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Our Town Fort Collins: Irrigation on the Farm
Farmer Bob from the Bee Family Centennial Farm demonstrates how he irrigates his cornfields in late August.
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Our Town Fort Collins: Farmer Bob Talks about Sugar Beets
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Bob Bee, from the Bee Family Centennial Farm demonstrates how beets are harvested from the fields.
Our Town Fort Collins: Floyd Maxwell
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Floyd Maxwell talks about his family's early years in Fort Collins. Presented at Shepardson Elementary, Fort Collins Colorado
Our Town Fort Collins: Prospector Tom
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Prospector Tom is on the lookout for gold 'in thar hills'. Learn about the life of a Colorado gold prospector and what it takes to strike it rich with just a gold pan, simple supplies and little bit of luck.
Historic Bison Release at Soapstone Prairie, City of Fort Collins
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On November 1, 2015, American bison were reintroduced to the Soapstone Priaire, north of Fort Collins.
Fort Collins Before: Fort Collins Grows Up
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Notes: some parts are copyrighted In this last episode of Fort Collins Before, we learn about the growth of Fort Collins from town to city. Learn about the many technologic changes Fort Collins saw including the birth of electricity, a water system, quarries, mills, and rise of automobiles. One of the most important local products was sugar from sugar beets whose workers included hundreds of Eu...
Fort Collins Before: Native Americans
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Notes: some material may be copyrighted Historian Ron Sladek and Fort Collins Museum Educational Curator, Treloar Tredennick explore the various native american groups that occupied our area before the arrival Europeans. The conflicts that arose as settlers and Native Americans clashed over land and resources are also discussed. Ron also tells the wonderful story of Chief Friday and his remarka...
Early Peoples of Northern Colorado
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Notes: may have some copyrighted material The first episode in this series traces the origins of human habitation in Northern Colorado from the Folsom People 11,000 years ago to the archaic 'Pre-Plains' Indians. Treloar Tredennick and Ron Sladek describe the ancient setting of our area including megafauna bison and the hunters that used spears and stone tools to survive here. Also discussed are...
Paleo Indian History of Northern Colorado
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This episode on Living History, Lynda Lloyd brings us a converstation with Lucie Burris, a local historian. Lucie, as a PhD student at Colorado State University, shares her knowledge in discussing the ethnohistory of the Cache La Poudre National Heritage Area; the people who occupied it from 12,000 to 5,000 years ago, how geography has changed, and the introductions of Europeans into the Cache ...
EveryDay Science: Electricity featuring Birney Car 21
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Join Brian Jones and Junior Broadcasters, Claire and Madeline for another fun-filled episode of EveryDay Science. In this edition, we explore the big idea of how charges flow from place to place and the useful work that arises from this process: ELECTRICITY. In the second part of this episode, Brian visits Fort Collins Trolley motorman, Roger Smith to explore how our community's beloved Birney ...
Chris Tomer Meteorologist Interview
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Second Graders in Laporte, Colorado, USA, interview Denver meteorologist and mountain guide, Chris Tomer.
Poudre School District Rendezvous 2014
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Poudre School District 4th Graders experience life in the Old West at the time our area's first settlers migrated to Colorado in search of fortune and opportunity.
Living History: Auntie Stone
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Auntie Stone was one of Fort Collins' most celebrated historical figures during the mid and late 19th century. From Janie Arnold's 2nd grade class at Bennett Elementary School, the late Margaret Rogers re-enacts the life of Auntie Stone.
Cemetery Stroll Fort Collins: Waldo and Pearl Riffenburgh
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Hosted by local historian Wayne Sundburg, the 14th Annual Cemetery Stroll of Fort Collins was held at The Grandview Cemetery. This is the resting place of countless extraordinary people. This year, educators from Larimer County were honored. Local actors highlight the accomplishments of each individual showcased in the stroll. Philip Coggon and Tinka Greenwood portray Waldo and Pearl Riffenburg...
Cemetery Stroll Fort Collins: David Lesher
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Hosted by local historian Wayne Sundburg, the 14th Annual Cemetery Stroll of Fort Collins was held at The Grandview Cemetery. This is the resting place of countless extraordinary people. This year, educators from Larimer County were honored. Local actors highlight the accomplishments of each individual showcased in the stroll. This is David Lesher portrayed by Richard Cox. The Cemetery Stroll i...
Cemetery Stroll Fort Collins: Robert Eyestone
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Cemetery Stroll Fort Collins: Robert Eyestone
Cemetery Stroll Fort Collins: Jean Irish
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Cemetery Stroll Fort Collins: Jean Irish
Fort Collins Rendezvous 2002
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Fort Collins Rendezvous 2002
Fort Collins Before: Trappers and Traders
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Fort Collins Before: Trappers and Traders
Our Town Fort Collins: Prospector Tom
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Our Town Fort Collins: Prospector Tom
Forces and Motion at Dunn Elementary
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Forces and Motion at Dunn Elementary
Our Town Fort Collins: Transportation
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Our Town Fort Collins: Transportation
Motion at Elitches Amusement Park, Denver, CO
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Motion at Elitches Amusement Park, Denver, CO
Our Town Fort Collins: City Growth (Annexations) over time (1870-2015)
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Our Town Fort Collins: City Growth (Annexations) over time (1870-2015)
Annie The Railroad Dog
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Annie The Railroad Dog
Our Town Fort Collins: Meet Ginny Sawyer, Problem-Solver, City of Fort Collins
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Our Town Fort Collins: Meet Ginny Sawyer, Problem-Solver, City of Fort Collins
Standing Yoga Demonstration
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Standing Yoga Demonstration
Bus Pull at Dunn Elementary, Fort Collins, Colorado
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Bus Pull at Dunn Elementary, Fort Collins, Colorado
Happy Heart Farm CSA with Bailey Stenson
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Happy Heart Farm CSA with Bailey Stenson
Bee Family Farm
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Bee Family Farm