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TERRITORIAL DAUGHTERS OF COLORADO SOUTHERN CHAPTER
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Lectures and Events
Rankin Scott Kelly
March 5th, 6:30pm
First Sheriff of El Paso County 1861-1867, Presented by John
Wesley Anderson, Hosted by the Pikes Peak Library District
This program will chronicle the life and career of the first sheriff of
El Paso County, Colorado. Content is based on the research of
Sheriff John Anderson and is featured in his new biography
“Ranking Scott Kelly, First Sheriff of El Paso County, Colorado
Territory (1861-1867)
Location: Old Colorado City Library, 2418 West Pikes
Peak Ave, Colorado Springs
Rosemount Mansion
March 17th, 1:30pm
Join the Southern Chapter for a tour of the Thatcher Family’s
1893 Rosemount Mansion in Pueblo.
Location: 208 W. 14th Street, Pueblo, CO
More Events and Lectures can be found on the website.
February Birthdays
Mar 2—Mary Mansfield-Rodier
Mar 3—Nancy Minow
Mar 8—Mildred Estes
Mar 11—Barbara Tracy
Mar 16—Tamara Estes
In this issue:
• April Meeting
• March Birthdays
• Lectures/Events
• May Meeting
• Chapter News
• Saguache County
• Dr. Susan Anderson
•March Calendar
To Subscribe / unsubscribe to the monthly email list contact Tamara Estes at:
April Meeting
The first Southern Chapter meeting of the year will be at noon
on April 21st at the Cliff House Restaurant, 306 Canon Ave,
Manitou Springs, CO. The program will be a tour of the miner-
al springs of Manitou. A map and menu can be found on the
website. Please RSVP by April 7th to Tamara Estes. 719-
244-4747, or [email protected]
March 2018
May Meeting
The May meeting will be at noon on
May 19th in PUEBLO. The program
will be on the National Historic Trails.
(eg The Santa Fe and Old Spanish
Trails)
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Southern Chapter News
March Fun Day—A Tour of the 1893 Rosemount Mansion will be held on March 17th at 1:30.
Join us for a fun tour followed by coffee and dessert at a local restaurant. Rosemount is locat-
ed at 308 W. 14th St, Pueblo. Cost is: Adults $8, Seniors $6 (60 and over), Cost will be $5/
person if we get a group of at least 10. RSVP by March 14th to [email protected]
Other Chapter Meetings—The Denver and Greeley chapters now have their meeting infor-
mation listed on the website and on the monthly calendar, in case you would like to attend their
meetings. Western Chapter will be included as soon as we receive their schedule.
State Newsletter— Please consider writing an article for the state newsletter. Articles should
be about 1-2 pages and submitted to Denise Gimlin by the first week in April
([email protected]). Photos may be included, but ensure that they are at least 600 dpi for the
best clarity when they are printed.
Saguache County
Saguache County, Colorado, was
created December 29, 1866. It was
created from areas taken from
Lake and Costilla Counties. The
name is from the Ute Language
meaning “blue earth”. The county
seat is the town of Saguache. Cen-
ter is the largest town in the coun-
ty. The population today is around
6,300, which is slightly higher than
the previous high for population in
the 1930’s. Other towns in the county
include Crestone, Moffat and Villa
Grove. General Don Diego de Var-
gas came through Saguache County in 1680 after the Pueblo Revolt. Don Juan Bautista de
Anza visited the area in 1779 during his campaign against Cuerno Verde. More settlers came
to the area after the treaty with Mexico ending the Mexican-American war. Otto Mears arrived
in 1865 to begin farming to provide for the mining communities in the nearby mountains. He
would be instrumental in the development of the county along with Nathan Russell, John Law-
rence and Enos Hotchkiss. He developed several toll roads. One of the toll roads was Mar-
shall Pass, that he sold to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Marshall Pass would be the
first crossing of the Continental Divide in Colorado by a railroad.
To read more about this county see: https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/saguache-county To read more about Nathan Russell, ancestor of Territorial Daughter Member Anne Gimlin
see: http://southerncoloradoterritorialdaughters.org/genealogy-and-history/nathan-russell
March 2018
The town of Saguache between 1920 and 1930. From the
collections of History Colorado.
Dr. Susan Anderson
Dr. Susan Anderson
Susan Anderson (January 31,
1870 – April 16, 1960) was
born in Indiana. She moved to
Kansas as a child with her fam-
ily. Anderson’s parents di-
vorced and she moved to Crip-
ple Creek, Colorado, with her
father, brother and grandmoth-
er. Very unusual for her times,
Dr. Anderson’s father encour-
aged her to attend medical
school. She graduated from the
University of Michigan Medical
School in 1897. She briefly re-
turned to Cripple Creek before
moving on Denver, Greeley and
Eaton. She worked as the coro-
ner for Grand County during the
building of the Moffat Tunnel and investigat-
ed many of the deaths that occurred in dur-
ing the construction of the tunnel. After con-
tracting tuberculosis in 1907, Dr. Anderson
moved to Fraser, Colorado. She would be
the only physician in Fraser for the next 49
years. She was affectionately called Doc
Susie by the residents of Fraser. Anderson
died at the age of 90 and is buried in the
Cripple Creek Cemetery. She was inducted
into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame in
1997. To read more about this remarkable
Colorado doctor see:
http://www.cogreatwomen.org/project/
susan-anderson-md/
March 2018
Dr. Anderson stands in front of a log cabin in Cripple
Creek, Colorado. Photo from the Denver Public Li-
brary Western History collections
Dr. Susan Anderson, photo from Wik-
ipedia.
March 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
25 26 27 28 1 2 3
TDC-Denver
Chapter meet-
ing Noon
Mary Mansfield-
Rodier Birthday
Nancy Minow
Birthday
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sheriff Rankin
Kelly talk, 6:30
Colorado
Springs
Mildred Estes
Birthday
History of the Broad-
moor Art Academy
Bent County
HS Annual
Meeting,, Las
Animas, noon
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Barbara Tracy
Birthday
Daylight Savings
Time
TDC- Greeley
Chapter Meet-
ing, Platte-
ville, Noon
History of the Mt.
Manitou Park
and Incline Rail-
way, Palmer
Lake
Tamara Estes
Birthday
Rosemount
Tour
1:30
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
TDC-Denver
Chapter meet-
ing 11:00
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Meeting and Event details available on the website, or by contacting The Southern
Chapter at [email protected]
