Our Collective History | Breckenridge History https://breckhistory.org/category/ourcollectivehistory/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:39:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://breckhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-BreckHistoryLogo-1-jpg-32x32.webp Our Collective History | Breckenridge History https://breckhistory.org/category/ourcollectivehistory/ 32 32 The Little Engine https://breckhistory.org/the-little-engine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-little-engine Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:19:31 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/?p=4873 Learn about the Little Engine: Engine No. 9 and its history in the mountains of Colorado from the 1800s to today.

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]]> The world according to Mary Marks https://breckhistory.org/the-world-according-to-mary-marks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-world-according-to-mary-marks Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:01:24 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/?p=4391 The world according to Mary Marks as illustrated by digital images from the Mary M. Marks Photograph Collection.

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]]> The Briggle House: A history of community https://breckhistory.org/the-briggle-house-a-history-of-community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-briggle-house-a-history-of-community Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:52:05 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/?p=4345 The Briggle House has a long history of being a community gathering house, and this year we're reigniting that history!

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]]> Victorian Hair Art and the Macabre Rituals of Death in Early Breckenridge https://breckhistory.org/victorian-hair-art-and-the-macabre-rituals-of-death-in-early-breckenridge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=victorian-hair-art-and-the-macabre-rituals-of-death-in-early-breckenridge Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:23:16 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/?p=4177 “Hair is at once the most delicate and last of our materials and survives us like love. It is so light, so gentle, so escaping from the idea of death, that, with a lock of hair belonging to...

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]]> Learn about Ute history for National American Indian Heritage Month https://breckhistory.org/learn-about-ute-history-for-national-american-indian-heritage-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learn-about-ute-history-for-national-american-indian-heritage-month Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:29:14 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/?p=3562 Learn about Ute history and their connection to Breckenridge as part of National American Indian Heritage Month.

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]]> Celebrating Breckenridge’s musical history https://breckhistory.org/celebrating-breckenridges-musical-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrating-breckenridges-musical-history Sun, 06 Aug 2023 16:36:16 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/?p=3405 Learn more about Breckenridge's musical history and the characters who have brought the sounds of summer to Breckenridge over the years.

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]]> Our Collective History: Confronting difficult histories https://breckhistory.org/our-collective-history-confronting-difficult-histories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-collective-history-confronting-difficult-histories Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:57:50 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/?p=3074 One of our new blog post categories is Our Collective History, but what does that really mean? When we think about history, there are specific events, ideas, and people who have helped to shape eras and places in...

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]]> The Mysteries of Fort Mary B. https://breckhistory.org/the-mysteries-of-fort-mary-b/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mysteries-of-fort-mary-b Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:24:51 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/?p=2861 The community of Breckenridge began in 1859-60 as a collection of rustic log cabins and a protective fort when a group of hearty prospectors and one woman over-wintered along the Blue River. The fort became known as Fort...

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]]> Breckenridge’s Airport Legacy: Part 2 https://breckhistory.org/breckenridges-airport-legacy-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breckenridges-airport-legacy-part-2 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:12:03 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/?p=2798 Breckenridge’s Airport Road remains the sole legacy of the history of airplanes and wished-for airport development in town.  From the beginning of Breckenridge as a ski town, airplanes played an important role in the community’s growth. And while...

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]]> Breckenridge’s Airport Legacy: Part 1 https://breckhistory.org/breckenridges-airport-legacy-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breckenridges-airport-legacy-part-1 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:55:06 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/?p=2773 Breckenridge has an Airport Road, but no airport. Curious residents and visitors often ask Breckenridge History about the legacy of Airport Road. Learn more about the long and convoluted history of airplanes and airports in the Upper Blue...

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