Podcasts about Fort Union

In this episode, we trade well-worn legends for whispers in the dust. From the gun-slinging echoes of the Laguna Vista Saloon, to the ghostly waters of Bonito Lake, and the spectral soldier who waltzed in Fort Union—these are New Mexico's forgotten hauntings. Join me as I peel back the layers of folklore and fear in the Land of Enchantment's shadowy corners. YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@hauntedchris TikTok- @chris_hah LEAVE A VOICEMAIL - 609-891-8658 The Nightmare Collective SUBSCRIBE!! Available on all podcast platforms! Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nightmare-collective/id1707943952 Spotify https://spotify.link/IPUVpAyWcDb Zoning Out- https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZLb8oK5uxgK64GL7vUHwK Draft Class- https://open.spotify.com/show/3BEobZXMT1kiPbffV0VT3F Twitter- @Haunted_A_H Instagram- haunted_american_history email- hauntedamericanhistory@gmail.com Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory Music License provided by Pond5 Nightmare Machine by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4133-nightmare-machine License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Drone in D by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3680-drone-in-d Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

04/14/25: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Brandon Delvo on "News and Views" for a conversation on Fort Union. Brandon is a Williston native and served in the U.S. Army from 2002-2013, and is involved in the Fort Union Muzzleloaders Association, Fort Buford 6th Infantry Regimental Association. Learn more about Fort Union on their website. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Celebrate Women's History Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast to The Parks & Arts" Show with Tanya Ortega, photographer and founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF). From musicians, poets and writers to painters and textile artists, Tanya talks about the various women NPAF artists-in-residence over the years, and you can hear their Big Blend Radio interviews in this playlist here: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/women-artists-in-parks/  National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) is known for offering unique month-long artist residencies in locations like Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Chaco Canyon and Fort Union in Northern New Mexico, and Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. These artist residency opportunities are perfect for artists of all mediums, from painters and sculptors to photographers, composers, writers, musicians, and more. Learn more: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/  Watch for Big Blend Radio's NPAF Retrospective, a digital publication featuring 8+ years of podcast interviews with artists and park representatives! Keep up with us by getting our newsletter at https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/join-our-newsletter/ 

Episode 60 – –The Civil War and Texas – The Battle of Glorieta I'm your host and guide Hank Wilson and as always, the broadcast is brought to you by Ashby Navis and Tennyson Media Publishers, Visit AshbyNavis.com for more information. We are smack dab in the middle of telling about the history of Texas during the Civil war. There's no exact count of how many battles and skirmishes that were fought in Texas. In fact, most of the Texans who fought for either the confederacy or the union took part in battles in Tennessee, Virginia, or elsewhere in the South. There were however four notable battles that did take place in Texas, well the first actually was in New Mexico, but it started in Texas. They are on March 28, 1862, Battle of Glorieta, the Battle of Galveston October 4, 1862. the battle of Sabine Pass, on September 8, 1863, The Battle of Palmito Ranch, was the last battle of the civil war on May 13, 1865. What I want to talk about today is one of what many historians consider to be a key (while not necessarily a major battle) is known as the Battle of Glorieta, which occurred on March 28th, 1862. Now it actually took place, not in Texas, but in New Mexico at Glorieta Pass which is in Far West New Mexico. The Confederate force, named Brig. Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley's Army of New Mexico, actually consisted primarily of men from Texas. The “army” invaded New Mexico, which was Union Territory and captured Fort Fillmore which was located close to the  settlement of Mesilla. The “army” then won another skirmish at Valverde in February of 1862. After that they moved northwest, moving along the banks of the Rio Grande, and by early March they occupied Albuquerque and Santa Fe. After their successful mini invasion, they stopped to gather supplies and rest while they planned their attack on Fort Union which was the Federal Supply Center. It was about 100 miles northwest of Santa Fe and was a major stop for travelers who were on their way to the gold fields in Colorado. Meanwhile, Colorado attorney Colonel John Slough put together a group of volunteers from the gold fields and joined together with detachments of cavalry and infantry from Fort Union to create a force of about 1,300 men. Then on March 22nd, Slough led the group on a march to engage the Texans near Santa Fe. Simultaneously, Sibley moved his main column of men towards Fort Union. Meanwhile, a confederate force of men led by Major Charles Pyron who stayed in Santa Fe, decided to move towards the east along the Santa Fe trail.in an attempt to find and engage with the union forces. He led his troops from Cañoncito in the early morning hours of the 26th of March and almost immediately ran into Slough's advance guard. Slough guard had just about 420 men and was led by Maj. John M. Chivington.  The two forces see each other, the Texans decide to form a traditional straight ahead battle line that blocked passage. The Union forces simply outflanked them by climbing up the hills that bordered the trail. Seeing they were about to lose, the confederate forces retreated back towards a small valley that is known as Apache Canyon. This valley had multiple fields that had been cultivated for farming and it was there they decided to setup another similar battle line, much like the one they had abandoned. Once again Chivington simply ran a flanking action and  this time, since it was more open, he also had his cavalry charge the Texans. As a result, at least 70 Confederates were captured, it is estimated that 4 others were killed, and about 20 were wounded. After this setback, Pyron retreated back to his main camp at Cañoncito from where he dispatched a messenger asking the main Texan force to send him reinforcements. Meanwhile Major Chivington, who also suffered some casualties, 5 men killed and 14 wounded, decided to return to the main Union camp which was 12 miles away at a station known as Koslowski's Ranch. A couple of days later,

