Carbondale Historical Society

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    Una historia breve de Carbondale y los ríos Crystal y Roaring Fork

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    En julio 1865, Horace Greeley, un editor para el New York Tribune, dijo famosamente, “Vaya al oeste, joven, y crece con la nación.” Miles de Americanos siguieron su consejo y viajaban al oeste en búsqueda de oro, tierra fértil para cultivar, o simplemente para huir del destrozo de la guerra… read more →

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    “This I Remember” tapes return to Carbondale

    This cassette tape, which contains a historical interview conducted by Mary Ferguson and Frank Smotherman of Willis Kinney, is one of the estimated 230 tapes from the collection of oral histories recorded by Ferguson. Photo by Trina Ortega. This cassette tape, which contains a historical interview conducted by Mary Ferguson and Frank Smotherman of Willis Kinney, is one of the estimated 230 tapes from the collection of oral histories recorded by Ferguson. Photo by Trina Ortega.

    An elusive collection of cassette tapes containing historical interviews of Carbondale’s early residents and conducted by the late Mary Ferguson for her KDNK show “This I Remember” has landed in the care of the Carbondale Historical Society. 

    The tapes have been highly sought after for several years because they… read more →

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    A stroll in Sopris Park

    The gazebo is getting a bit of a makeover. Photo by Tom Mercer The gazebo is getting a bit of a makeover. Photo by Tom Mercer

    Eric Brendlinger, Carbondale’s Director of Parks and Recreation, reports that Carbondale now has a total of 26 parks. Some are large and some are small, but Carbondale’s 3.9-acre Sopris Park is generally regarded as the crown jewel by virtue of both its location and the numerous community events… read more →