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Mr. Skully on Mount Prospect Cemetery

— by Brian Shearer B50 Note: Brian Shearer is a designer, cartoonist, and creator of Mr. Skully. As Brian mentions, the Denver Public Library has some great information on the areas cemeteries available online. Brian can be reached via email.

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In Memoriam: Father Joseph Hirsch

It was with great sadness that we received the news of the death of Father Joseph Hirsch, who was the Dean of the Holy Transfiguration of Christ Cathedral in Globeville for the past 25 years. Father Joe was a fixture … Continue reading

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Drive By History, Part 1: Platte River Trail

It says thusly: This memorial is the property of the State of Colorado — Commemorating the route of the Platte River Trail Principal route of Colorado Pioneers Trail of Major S.H. Long in 1820 Trappers’ trail of 1830s and 1840s … Continue reading

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Riverside

by Hugh Graham, hughgrahamcreative.com Riverside has been dying for a long time. One of the first cemeteries in the american west designed as a park, with paths for carriages, and trees for shade, and roses, for a generation or so … Continue reading

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