GTI Energy Ltd (ASX:GTR, OTC:GTRIF) CEO Bruce Lane talked with Proactive's Tylah Tully about the company's progress toward delivering an updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) and exploration target for the Lo Herma ISR Uranium Project in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. Lane shared that GTI Energy remained on track to release the updated estimate next month. This will include an expansion to the exploration target following recent drilling successes in the Fort Union formation and the addition of 2,500 metres of new terrain. He noted, "We've prepared split core and samples for metallurgical analysis," positioning the company to further its scoping study efforts. Lane also highlighted how resource development drilling earlier in the year aimed to increase the global resource from the current 5.7 million pounds and to potentially upgrade a portion to the indicated category. The campaign yielded encouraging results, validating drilling hypotheses in the north and east regions of the project, which positions GTI Energy for future resource upgrades. Discussing the outlook for GTI Energy, Lane emphasized the potential impacts of recent political and energy policy shifts, including bipartisan support in the US for nuclear energy and anticipated regulatory changes. He shared that GTI Energy aligned with industry growth trends in light of the US Department of Energy's plans to increase nuclear power capacity by 35 gigawatts over the next decade, contributing to increased uranium demand. #ProactiveInvestors #GTIEnergy #ASX #GTI #OTC #UraniumProject #BruceLane #PowderRiverBasin #MineralResourceEstimate #UraniumExploration #NuclearEnergy #ResourceDevelopment #MiningIndustry #EnergyPolicy

GTI Energy Ltd (ASX:GRT) Executive Director and CEO Bruce Lane joins Proactive's Tylah Tully to discuss its successful drilling program at the Lo Herma ISR Uranium Project in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. GTI has now completed 66 out of 76 planned drill holes as part of its 2024 resource estimate development drill program at the project. The drilling has confirmed that uranium mineralisation extends north of the current resource area, with strong intercepts found over a 2 kilometre stretch along projected trends, sending the company's share price soaring over 30% today. Key intercepts include 6 feet at 0.123% U3O8 in drill hole LH-24-028 and 11.0 feet at 0.054% equivalent uranium ore grade (eU3O8) in drill hole LH-24-063. Of the 56 additional drill holes reported, 45 encountered on-trend mineralisation. Drilling has focused on expanding the resource and gathering data necessary for future scoping studies. The project is near several established ISR uranium production facilities, with GTI's exploration aiming to grow the current mineral resource estimate and potentially upgrade a portion of the inferred resource. The remaining drill holes will explore deeper mineralisation in the Fort Union formation, with results expected to be shared in upcoming reports. #ProactiveInvestors #ASX #GTIEnergy, #UraniumExploration, #LoHermaProject, #ISRMining, #UraniumMineralisation, #PowderRiverBasin, #UraniumDrilling, #EnergyResources, #MineralExpansion, #UraniumMining, #GeologicalSurvey, #NaturalResources, #MineralExploration, #Wyoming, #MiningUpdate, #UraniumGrades, #ResourceEstimate, #EnergySector, #FortUnionFormation, #MiningNews #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Isaac Sandoval owner of the Skillet in Las Vegas, New Mexico followed by a visit with Ranger Mike Weinstein at Fort Union National Monument

