reform instead led to new type of crime
September 15, 2013 Historic Boulder’s calendar quickly becoming tradition
October 13, 2013 CU professor raised our flood awareness
November 10, 2013 Ceremony is a day in the park for Emma Martinez
December 8, 2013 Roger Easton honored for midcentury design
2014
January 5, 2014 Boulderites reveled in their past in ‘13
February 2, 2014 Professor uncovers life of CU’s first black woman graduate
March 2, 2013 Young preservationists get firsthand look at flood aftermath
March 30, 2014 Louisville labor conflicts peaked 100 years ago
April 27, 2014 CU’s American West far more than art exhibit
May 25, 2014 Boulder bombings subject of talks, documentary
June 22, 2014 Starr’s Clothing turns 100 this summer
July 20, 2014 Before music, Caribou Ranch was famous for horses
August 17, 2014 50 years later, music fans from Boulder remember Beatlemania experience
September 14, 2014 Boulder was health have even in 1800s
October 12, 2014 Design competition in 1969 envisioned a Boulder Civic Center
November 16, 2014 Boulder County shares in Sand Creek Massacre infamy
December 14, 2014 ‘Golden boy’ liberated Enchanted Mesa
2015
January 4, 2015 Memorable events in 2014 made local history even more relevant
February 1, 2015 Jane Wahl helped tear down walls for women athletes
March 1, 2015 Boulder residents marched in Selma (correction ran on this)
March 29, 2015 Boulder welcomed ‘alien’ physician
May 3, 2015 Diverse architecture makes the Hill unique
May 24, 2015 Chautauqua archive goes digital to allow public access
June 21, 2015 Summer is the time to unearth mining lore
July 19, 2015 Federal programs had huge impact on Boulder’s growth
August 16, 2015 What monuments say about our history
September 13, 2015 Dalai Lama’s visit puts focus on city’s Buddhist history
October 18, 2015 Boulder’s climb from ‘scientific Siberia’ to scientific peak
November 8, 2015 Utes have deep roots in Boulder
December 6, 2015 Scientists got rough intro to Boulder
2016
January 3, 2016 Three events in ’15 that brought history to life
January 31, 2016 History, science to benefit from digital glacier photos
February 28, 2016 CU prof a forerunner in affordable-housing cause
March 27, 2016, Exhibit brings Boulder artist back into the picture (Gwendolyn Meux)
April 24, 2016, Boulder’s Free School was one of country’s most successful
May 22, 2016, Students get up-close history lesson at Chautauqua
June 19, 2016 Boulder bike paths long in the making
July 17, 2016 Painting superstars spent summers at CU
August 14, 2016 Women found math careers at ‘the Bureau’
September 11, 2016 CU experienced growing pains in 1920
October 23, 2016 Housewife activists fought for rights
November 6, 2016 Boulder pastor called film ‘vicious libel’
December 11, 2016 League of Women Voters produced Boulder leaders
2017
January 1, 2017 1916 was a banner year for Boulder
January 29, 2017 Fox Theatre is a centerpiece of the Hill’s unique history
February 26, 2017 Elise Boulding: Immigrant, mother, scholar, peace activist
March 26, 2017 In 1971 election, five seats were up for grabs
April 23, 2017 Earth Day began in Boulder with a teach-in at Central Park
May 21, 2017 Boulder Street Railway brought visitors to Chautauqua
August 10, 2008 Nation’s first solar-heated home was in Boulder
August 24, 2008 New ‘etown’ home has diverse spiritual past
September 7, 2008 Biscuit Day celebrates historic Erie
September 21, 2008 30 years of Harvest House tennis
October 5, 2008 Salon series explores the politics of preservation
October 19, 2008 Mary Frances Berry: CU’s first black chancellor
November 2, 2008 Virginia True was a Boulder art ‘Prospector’
November 16, 2008 Mayor controversial for support of gay rights
November 20, 2008 Give the gift of Boulder County history
December 14, 2008 Boulder’s Central Park suggestions go back 100 years
December 28, 2008 CU’s Miss America reigned in 1958
2009
