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Peoples History of the Grand Valley

Peoples History of the Grand Valley

The People of the Grand Valley's Struggles, Victories, and Movements for Change.

Month: March 2021

BiPOC History / March 29, 2021

Early Chinese Laundries, Target for Racist for Decades

May 31st 1885, John C. Montgomery carried out a census of the residents of the small dusty town of Grand Junction. Of the…

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Women's History / March 27, 2021

Meet GJ’s Abortionist Grandma

Marie J Ford was born in 1897 in Missouri, her family moved to Woody Creek when she was a child. She moved to…

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BiPOC History / March 20, 2021

Teller Institute Student, Becomes a Vaudeville Star

Meet Emma Rainey. (b. 1889, d. 1918) Emma was a young girl when she left her home amongst the Bannock–Shoshone tribe near Pocatello,…

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Anti-War / March 17, 2021

Radical Mom, Will Be Missed

“When I first met Connie she was a young idealistic revolutionary posing as a college student, but living as an activist—studying the world…

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