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast to The Parks & Arts" Show features Tanya Ortega, photographer and founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF), who talks about the organization's unique month-long artist residencies in locations like Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and Chaco Canyon and Fort Union in Northern New Mexico. Hear about how these artist residency opportunities are perfect for artists of all mediums, from painters and sculptors to photographers, composers, writers, musicians, and more. NPAF is a non-profit offering unique Artist-in-Residence Programs, Museum In-Loan Programs, and Workshops inspired by our National Parks, National Monuments, and World Heritage Sites. NPAF has supported over 300 programs, over 120 artists, and been the conduit for over a million dollars in artwork donations.   Learn more: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ 

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast to The Parks & Arts" Show features Tanya Ortega, photographer and founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF), who talks about the organization's unique month-long artist residencies in locations like Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and Chaco Canyon and Fort Union in Northern New Mexico. Hear about how these artist residency opportunities are perfect for artists of all mediums, from painters and sculptors to photographers, composers, writers, musicians, and more.NPAF is a non-profit offering unique Artist-in-Residence Programs, Museum In-Loan Programs, and Workshops inspired by our National Parks, National Monuments, and World Heritage Sites. NPAF has supported over 300 programs, over 120 artists, and been the conduit for over a million dollars in artwork donations. Learn more: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast to The Parks & Arts" Show features Tanya Ortega, photographer and founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF), who talks about the organization's unique month-long artist residencies in locations like Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and Chaco Canyon and Fort Union in Northern New Mexico. Hear about how these artist residency opportunities are perfect for artists of all mediums, from painters and sculptors to photographers, composers, writers, musicians, and more.NPAF is a non-profit offering unique Artist-in-Residence Programs, Museum In-Loan Programs, and Workshops inspired by our National Parks, National Monuments, and World Heritage Sites. NPAF has supported over 300 programs, over 120 artists, and been the conduit for over a million dollars in artwork donations. Learn more: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast to The Parks & Arts" Show features Tanya Ortega, photographer and founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF), who talks about the organization's unique month-long artist residencies in locations like Logegrhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park, Hawai'i Volcano National Park, and Chaco Canyon and Fort Union in Northern New Mexico. Hear about how these artist resdency opportunities are perfect for composers, songwriters, lyricists, musicians, singers, and dancers. NPAF is a non-profit offering unique Artist-in-Residence Programs, Museum In-Loan Programs, and Workshops inspired by our National Parks, National Monuments, and World Heritage Sites. NPAF has supported over 300 programs, over 120 artists, and been the conduit for over a million dollars in artwork donations. Learn more: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast to The Parks & Arts" Show features Tanya Ortega, photographer and founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF), who talks about the organization's unique month-long artist residencies in locations like Logegrhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park, Hawai'i Volcano National Park, and Chaco Canyon and Fort Union in Northern New Mexico. Hear about how these artist resdency opportunities are perfect for composers, songwriters, lyricists, musicians, singers, and dancers. NPAF is a non-profit offering unique Artist-in-Residence Programs, Museum In-Loan Programs, and Workshops inspired by our National Parks, National Monuments, and World Heritage Sites. NPAF has supported over 300 programs, over 120 artists, and been the conduit for over a million dollars in artwork donations. Learn more: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast To The Arts & Parks" Show with the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) features photographer Jim Schlett who discusses his photography and month-long NPAF artist-residency at Fort Union National Monument in Norther New Mexico. Learn more about Jim and view his work at https://photomanva.zenfolio.com/ Fort Union National Monument, located in Mora County near Watrous, New Mexico, was the largest frontier military post and supply center of the southwest. It also was the hub of commerce, national defense, and migration at the final stretch of the Santa Fe Trail. The richly evocative remnants of a post-civil war era adobe fort became a National Monument in 1954 under the Eisenhower administration. More at https://www.nps.gov/foun/index.htmLearn more about the National Parks Arts Foundation and their unique artist residenty programs at https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast