I would call this little book “small but mighty”! This compilation of mini-biographies of pioneer Summit County women was a project of our local Summit County chapter of P.E.O. (P.E.O. is a philanthropic and educational organization interested in…
Florence Watson was a poet in Breckenridge during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Her book of poetry, “Sweet Summerland” was exhibited at the Chicago World’s Fair and she wrote numerous stories for the local newspapers.
¿Quiénes eran las mujeres que llegaron a Breckenridge en la década de 1880? ¿De dónde venían? ¿Hicieron voluntariamente el viaje a Breckenridge? ¿Qué encontraron al llegar? Los datos del censo y los diarios cuentan la historia.
Pioneering women of Breckenridge’s early days survived and thrived in the unforgiving mountain environment of Colorado’s mining communities.
Mr. Barney L. Ford ascended to wealth and political prominence in frontier Colorado but what about the women in his life – Julia and Sarah?
