[caption id="attachment_46306" align="aligncenter" width="600"] VMF 251 F8, landing on USS Lexington, 1963[/caption] Tradition has it that there are no ex-Marines. With that in mind, I would like to salute The Marine Corps, my fellow Marines, past and present, and especially the two units in which I...
The Veterans Day National Ceremony is held each year on Tuesday, November 11, at Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony commences precisely at 11:00 a.m. with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns and continues inside the Memorial Amphitheater with a parade of colors...
Found these tidbits about the upcoming holiday on wavy.com. The name Halloween comes from a shortening of the holiday’s former title: All Hallow’s Evening, which was the night before All Hallows’ (sanctified or holy) Day, or Hallowmas on November 1. Halloween originated from a Samhain, Ireland’s Celtic festival, which...
[caption id="attachment_45707" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Pueblo Bonita at Chaco Canyon[/caption] Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it, Edmund Burke. Here’s the dirt on dirt. Dirt (or soil) isn’t just a mix of clay, sand and humus that lies over bedrock. It isn’t simply dust, grime or filth...
A history of ancestral Pueblo pottery, studies in the Southwest, presented by Telluride Historical Museum in association with Crow Canyon Archaeological Center at Telluride Library. Crow Canyon Archaeological Center is located northwest of the town of Cortez in southwestern Colorado. Crow Canyon is 15 miles west...
“(Ken) Burns is not only the greatest documentarian of the day, but also the most influential filmmaker period. That includes feature filmmakers like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. I say that because Burns not only turned millions of persons onto history with his films, he...
Public lecture with Dr. Tom Romero, Univ. of Denver, explores race and racism in “Colorful Colorado” Welcome to Colorful Colorado! In addition to its natural beauty, Colorado’s contemporary nickname alludes to the influxes of race and culture that punctuate its history. But Colorado’s history of race relations...
In this fascinating article, Steve Meltzer, a writer and photographer for Imaging Resource, discusses the discovery of 100 year-old negatives in the Antarctic. Conservators restoring an Antarctic exploration hut recently made a remarkable discovery: a small box of 22 exposed but unprocessed photographic negatives, frozen in...
The month of March was named after the Roman god of war. During the month, winter ends and spring begins. The birthstone for March is the aquamarine. Its zodiac signs are Pisces (February 19 – March 20) and Aries (March 21 – April 19). And...
[caption id="attachment_37870" align="alignright" width="300"] Lizard Head Peak from San Juan Basin[/caption] One down. Eleven to go. And the Telluride Historical Museum keeps up the pace this month. See below for what is happening in February. Victorian Valentines: Tuesday, February 11, 3:30 – 5 p.m. Come with a song in...