To The Arts & Parks" Show with the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) features photographer Jim Schlett who discusses his photography and month-long NPAF artist-residency at Fort Union National Monument in Norther New Mexico. Learn more about Jim and view his work at https://photomanva.zenfolio.com/ Fort Union National Monument, located in Mora County near Watrous, New Mexico, was the largest frontier military post and supply center of the southwest. It also was the hub of commerce, national defense, and migration at the final stretch of the Santa Fe Trail. The richly evocative remnants of a post-civil war era adobe fort became a National Monument in 1954 under the Eisenhower administration. More at https://www.nps.gov/foun/index.htmLearn more about the National Parks Arts Foundation and their unique artist residenty programs at https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast To The Arts & Parks" Show with the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) features photographer Jim Schlett who discusses his photography and month-long NPAF artist-residency at Fort Union National Monument in Norther New Mexico. Learn more about Jim and view his work at https://photomanva.zenfolio.com/ Fort Union National Monument, located in Mora County near Watrous, New Mexico, was the largest frontier military post and supply center of the southwest. It also was the hub of commerce, national defense, and migration at the final stretch of the Santa Fe Trail. The richly evocative remnants of a post-civil war era adobe fort became a National Monument in 1954 under the Eisenhower administration. More at https://www.nps.gov/foun/index.htmLearn more about the National Parks Arts Foundation and their unique artist residenty programs at https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tomorrow May Be Forever LostBy: D.L. KasinerIn this post-Civil War story, a young woman, Kathryn, finds her life turned upside down when her military father returns home from the war, only to inform his daughter she and her aunt must abandon their home for the West. Kathryn and her aunt must find an uncle to protect them from a Confederate officer who blames her father and his patrol for destroying his home and killing his wife and child. Danger follows Kathryn, her aunt, and their wagon train as they attempt to make a peaceful journey to Fort Union.Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Abreu charges a young lieutenant, Chad, and his companion, Running Wolf, to locate his missing niece who is the last surviving person of a wagon train heading to Fort Union. It is at this interception the lieutenant and Kathryn meet for the first time. But the danger is far from over.About the AuthorD.L. Kasiner is a great-grandmother of nine, grandmother of fourteen, and mother of four. She was married for forty-nine years to the love of her life and best friend. She spent the bulk of her life on a farm. She has worked since the age of fifteen. She was a florist for fifteen years, director of a local museum, business manager and administration assistant for a school district. She loves crafts and playing canasta. She spent several years taking writing classes at Bakersfield College where she started writing in her spare time. She enjoys watching movies.https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tomorrow-may-be-forever-lost-d-l-kasiner/1142900916www.kingpagespress.comhttp://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/32323pp1.mp3   

Hello scary friend's Stephen good some scary stuff. Fort Union, New Mexico State Prison, Fort Stanton, Fort Bayard. don't get to scared. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Hello scary friend's Stephen good some scary stuff. Fort Union, New Mexico State Prison, Fort Stanton, Fort Bayard. don't get to scared. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-booth7/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-booth7/support

Airing live from Peachtree City, Georgia with mother-daughter hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith, this special Big Blend Radio “NPAF Artists Reunion Show” celebrates over 7 years of hosting the 1st Friday “Toast to The Arts & Parks” Show with the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF).  Featured NPAF Park Artists-in-Residence: - Painter Alice Leese – https://www.aliceleese.com/ - Composer and musician Glenn McClure – https://artforbrains.com/ - Composer and musician Andy Jarema – https://www.andyjarema.com/ - Environmental artist Patricia Cummins – http://patcummins.com/ - Fiber Artist Nancy Hershberger – https://www.nancyhershberger.com/ From Hawaii's volcanoes and the ancient Puebloan city complexes of Chaco Canyon to remote Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park and the southwest crossroads of historic Fort Union, the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) partners with a wide range of parks and monuments to offer residency programs in places that are known for their unique qualities that inspire out-of-the-ordinary thinking and creativity in artists. Artists selected for NPAF programs range from nationally renowned artists at the height of their careers to those just starting or at the midpoint and looking for an experience to take them to the next step. More: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ 

