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photo courtesy Grand County Historical Association | Law officer Chance Chance Va Pelt (R) poses for a photo with then-president Dwight Eisenhower.

Recalling the 1948 Bank of Kremmling robbery

Grand Gazette - Dec 24, 2020

1874 Christmas at Hot Sulphur Springs

The Significance of Setting on Rollins Pass

Bob Thompson stands in front of a piece of yard art given to him by his family for Father’s Day a few years ago. Seems a great thing to have in a picture for retirement.

Long-time Colorado Parks Officers retire

photo courtesy John Underwood | Laureen Jesmer with cousin Jim Conklin. Laureen, Jim, and “Jack” Conklin were raised as siblings after May Jesmer Conklin passed away.

Laureen Myers: “Mother of Kremmling”

photo courtesy of Wheatley Family | Stella Wheatley enjoys a moment of smiles at the bottom of the sledding hill.

Stella Wheatley: maker of friends, fun & community

Grand Gazette - Apr 23, 2020

photo courtesy of Jason M. LaBelle, PhD collection | Rollins’ wagon road switchbacks on Guinn Mountain are showcased in this 1873 stereogram. Interestingly, the story of Rollins Pass begins more than 55 centuries before the invention of the wheel

Rollins Pass: a rich history and a perpetual question to reopen...

Grand Gazette - Jan 30, 2020

photo by Kim Cameron Serena Fanning, new Pioneer Village Museum Manager

Grand County Historical Association updates and events

Grand Gazette - Jun 14, 2018

photo Grand County Historical Association archive In the late 1920s, Knight Ranch sported a 28-room main house and an airfield built for Charles Lindbergh. Before the Granby Reservoir was built, the Knight Ranch was nestled on the Colorado River South Fork. Today it is under the chilly water of Lake Granby.

Lindbergh spirit lives on

Grand Gazette - May 17, 2018

1913 steam crane and boom car at Railroad Museum

Grand Gazette - Apr 20, 2018

photo by Kim Cameron Hot Sulphur Springs Pioneer Museum Executive Director, Tim Nicklas, navigates the museum's storage to retrieve files. Nicklas is taking a new position in Encampment, Wyoming.

Tim Nicklas saying good-bye to Grand County Historical Association

Grand Gazette - Apr 12, 2018

Shirley Johnson recalls her summers at the Hotel Eastin with her Aunt Marie and Uncle Lum. She is pictured holding their picture with Maryann Van Lue, who currently owns the Hotel Eastin with her husband Walt. Shirley also gave the Van Lues many other pictures to display in the hotel.

Fond memories of summers at the Hotel Eastin

Grand Gazette - Mar 22, 2018

Some players in the Doc Susie documentary. From L to R: Clarissa Guy of Rocky Mountain PBS, the co-owner of Adolfs Gigi Dominguez, Tim Niklas and Ida Sheriff of the GCHA, and program manager for the office of Colorado Film and Media, Taylor Tschida.

Doc(umentary) Susie Anderson

Grand Gazette - Nov 2, 2017

100th anniversary of entering into World War I

O2 Creative - Apr 7, 2017

Remembering West Grand’s Heroes

Grand Gazette - May 26, 2016

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