I did not see the National Western Stock Show this year. Usually, it is my chance to go totally Western and get in touch with my inner cowgirl. When things go right, I catch the mule and draft horse classes. Last year, I got up close and personal with yaks. However, I had some stock show fun right smack in the middle of Denver’s most beautiful historic hotel lobby, at the Brown Palace. We were in the…
One of my favorite tools for research and touching the past is the postcard. Antique stores and postcard shows are a great place to view and purchase images from the past. This past weekend, I attended the Denver Postcard and Paper Show with my research friend, Christie. We did not buy much, but we had a wonderful time looking at images from the past. I purchased 2 post cards to give for a birthday present. Christie bought an old mine document.…
Red Hot Sundays for Red Hat Ladies $20 ($13 members) includes program at 2 p.m., refreshments at 3 p.m. and admission to the Colorado History Museum. Sunday, January 18, 2009 2 p.m. Red Hot Activism, Molly Brown Style Molly Brown’s heroic deeds as a survivor of the Titanic disaster are well known. However, many people don’t know about the causes which commanded the attention and energy of the real Margaret Brown. Award-winning biographer Joyce Lohse…
A few days ago, I received the edits for my latest manuscript, General William Palmer: Railroad Pioneer. Looks like my work is cut out for me as we hope to have the book published by early February, in time for a reading conference in Denver. This book has been a long time coming. It began almost two years ago and has gone through a couple of incarnations since its inception. I am excited that…
A new year is a great time to contemplate an already busy calendar full of new ways to reach out and touch history. In this column, I will share my adventures as I write stories about pioneers, conduct research in the Rocky Mountain West, and find new ways to enjoy and share Western history. For more information about my books and presentations about Western pioneers, check out my web site at www.lohseworks.com.