Airing live from Peachtree City, Georgia with mother-daughter hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith, this special Big Blend Radio “NPAF Artists Reunion Show” celebrates over 7 years of hosting the 1st Friday “Toast to The Arts & Parks” Show with the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF).  Featured NPAF Park Artists-in-Residence: - Painter Alice Leese – Fort Union National Monument, Dry Tortugas National Park, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park - Composer and musician Glenn McClure – Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park - Composer and musician Andy Jarema – Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park - Environmental artist Patricia Cummins – Fort Union National Monument - Fiber Artist Nancy Hershberger – Fort Union National Monument  From Hawaii's volcanoes and the ancient Puebloan city complexes of Chaco Canyon to remote Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park and the southwest crossroads of historic Fort Union, the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) partners with a wide range of parks and monuments to offer residency programs in places that are known for their unique qualities that inspire out-of-the-ordinary thinking and creativity in artists. Artists selected for NPAF programs range from nationally renowned artists at the height of their careers to those just starting or at the midpoint and looking for an experience to take them to the next step.

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This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast to The Arts & Parks" Show features fiber artist Nancy Hershberger, who talks about her experience as the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) artist-in-residence in Fort Union National Monument in Northern New Mexico. Nancy's art quilts have been shown in exhibitions in the US and internationally and she has been accepted and served as artist in residence for five residencies in units within the national park service, the most recent one being Fort Union. Follow Nancy's art at https://www.facebook.com/NancyHershbergerArtist Fort Union was the largest frontier military post and supply center of the southwest. It also was the hub of commerce, national defense, and migration at the final stretch of the Santa Fe Trail. More: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/fort-union-national-monument/The National Parks Arts Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to the promotion of the National Parks through creating dynamic opportunities for artworks that are based in our natural and historic heritage. All NPAF artist-in-residence programs are made possible through the philanthropic support of donors of all sorts ranging from corporate sponsors, small businesses, and art patrons and citizen-lovers of the parks. More: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday "Toast to The Arts & Parks" Show features fiber artist Nancy Hershberger, who talks about her experience as the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) artist-in-residence in Fort Union National Monument in Northern New Mexico. Nancy's art quilts have been shown in exhibitions in the US and internationally and she has been accepted and served as artist in residence for five residencies in units within the national park service, the most recent one being Fort Union. Follow Nancy's art at https://www.facebook.com/NancyHershberger Artist Fort Union was the largest frontier military post and supply center of the southwest. It also was the hub of commerce, national defense, and migration at the final stretch of the Santa Fe Trail. More: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/fort-union-national-monument/ The National Parks Arts Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to the promotion of the National Parks through creating dynamic opportunities for artworks that are based in our natural and historic heritage. All NPAF artist-in-residence programs are made possible through the philanthropic support of donors of all sorts ranging from corporate sponsors, small businesses, and art patrons and citizen-lovers of the parks. More: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, Park Superintendent Lorenzo Vigil discusses Fort Union National Monument's rich cultural and military history, as well as the visitor experience. Located in northern New Mexico, Fort Union was the largest frontier military post and supply center of the southwest. It also was the hub of commerce, national defense, and migration at the final stretch of the Santa Fe Trail. More: https://www.nps.gov/foun/index.htm