January 18, 2009 Death of Martin Luther King, Jr. brought sorrow and change
January 25, 2009 Dal Ward firing stunned fans in ‘59
February 8, 2009 Black Studies program struggled at CU
February 22, 2009 Boulder/Nixon
March 15, 2009 Coach Beattie’s skiers won CU’s first championship in ’59
March 22, 2009 Boulder’s first death penalty case was reversed by Colorado Supreme Court
April 5, 2009 Erie peg barn restored with Boulder County grant and donations
May 3, 2009 Boulder scene launched guitar hero Tommy Bolin to fame
May 17, 2009 ‘Los Seis de Boulder’ died in ’74 car bombings
May 31, 2009 Boulder’s first no driving day was in 1980
June 14, 2009 Potts Field named for track coach of 41 years
June 28, 2009 Labrot house named for abstract photographer
July 19, 2009 Blue Line amendment went to the voters in ’59
August 2, 2009 ‘Buddy Boulder’ mascot was short-lived
August 16, 2009 Boulder’s ‘sexy woman’ turns 50
2010
July 4, 2010 History is on the streets of Boulder County
July 18, 2010 Rescue group formed after series of tragedies
August 1, 2010 Locating displays of Boulder County minerals is a challenge
August 15, 2010 Plein air art is a tradition at Chautauqua
August 29, 2010 CU engineering grad is world-class banjo maker
September 12, 2010 Bixler was respected, beloved Erie doctor
September 26, 2010 Glenn Miller’s big band legacy lives at CU archive
October 10, 2010 ‘Hecla Heights’ was built for scab miners
October 24, 2010 Emma’s fountain lives long after rock ‘n’ roll tragedy
November 7, 2010 FHS teacher studies lesser-known mine massacre
November 21, 2010 CU students protested for child care in 1974
December 5, 2010 History experiences can be valuable gifts
December 19, 2010 Boulder’s Jackson founded Dearfield 100 years ago
2011
January 2, 2011 Rhodes scholar Stoiber organized against tuition increases in 1964
January 16, 2011 Erie -- a tale of two counties
January 30, 2011 Atomic plant announcement had Boulder buzzing in 1951
Feb, 13, 2011 Camera archives will become a resource for all
Feb, 27, 2011 From bounty-hunting to co-existing with cougars
March 13, 2011 Author John Fante is still being discovered
March 27, 2011 Francesca Woodman, a posthumous art celebrity
April 10, 2011 Lafayette’s ‘whites only’ pool sparked 1934 lawsuit
April 24, 2011 Children’s writer was unconventional and generous spirit
May 8, 2011 Mother Jones swayed coal miners in Louisville
May 22, 2011 Longmont Museum’s ‘Niwot on the Rails’ is outstanding
June 5, 2011 Holubars were Boulder outdoor gear pioneers
June 19, 2011 Fatherhood and daily life inspired cartoonist Fred Neher
July 3, 2011 Chautauqua audio tour is history on the spot
July 17, 2011 National Archives resources are moving to Broomfield
July 31, 2011 Uranium boom was brief in Boulder County
August 14, 2011 Swedish artist Birger Sandzen embraced Colorado beauty
August 28, 2011 Lincoln, a sunspot researcher, encouraged women scientists
September 11, 2011 Rare Clovis artifacts document Boulder’s prehistory
September 25, 2011 Fact or fiction? The legend of Gyp Rock
October 9, 2011 SDS was top 1968 story in Boulder
October 23, 2011 Extreme weather topped 1969 news
November 6, 2011 First Ralphie was an ideal, hard-working mascot
November 20, 2011 Nekkid as jaybirds in 1974
December 4, 2011 Phantasmagoria helped transform The Hill
December 18, 2011 2011 books for local history buffs
2012
January 1, 2012 Georgia O’Keeffe had a soft spot for Ward
January 15, 2012 Theta house was work of architect Glen Huntington
January 29, 2012 ‘Glenn Miller’ cast spent one sweltering day in Boulder
February 12, 2012 The Little Rectangle was early Boulder’s black neighborhood
February 26, 2012 Marian Anderson wowed crowds at CU
March 11, 2012 Means’ books revealed struggles of minority groups
March 25, 2012 Margaret Read was first female architect in Boulder
April 8, 2012 For Dalton Trumbo, a fountain of free speech
April 22, 2012 ‘The Girl From Boulder ‘was one of many local talent silent films
