History

Local News

Dutch ovens, cowboy hats and biscuits: Chuckwagon dinner returns to La Plata County

Cattlemen's association hosts 23rd annual community cookout

August 26, 2025

Local News

Fort Lewis College receives $1 million grant for reconciliation work

campus center will further college’s goal of remediating damage from its history as an Indian boarding school

August 1, 2025

Local News

Visitors tour Fort Lewis College’s Old Fort Campus for history day

FLC’s reconciliation efforts wrapped into agriculture programs

July 4, 2025

Local News

Debuting film features Hopi man who traced his DNA back to Chaco Canyon

‘Room 33’ premieres at Fort Lewis College on Wednesday

May 10, 2025

Southwest Life

The Switzerland Trail in Boulder County has a storied past in mining

The Switzerland Trail was once a narrow gauge railroad line linking mining towns from Eldora to Ward, the Indian Peaks,…

April 16, 2025

Local News

Forest Service to return Indigenous remains discovered near McPhee Reservoir

least 10 individuals and 10 shards of pottery were unearthed in 2021 and 2022

April 1, 2025

Gulliford's Travels

Historic Hubbell Trading Post

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site not only contains several buildings on the Navajo Nation near Ganado, Ariz., but it…

March 5, 2025

Local News

Former Durango High School could join ranks of historic landmarks

Council to consider designation next week

January 16, 2025

Gulliford's Travels

Cathedral in the Desert: Tucson’s San Xavier del Bac

Known as the Dove of the Desert, San Xavier del Bac near Tucson, Ariz., is the finest example of Mexican…

December 7, 2024

Local News

Durango man digitizing grandfather’s WWII memorabilia to keep legacy alive

Saturday marks 83rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

December 5, 2024

Local News

Durango quizzes residents in ‘Nerds Night Out’ trivia series

invites public to less formal space for engagement

November 24, 2024

Local News

Bayfield Middle School club raising historical, cultural awareness of Indigenous tribes

November is Native American Heritage Month

November 12, 2024

Gallery

Photos: Hopes for the resurrection of Iglesia de San Antonio

Catholic church in southeast La Plata County needs funding for multiple repairs

September 22, 2024

Local News

Silverton’s 150th anniversary a time to reflect on growth

its heyday, the town had 2,000 residents. It now has 800, but is looking to grow – responsibly

September 17, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

New book shows La Plata County history through images

Ed Horvat contributes photos to Herald’s And the West is History

September 5, 2024

Local News

Durango fire and police chiefs look back on 50th anniversary of 1974 Main Avenue fire

of fallen firefighter says day is bittersweet in her memory

August 28, 2024

Local News

From the archives: Roads well traveled

Records from La Plata County Commissioners meetings in 1884 contain familiar demands for road maintenance

August 11, 2024

Local News

World’s longest track of dinosaur footprints near Ouray is now open to public

go on a tour with the grown-up boy who discovered them

August 7, 2024

Local News

From the archives: A dive into the pages of La Plata County history

‘Miners consumption’ and ‘female disturbance’ listed among conditions in early coroner records

August 4, 2024

Local News

A spy plane made an emergency landing in Cortez in 1959. Now you can color it

It's one page in a new coloring book

July 1, 2024

Community

14th Annual Cortez Historic Preservation Day set for the first weekend in May

weekend will be packed with events centered around historic preservation

April 25, 2024

Local News

Southern Ute archivist dives into boarding school history

A look into what the Southern Ute Dormitory was and its relation to other institutions during the time

April 23, 2024

Local News

Durango School District 9-R’s ‘107 Years of Education’ exhibit honors a century of sports and learning

9-R hosts moving sale at former administration building

April 13, 2024

Local News

Last coal-fired engine departs Durango train station, marking end of an era

Saturday was bittersweet for crews who sent No. 481 on its final ride before it’s converted for oil use

March 27, 2024