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Dossier: Daisy Frink, Creamery Worker & Female Co. President Ahead of her Time
Sleuthing Brighton Colorado, with a full Investigative Report by the Brighton History Detective (aka Robin Kring) After reading this...

Robin Kring
Oct 11, 20234 min read


Dossier: The Railroad Reaches Brighton and the Mystery of Three Depots
Sleuthing Brighton Colorado, with a full Investigative Report by the Brighton History Detective (aka Robin Kring) After reading this...

Robin Kring
Oct 11, 20233 min read


Dossier: Brighton First Named "Hughes Station" by Bela M. Hughes
Sleuthing Brighton Colorado, with a full Investigative Report by the Brighton History Detective (aka Robin Kring) After reading this...

Robin Kring
Oct 11, 20233 min read


Dossier: Arapaho and Cheyenne Tribes Camped Near & Traded with Brighton
Sleuthing Brighton Colorado, with a full Investigative Report by the Brighton History Detective (aka Robin Kring) After reading this...

Robin Kring
Oct 11, 20234 min read


Dossier:Brighton's Opera House, a Ghost of the Past
Sleuthing Brighton Colorado, with a full Investigative Report by the Brighton History Detective(aka Robin Kring) After reading this...

Robin Kring
Oct 11, 20235 min read


Dossier: Late 1800s Brighton
Sleuthing Brighton Colorado, with a full Investigative Report by the Brighton History Detective(aka Robin Kring) After reading this...

Robin Kring
Oct 11, 20232 min read


Dossier: Nat Love "Deadwood Dick," Wild West Cowboy
Sleuthing Brighton, Colorado, with a full Investigative Report by the Brighton History Detective(aka Robin Kring) After reading this...

Robin Kring
Oct 11, 20234 min read


Brighton History Detective is on the Case: Uncovering a Mural of Intrigue
Case Number: 000022, Identify Hidden Characters of Intrigue: “Historic Brighton at Founders Plaza” Mural, by Hans Joseph Geist Mural...

Robin Kring
Oct 11, 20236 min read


Dossier: The Case of the New Mural and its Artist (Hans Joseph Geist)
Sleuthing Brighton Colorado, with a full Investigative Report by the Brighton History Detective (aka Robin Kring) After reading this...

Robin Kring
Oct 11, 20235 min read


Dossier: Dewey W. Strong, North Brighton Founder
Sleuthing Brighton Colorado, with a full Investigative Report by the Brighton History Detective(aka Robin Kring) After reading this...

Robin Kring
Oct 10, 20237 min read


Dossier: Daniel F. Carmichael,"Father of Brighton"
Sleuthing Brighton Colorado, with a full Investigative Report by the Brighton History Detective(aka Robin Kring) After reading this...

Robin Kring
Oct 10, 20239 min read


Meeting Colorado's Own Rosie the Riveter
Historian and author, Gail Beaton, took Brighton’s Eagle View Adult Center back in time with a captivating performance as Colorado’s own...

Robin Kring
Jun 1, 20232 min read


Confessions of a Royal Watcher
Enchanted with English Teatime & Tiaras I admit I’m enchanted with English teatime, castles, and jeweled crowns. And, yes, I even own my...

Robin Kring
May 4, 20232 min read


May Day Baskets: One of my fondest memories of childhood
Do you remember making paper May Day baskets in elementary school? I love traditions of yesteryear and this one especially brings fond...

Robin Kring
Apr 30, 20232 min read


Olympic Story Sighted Running thru Cemetery
The Brighton History Detective has put her sleuthing skills into action once again to discover the fascinating story behind a...

Robin Kring
Apr 17, 20233 min read


Cemetery Chat — Finding Elmwood's Confederate Soldiers
The BRIGHTON HISTORY DETECTIVE recently received a new private-eye assignment for reporting back any Confederate soldiers buried in...

Robin Kring
Mar 17, 202310 min read


Story of "MA" Barker Son Speaks from Beyond Grave
Inmate #17243 Lloyd "Red" Barker In 1949, Lloyd “Red” Barker was the last living son of the notorious “Ma” Barker clan — that is until he...

Robin Kring
Mar 9, 20231 min read


The Victorian's Obsession with Secret Languages
Did you know the Victorians invented a secret language of the cane and a secret language of the parasol? A gentleman holding cane at the...

Robin Kring
Feb 11, 20235 min read


Decoding the Secret Love Language of Victorian Fans
Strict rules of etiquette governed communication between the Victorian lady and her potential gentleman suitors. And so, what could not...

Robin Kring
Feb 10, 20232 min read


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Ethan Michaels
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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