May 6, 2012 Businessman gave Beach Park for University Hill children
May 20, 2012 City declared Scott Carpenter Day after historic space flight
June 3, 2012 Boulder woman co-founded nurse practitioner movement
June 17, 2012 Saco DeBoer hired for zoning study in 1927
July 1, 2012 Eve Drewelowe, modernist and feminist
July 15, 2012 Wilmatte Cockerell and the red sunflower
July 29, 2012 A virtual tour of Boulder’s hard rock mining history
August 12, 2012 Boulder cheered for Bob Clifton in 1936
August 26, 2012 Nichols Hall dormitory became a controversy
September 9, 2012 Horrors endured by Chief Niwot relived
October 7, 2012 Chautauqua tour is living history
October 21, 2012 Papachristou left modernist legacy on Boulder
November 4, 2012 Fluoridation of Boulder’s water supply was controversial
November 18, Scientists helped hearing-impaired, captured Emmy
December 9, 2012 Charles Partridge Adams painted Boulder’s peaks
December 16, 2012 Mid-century home of activist restored
December 30, 2012 Looking back on local history in 2012
2013
January 13, 2013 Agnes Vaille’s fatal winter climb in ‘25
January 27, 2013 First woman commissioner in county manhandled hurdles
February 10, 2013 New Englander seeking gold made big impact on Boulder
February 24, 2013 Vintage photos bring life to Boulder’s black history
March 10, 2013 Take a snowshoe trip back into the past
March 24, 2013 Woman’s Club lived up to motto with good works
April 7,2013 Catherine Long Gates preserves family legacy
April 28, 2013 Learn more about man who helped plan Boulder (Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.)
May 26, 2013 Boulder was trendsetter for same-sex marriage
June 23, 2013 Perry-Mansfield dance camp began its run at Eldora
July 21, 2013 Soap Box Derby cheating put Boulder boy in spotlight
August 18, 2013 Prohibitionists’ quest for reform instead led to new type of crime
September 15, 2013 Historic Boulder’s calendar quickly becoming tradition
October 13, 2013 CU professor raised our flood awareness
November 10, 2013 Ceremony is a day in the park for Emma Martinez
December 8, 2013 Roger Easton honored for midcentury design
2014
January 5, 2014 Boulderites reveled in their past in ‘13
February 2, 2014 Professor uncovers life of CU’s first black woman graduate
March 2, 2013 Young preservationists get firsthand look at flood aftermath
March 30, 2014 Louisville labor conflicts peaked 100 years ago
April 27, 2014 CU’s American West far more than art exhibit
May 25, 2014 Boulder bombings subject of talks, documentary
June 22, 2014 Starr’s Clothing turns 100 this summer
July 20, 2014 Before music, Caribou Ranch was famous for horses
August 17, 2014 50 years later, music fans from Boulder remember Beatlemania experience
September 14, 2014 Boulder was health have even in 1800s
October 12, 2014 Design competition in 1969 envisioned a Boulder Civic Center
November 16, 2014 Boulder County shares in Sand Creek Massacre infamy
December 14, 2014 ‘Golden boy’ liberated Enchanted Mesa
2015
January 4, 2015 Memorable events in 2014 made local history even more relevant
February 1, 2015 Jane Wahl helped tear down walls for women athletes
March 1, 2015 Boulder residents marched in Selma (correction ran on this)
March 29, 2015 Boulder welcomed ‘alien’ physician
May 3, 2015 Diverse architecture makes the Hill unique
May 24, 2015 Chautauqua archive goes digital to allow public access
June 21, 2015 Summer is the time to unearth mining lore
July 19, 2015 Federal programs had huge impact on Boulder’s growth
August 16, 2015 What monuments say about our history
September 13, 2015 Dalai Lama’s visit puts focus on city’s Buddhist history
October 18, 2015 Boulder’s climb from ‘scientific Siberia’ to scientific peak
November 8, 2015 Utes have deep roots in Boulder
December 6, 2015 Scientists got rough intro to Boulder
2016
January 3, 2016 Three events in ’15 that brought history to life