Have you ever discovered some part of your family history that was just fascinating? Before the lights, the strip, and the casinos in Las Vegas, was the Old Mormon Fort. Las Vegas in Spanish means “The meadows.” There was a creek that ran through the Las Vegas valley giving a little life to the surroundings harsh desert valley. It was along Old Spanish Trail. The Paiutes (Pah-utes) indigenous people lived there in small camps and nomadic. 1847 Mormons arrived in Salt Lake. In 1851 they settled San Bernadino. To better help travelers between Salt Lake and California, they wanted to establish a fort in Las Vegas. In the 1855 General Conference, Brigham Young called 30 men to Las Vegas. Forty wagons with ox teams, fifteen cows, and several riding horses. He called William A. Bringhurst to lead them. Being very faithful, they left almost immediately. It's a little different than today's mission calls. And, yes, I am related to him. William is my Great, Great, Great Grandfather's Brother. When my ancestor Samual Bringurst and his brother William joined the church, their father was very disappointed and left them each one dollar in his will, only because that was the law. He stated that he hoped that they would return from their evil ways. I could do a whole other episode on The Bringhursts in Philadelphia. I looked on familysearch and saw that my ancestor, Samuel Bringhurst Sr., who is Williams brother, was endowed in Nauvoo in 1846. William Bringhurst was born in Philadelphia in 1818. He married his wife Ann Dillworth in 1845 and traveled to Utah with the John Taylor company arriving in Salt Lake in 1847. So a few years later he is called on this mission to Las Vegas. It took 30 days to get there by wagon from SLC. They arrived on June 14, 1855. They quickly built a bowery. Why? Well think of Las Vegas in June with no air conditioning! These folks were tough as nails! They had their Sunday service their first Sunday there and then the next day got to work on building the fort. It took 7 months to build an adobe fort. 150 Feet square. It was the largest building in 100 miles. Tough life. They made adobe bricks that hardened and dried in the sun and they farmed. These early Latter-day Saints, or as many called them, “Mormons”, built around 35 forts in various settlements. I grew up close to the Union Fort, or what is called now the Fort Union area in Midvale, Utah. President Hinckley's grandfather built the Cove Fort in Millard County. It has been restored and rebuilt and it is a fun place to visit just outside of Beaver, Utah. The Las Vegas fort was made mostly from adobe bricks where were made on location there. The foundations were stone. The walls were 14 feet high, 2 feet thick for the first 8 feet, and then a foot thick above that. The east wall was where the mess houses and dwellings were. They were two stories tall. Wood was sparse so the ground floor was dirt and the second story floor was wood planks. Nails were also short supply so they used rawhide or wooden pegs to attach the planks to beams. They were built inside the fort facing the courtyard. There were holes in the walls to shoot attackers. Tune in for the rest! #mormon #lasvegas #latterdaysaint #latterdaysaints #thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rocky-mountain-sunshine/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rocky-mountain-sunshine/support

Have you ever discovered some part of your family history that was just fascinating? Before the lights, the strip, and the casinos in Las Vegas, was the Old Mormon Fort. Las Vegas in Spanish means “The meadows.” There was a creek that ran through the Las Vegas valley giving a little life to the surroundings harsh desert valley. It was along Old Spanish Trail. The Paiutes (Pah-utes) indigenous people lived there in small camps and nomadic. 1847 Mormons arrived in Salt Lake. In 1851 they settled San Bernadino. To better help travelers between Salt Lake and California, they wanted to establish a fort in Las Vegas. In the 1855 General Conference, Brigham Young called 30 men to Las Vegas. Forty wagons with ox teams, fifteen cows, and several riding horses. He called William A. Bringhurst to lead them. Being very faithful, they left almost immediately. It's a little different than today's mission calls. And, yes, I am related to him. William is my Great, Great, Great Grandfather's Brother. When my ancestor Samual Bringurst and his brother William joined the church, their father was very disappointed and left them each one dollar in his will, only because that was the law. He stated that he hoped that they would return from their evil ways. I could do a whole other episode on The Bringhursts in Philadelphia. I looked on familysearch and saw that my ancestor, Samuel Bringhurst Sr., who is Williams brother, was endowed in Nauvoo in 1846. William Bringhurst was born in Philadelphia in 1818. He married his wife Ann Dillworth in 1845 and traveled to Utah with the John Taylor company arriving in Salt Lake in 1847. So a few years later he is called on this mission to Las Vegas. It took 30 days to get there by wagon from SLC. They arrived on June 14, 1855. They quickly built a bowery. Why? Well think of Las Vegas in June with no air conditioning! These folks were tough as nails! They had their Sunday service their first Sunday there and then the next day got to work on building the fort. It took 7 months to build an adobe fort. 150 Feet square. It was the largest building in 100 miles. Tough life. They made adobe bricks that hardened and dried in the sun and they farmed. These early Latter-day Saints, or as many called them, “Mormons”, built around 35 forts in various settlements. I grew up close to the Union Fort, or what is called now the Fort Union area in Midvale, Utah. President Hinckley's grandfather built the Cove Fort in Millard County. It has been restored and rebuilt and it is a fun place to visit just outside of Beaver, Utah. The Las Vegas fort was made mostly from adobe bricks where were made on location there. The foundations were stone. The walls were 14 feet high, 2 feet thick for the first 8 feet, and then a foot thick above that. The east wall was where the mess houses and dwellings were. They were two stories tall. Wood was sparse so the ground floor was dirt and the second story floor was wood planks. Nails were also short supply so they used rawhide or wooden pegs to attach the planks to beams. They were built inside the fort facing the courtyard. There were holes in the walls to shoot attackers. Tune in for the rest! #mormon #lasvegas #latterdaysaint #latterdaysaints #thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rocky-mountain-sunshine/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rocky-mountain-sunshine/support

