Jan-Mar 2026 | The Backwards Time Traveler: Revisiting the 1976 Bicentennial and the American Freedom Train
In 2026, we will celebrate the founding of the United States 250 years ago, and 150 years of Colorado statehood....
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Jan-Mar 2026 | Cow Pies and Quilts: Broomfield’s 1976 Commemorations in the US Bicentennial and Colorado Centennial
In 1975, Broomfield organized a Centennial/Bicentennial Commission that was tasked with finding ways to celebrate and commemorate the 100th anniversary...
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Jan-Mar 2026 | Celebrating the Life of Lloyd L. (Lew) Moir, Jr.
Lew was a former president of the Broomfield Historical Society, as well as a longtime volunteer and lecturer at the...
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Dec 2025 | Stories of Early Farm Women
The dust was flying in furious bursts as two vehicles raced down the dirt lane. At the helm of each...
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Dec 2025 | The Battle for the Field, Part 2
BY FORMER BROOMFIELD MAYOR, PATRICK QUINN On April 4, 1997, the Broomfield open space community could breathe a sigh of...
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Dec 2025 | The Monarch #2 Coal Mine Disaster
Sitting in an out of the way site in Broomfield, in Frank Varra Park between the Macy’s parking lot and...
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June 2025 | The Story of Wottge Farm
At the end of World War II, after the horrific crimes of Nazi Germany, there was a mass expulsion of...
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June 2025 | Dinosaurs of Broomfield
You may have seen the news reports in the past year of a group of high school students looking for...
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June 2025 | The Battle for the Field
BY FORMER BROOMFIELD MAYOR, PATRICK QUINN Broomfield’s admirable commitment to preserving open space started in a field. The property now...
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Oct-Dec 2024 | The Magical History Tour: An Armchair Tour of Broomfield’s Historical Sites
The County of Broomfield is a recent creation, only dating back to 2001. Much of Broomfield’s development is associated with...
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Oct-Dec 2024 | Broomfield School Memories, Part II
I began seventh grade in the new school on Elmhurst Place between Garnet Street and Emerald Street. It was called...
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Oct-Dec 2024 | Broomfield Travel Tips (circa 1920)
On April 6, 2024, Broomfield (and much of the Front Range) was treated to 100 mph winds. On March 13,...
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July-Sept 2024 | Train Wrecks!
The transition of Broomfield from a small agricultural community to a recognizable, defined town was supported by the introduction of...
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July-Sept 2024 | Broomfield in the Bad Old Days
The question, “What are you doing New Year’s Eve?” took on a whole different meaning in 1915. People were stocking...
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July-Sept 2024 | Settlers and Homesteaders in Nineteenth Century Broomfield, Part II
By 1869, the plains Indian tribes had been forcibly removed from their native lands, and the absence of conflict opened...
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July-September 2023 | Brunner Farmhouse
The lovely yellow house surrounded by gardens on City open space along the north side of Midway Blvd was moved...
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April-June 2024 | The Great Western Reservoir: A Legacy of Our Nuclear Past
If you find yourself driving along North Indiana Street near where it intersects with State Highway 128, looking to the...
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April-June 2024 | Colman’s Lakeview: Broomfield’s First Subdivision
When we think about land use and development in Broomfield, the story about Coleman’s Lakeview* is often overlooked. Coleman’s Lakeview...
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April-June 2024 | Settlers and Homesteaders in Nineteenth Century Broomfield, Part I
The disparaging descriptions by early explorers (“unfit for human habitation,” “howling wilderness”), challenges...
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January-March 2024 | Metzger Farm Open Space Trail Overlook: Native American Campground View
Local historians know that Arapaho and Cheyenne bands wintered along the northern Front Range in the1800s. Some of their campsites...
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