January 31, 2016 History, science to benefit from digital glacier photos
February 28, 2016 CU prof a forerunner in affordable-housing cause
March 27, 2016, Exhibit brings Boulder artist back into the picture (Gwendolyn Meux)
April 24, 2016, Boulder’s Free School was one of country’s most successful
May 22, 2016, Students get up-close history lesson at Chautauqua
June 19, 2016 Boulder bike paths long in the making
July 17, 2016 Painting superstars spent summers at CU
August 14, 2016 Women found math careers at ‘the Bureau’
September 11, 2016 CU experienced growing pains in 1920
October 23, 2016 Housewife activists fought for rights
November 6, 2016 Boulder pastor called film ‘vicious libel’
December 11, 2016 League of Women Voters produced Boulder leaders
2017
January 1, 2017 1916 was a banner year for Boulder
January 29, 2017 Fox Theatre is a centerpiece of the Hill’s unique history
February 26, 2017 Elise Boulding: Immigrant, mother, scholar, peace activist
March 26, 2017 In 1971 election, five seats were up for grabs
April 23, 2017 Earth Day began in Boulder with a teach-in at Central Park
May 21, 2017 Boulder Street Railway brought visitors to Chautauqua
Magazines, newsletters, etc.
Boulder Magazine
Summer 2012 Niwot’s Aim Was True
Fall 2016 The Struggle for Equal Rights: Colorado’s trip from ‘the Hate State’ to the Supreme Court
Daily Camera Travel
May 27, 2012, Summer Trip: Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
On the Corner, Lower Chautauqua newsletter, Jon Hatch editor
Nation’s first solar-heated home was in Boulder (reprinted with permission), Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2008
Papachristou homes in the spotlight, Volume 3, Issue 3, April 2009
Architect Hunter created Boulder landmarks, Volume 4, Issue 4, 2011
Wilbur Williams House a modern statement, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2011
Plein air art is a tradition at Chautauqua (reprinted with permission) Volume 5, Issue 2, 2011
Summer 2012 The Sink adds to its history with presidential visit
Winter 2013 The Astronauts took Boulder, and Japan, by storm
Greek House building boom
Fulton Brothers first real estate agents on the Hill
Willard House
Neighborhood lost Laurie Paddock, a friend to Boulder history, Volume 10 Issue 1 (2016)
History briefs for Colorado Chautauqua Association newsletter, 2016-2017
Celebrations! A History of Visual Arts in Boulder, introductory chapter for exhibition catalogue, 2016
Content for Historic Happenings, newsletter for Historic Boulder, Inc.
Summer 2012 Niwot’s Aim Was True
Fall 2016 The Struggle for Equal Rights: Colorado’s trip from ‘the Hate State’ to the Supreme Court
Daily Camera Travel
May 27, 2012, Summer Trip: Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
On the Corner, Lower Chautauqua newsletter, Jon Hatch editor
Nation’s first solar-heated home was in Boulder (reprinted with permission), Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2008
Papachristou homes in the spotlight, Volume 3, Issue 3, April 2009
Architect Hunter created Boulder landmarks, Volume 4, Issue 4, 2011
Wilbur Williams House a modern statement, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2011
Plein air art is a tradition at Chautauqua (reprinted with permission) Volume 5, Issue 2, 2011
Summer 2012 The Sink adds to its history with presidential visit
Winter 2013 The Astronauts took Boulder, and Japan, by storm
Greek House building boom
Fulton Brothers first real estate agents on the Hill
Willard House
Neighborhood lost Laurie Paddock, a friend to Boulder history, Volume 10 Issue 1 (2016)
History briefs for Colorado Chautauqua Association newsletter, 2016-2017
Celebrations! A History of Visual Arts in Boulder, introductory chapter for exhibition catalogue, 2016
Content for Historic Happenings, newsletter for Historic Boulder, Inc.
(Above photo: Remnant tracks from the Switzerland Trail Railway near Caribou Ranch Open Space)
