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Camp Kearny was a U.S. military base (first Army, later Navy) in San Diego County, California, on the site of the current Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. It operated from 1917 to 1946. The base was named in honor of Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny.
The photograph studio created panoramic prints of the base and soldiers.
1702. The Lone Tree Cemetery
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A brief history of the Lone Tree Cemetery:
The first recorded burials in Telluride’s Lone Tree Cemetery were in the mid-late 1800’s, during Telluride’s mining boom era, when avalanches, flu epidemics, mining accidents and labor strikes took many lives. Families would usually bury their loved ones by themselves, and care for their graves. There was no Cemetery District in place until 1956, when a female civic group named the Commonweal Girls...
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1706. Steamboat Cabin Hotel
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1708. Discovery Center
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The Loma Community Church was organized as the First Presbyterian Church in 1909. Reverend George F. McCleve, who had held services at the Loma School prior to the church's organization, served as the first minister. The congregation built a church in 1909-1910 (The Church That Stayed by Virginia Donoho).
According to oral history interviewee and Loma resident Hazel W. (Durham) Murphy, the Loma Presbyterian church was built and furnished with money...
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According to Ida (Hempler) Jaenicke, a member, the Jolly 16 club was a local women’s organization that began prior to 1942, when she joined. Mildred M. (Smith) Downey and Alma Downey were charter members. The organization sold lunches and held bake sales, then used funds for worthy causes. At one point, they bought treats for the children of Loma. They also participated in local events. Betty Jean Evans was the queen of the Jolly 16 float, “Lily...
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1714. CCC
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1715. Steamboat Powder Cats
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TMVMF's mission is historical preservation, education through media, and support of the environment and the arts in Telluride and Mountain Village.
1717. Vail Ski School
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Current name for the original Vail Ski School is Vail Ski & Snowboard School. This organization provides both group and private lessons from 3 locations in Vail: Golden Peak, Vail Village & Lionshead Village.
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Founded January 1956 with 127 initial members. They volunteer to meet a variety of needs around the hospital: offering comfort to family members awaiting news, making toys for the gift shop, and staffing the gift or book carts. They also serve in a variety of less-public departments: the blood bank, the lab, the escort service, the surgery waiting area, medical records, messenger service, operating room, central processing, and community affairs.
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Colorado Mesa University was founded in Grand Junction, Colorado in 1925. It began as Grand Junction Junior College and was established with the support of Colorado State Representatives Sterling Lacy and Ollie Bannister, who worked with representatives from Trinidad and Pueblo to secure colleges for all three areas.
During its first years of existence as Grand Junction Junior College, classes were taught in the old Lowell School, which had been...
1720. Boys' Clubs of America
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A national organization made up of local chapters that provide after-school programs for young people.