by Dan Grenard | Apr 3, 2015 | Background and Places, Blog |
The Royal Gorge Regional Museum and History Center is located at 612 Royal Gorge Blvd (U.S. Highway 50) in historic downtown Canon City. The Paleontology wing of this facility is on the second floor within the DeWeese Gallery. This gallery contains paleontology...
by Dan Grenard | Oct 27, 2014 | Background and Places |
Background All the information at the beginning of this post is available to provide some context. This ghost story that was conveyed by Marshall P. Felch to Fitz-Mac in 1884 will be told in its entirety further into the post. This story was located in the Western...
by Dan Grenard | Jan 10, 2014 | Background and Places |
As I have been researching the Marsh Felch Dinosaur Quarry story, I’ve become acquainted with Amanda Farnham Felch and over time have come to appreciate her toughness, kindness, and ability to get things done. She has become famous in her own right for the...
by Dan Grenard | Dec 12, 2013 | Background and Places, Garden Park Fossil Area
Location: The historic oil well location is a road side stop with no pull off. A visitor would need to pull off along the edge of the road in a safe location near the plaque in order to view the plaque. It is located 5.8 miles north of Canon City starting at the...
by Dan Grenard | May 19, 2013 | Background and Places, Garden Park Fossil Area
The following is derived primarily from a publication by Donald H. Kupfer, Ph. D. who was a retired professor from Louisiana State University. This publication is entitled “Canon City’s Oil Spring, Fremont County Colorado” and it is available through the American...
by Dan Grenard | Apr 17, 2013 | Background and Places
This is the first of a series of three posts based on the research leading up to a visit to where Marshall Parker Felch grew up near the Connecticut River Valley (separating Vermont from New Hampshire) in the 1840 to 1860 time period. Much of this research was...
