History Catalog
Mt. Sneffels Press is proud to present our History Catalog for your ordering convenience.
- Dismant, Mary Ann: Growing Up in Denver, 1944-1957: A Memoir
- Hemstrom, Greta: Slates, Chalk, & Inkwells: a History of Schools in Colorado’s Uncompahgre Valley
- Ouray County Historical Society: Journal, Volume 4 (2010)
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: Narrow Gauge Railroading in the San Juan Triangle
Growing Up in Denver 1944-1957: A Memoir
Mary Ann Dismant's sweet reminiscences are a joy to read!
This memoir is an impression of Denver from 1944-1957 as experienced by two young sisters. The main purpose of this writing is to show joy, fun, humor, pathos, and provide a portrayal of Denver during a simple time in its history.
Nancy Jo and I were uprooted from a happy home-life with our great Aunt Gertrude and Uncle Joe in Omaha. They were my Mom’s aunt and uncle. Now at ages four and five-and-a-half we were to begin life in Denver. Our parents, this city, all new to us, a blank page to be filled with – what ?
Then there was the even greater mystery of living with two near strangers, Helen and Ernie Nelson, who seemed, in our view, to share nothing more with us than our common last name. We had only been with our parents a short time in our early years. Real little pessimists, weren’t we? We did learn to know and love our parents, with all their frailties.
We also learned to know and love the myriad charms of Denver, at times resorting to furtive means in our explorations.
Nothing in this memoir is fiction. All of these stories are true. Transitions! Both for us and for Denver, growing pains and all.
ISBN 978-0-9800603-5-5, 65 pages, softcover, $7.95 price + $2.75 shipping and handling. Shipping to USA and Canada only; other options available on checkout. Read more about Mary Ann Dismant You don’t have to be a PayPal member to use PayPal. See here for more info.
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Ouray County Historical Society Journal, Vol. 4, 2010
OCHS Journal, Vol 4, is filled with interesting stories
The Ouray County (Colorado) Historical Society returns in 2010 with Volume 4 of their journal series. It’s filled with well-researched stories collected by OCHS and illustrated with numerous photographs. Contents:
- The story behind the old county poor house
- Mining history of Ouray County
- Fond memories of Ouray’s San Juan Miners Hospital
- With the help of a burro
- Some of my memories of the good old days
- The Sneffels Stagecoach holdup
- Ridgway’s Couchman House
- Christmas remembered—Ouray County holiday memories
- Joyce Jorgensen—faithful steward of Ouray County
- The Ouray Trail Group—how it all began
- The Marlow brothers’ Texas ordeal and life in Ouray County
ISBN 978-0-9800603-7-9, 121 pages, softcover, $14.95 price + $2.75 shipping and handling. Shipping to USA and Canada only; other options available on checkout. Read more about OCHS. You don’t have to be a PayPal member to use PayPal. See here for more info.
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Narrow Gauge Railroading in the San Juan Triangle: The Rio Grande Southern, the Ouray Branch of the D&RG and Otto Mears’ Silverton RR
New Book from Ridgway Railroad Museum
by Thomas Hillhouse, Rodney Holloway, Bonnie Koch, Keith Koch, Don Paulson, Jim Pettengill, Karl Schaeffer
“A number of improbable narrow gauge railways once operated in the incomparable mountains of Southwestern Colorado. The stories of these steel rails laid through granite mountains is the story of Colorado itself. Heroic effort and tremendous engineering opened the wealth of the San Juans to the outside world.
“Here in this volume are compiled some of the stories of those railroads that illuminate different aspects of narrow gauge railroading as it once was in the Silverton, Ouray and Ridgway area. A time of steel rails, iron men, wooden cars and granite mountains comes to life once again. Enjoy this peek into what was and what remains.” Charlie Getz, columnist, Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette.
“The Ridgway Railroad Museum has assembled a wonderful selection of little known stories and facts about the narrow gauge railways of Ouray County. Talk about a group of dedicated individuals. The RRM has accomplished more, in a brief time, with fewer people and limited resources than many larger organizations.” Mallory Hope Ferrell, noted railroad historian.
“There’s a saying at the Plaindealer newspaper office in Ouray. We never go wrong running articles on local history. So when the good folks from the Ridgway Railroad Museum offered up a series of well-researched, interesting and informative pieces about the role of the rails in county history, it was a no-brainer. They ran, readers soaked up the local lore and an important p iece of Ouray County history was enriched and preserved. This book takes that achievement to the next level.” David Mullings, editor & publisher, Ouray Plaindealer.
For a fascinating errata that connects railroading with ships, see here.
ISBN 978-0-9800603-4-8, 110 pages, 8-1/2 x 11 inch softcover, numerous black and white historical photographs, $19.95 price + $2.75 shipping and handling. Shipping to USA and Canada only; other options available on checkout. Read more about the Railroad Museum Authors. You don’t have to be a PayPal member to use PayPal. See here for more info.
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Slate, Chalk, & Inkwells: A History of Schools in Colorado’s Uncompahgre Valley
Slate, Chalk, & Inkwells: A History of Schools in Colorado's Uncompahgre Valley
In southwest Colorado along the Uncompahgre Valley, many old schoolhouses stand abaondoned, with pages and pages of history within their walls. Let’s open their doors and step back into that earlier time. Do you remember…
- …the bell in the tower that tolled the start and the end of each school day?
- …the red-hot potbellied stove in the corner that didn’t heat the room?
- …the marble games in the spring?
- …the water bucket and dipper that we all drank from?
- …the inkwells for dipping braids?
Ah, yes, we close the door on that building with nostalgia. But, open another door and reminisce as you turn the pages of Slates, Chalk, & Inkwells. Let the words paint a picture of golden school days when readin’, writin,’ and ‘rithmetric were taught in that time-honored schoolhouse.
292 pages, indexed, numerous B&W photographs, $16.95 + $2.75 shipping and handling, published by Lifetime Chronicle Press.
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