Business https://breckhistory.org/tag/business/ Mon, 01 May 2023 16:19:58 +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 Business https://breckhistory.org/tag/business/ 32 32 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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]]> Saloons in Breckenridge https://breckhistory.org/the-history-of-breckenridge-co-saloons-in-breckenridge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-history-of-breckenridge-co-saloons-in-breckenridge Fri, 08 Apr 2022 17:03:21 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/?p=413 Probably no business establishment on the mining frontier played a more important role than the saloon.  Whiskey, the primary refreshment sold in the saloons, arrived in what became Summit County during the reign of the mountain men (1820-1850). ...

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]]> Myth-busting: The True Story of Barney Ford https://breckhistory.org/myth-busting-the-true-story-of-barney-ford/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=myth-busting-the-true-story-of-barney-ford Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:22:49 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/myth-busting-the-true-story-of-barney-ford/ Mr. Barney L. Ford's story changed completely in spring 2021 when the Breckenridge Heritage Alliance received a new primary source document.

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]]> New Research on Barney Ford Changes the Story Again https://breckhistory.org/new-research-on-barney-ford-changes-the-story-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-research-on-barney-ford-changes-the-story-again Thu, 10 Jun 2021 03:26:27 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/new-research-on-barney-ford-changes-the-story-again/ New research on the life and legacy of Barney Ford leads BHA to update our museum and interpretation.

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]]> Rocky Mountain PBS to premiere Colorado Experience: Mr. Barney Ford https://breckhistory.org/rocky-mountain-pbs-to-premiere-colorado-experience-mr-barney-ford/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rocky-mountain-pbs-to-premiere-colorado-experience-mr-barney-ford Wed, 17 Feb 2021 01:57:47 +0000 https://breckhistory.org/rocky-mountain-pbs-to-premiere-colorado-experience-mr-barney-ford/ On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 7 pm, Rocky Mountain PBS will premiere Colorado Experience: Mr. Barney Ford, a 56-minute documentary...

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