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William Bent’s Son, George, Stayed at the Campbell House While in School in St. Louis
Robert Campbell was George Bent’s guardian when George went to St. Louis in 1857 to finish his education after going to school for four years in Westport, present-day Kansas City. George is the son of William Bent who built Bent’s Old Fort. George was born at the fort. Campbell worked for the American Fur Company and…
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Book Cover Photo Taken on Sand Creek Anniversary in 2008
Our good friends Curt and Angie Neeley spent Thanksgiving with us in 2008. Curt and I went to see the location of Bent’s New Fort/Fort Lyon on Nov. 28. Thanksgiving fell on the anniversary of Sand Creek, Nov. 29, 1864. Curt went with me to our family ranch on Sand Creek, the discovery site, early…
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Jeff Broome interviewed by Richard Randall on AM 740 Colorado Springs
Our longtime acquaintance, Jeff Broome, was a guest on the Richard Randall Show, KVOR AM 740, a little after 9 a.m. November 29, 2022, on the morning of the anniversary of Sand Creek, Nov. 29, 1864. He spoke about the Sand Creek event and at the end of the interview, he recommended our book, We…
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We Flew in a Huey Piloted by Mike Silva
We got to ride in a helicopter with Denver news pilot Mike Silva. In 1993, we were contacted by an independent archaeologist about the possibility of the Sand Creek monument possibly in the wrong spot and that the correct spot may be on our family ranch. This story is the beginning of our involvement in…
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Butch Kelley Identifies Artifacts
Enjoy this excerpt from our book, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site, Lost By an Historian’s Map, Found By a Soldier’s Clue. Local historian, Butch Kelley, visited our home in November of 1998, a month after we notarized our discovery, and offered his expertise with identifying artifacts Chuck Bowen found at Sand Creek. He…