05/25/21 : Joel is broadcasting live from Williston, ND, and is joined by Park Rangers from Fort Union. Alice Hard is the Park Supervisor and Lisa Sanden is a Park Supervisor.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1832, the Yellow Stone set a record voyage up the Missouri River by reaching Fort Union, on the border of present-day Montana and North Dakota. In 1837, the St. Peters spread a deadly wave of smallpox as it traveled the Missouri River. The epidemic all but destroyed the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara people.

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team on the Love Your Parks Tour and publishers of Big Blend Magazines, for Big Blend Radio’s Toast to The Arts & Parks Show, airing live online from Madison, Wisconsin. On This Episode: - Fort Union National Monument - Park Superintendent Lorenzo Vigil discusses Fort Union’s rich cultural and military history, as well as the visitor experience. Located in northern New Mexico, Fort Union was the largest frontier military post and supply center of the southwest. It also was the hub of commerce, national defense, and migration at the final stretch of the Santa Fe Trail.   - National Parks Arts Foundation - NPAF Founder Tanya Ortega shares some of the upcoming 1-month artist residency opportunities in national park units across the country, as well as the Foundation’s new fundraising initiatives. Plus, we will rebroadcast Steve Schneickert's National Parks Hollywood History segment. Featured music and poetry: “Prayer for the Past” by Evren Ozan, “Spirits Still Remain” by Mike Moutoux, and “Clouds Alive in Wild Paint” by Mae Edwards.

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday Toast to The Arts & Parks Show features Tanya Ortega, photographer and founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF). Tanya discusses NPAF's unique 1-month artist residency opportunities in various parks, public lands, and national parks, that include Death Valley, Hawai'i Volcanoes, Haleakala, Dry Tortugas, Chaco Canyon, and Fort Union. From sculptors to painters, musicians to poets and dancers, the program is open to artists of all mediums and genres. More: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/Featured music on this episode is “Chaco” by the Tall Men Group. More: https://www.facebook.com/TallMenGroup/

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s 1st Friday Toast to The Arts & Parks Show features Tanya Ortega, photographer and founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF). Tanya discusses NPAF’s unique 1-month artist residency opportunities in various parks, public lands, and national parks, that include Death Valley, Hawai’i Volcanoes, Haleakala, Dry Tortugas, Chaco Canyon, and Fort Union. From sculptors to painters, musicians to poets and dancers, the program is open to artists of all mediums and genres. Featured music on this episode is “Chaco” by the Tall Men Group.  

This episode of Big Blend Radio features acclaimed astrophotographer and photojournalist Stan Honda who discusses his one-month National Parks Arts Foundation artist residency at Fort Union National Monument in Northern New Mexico. Park Superintendent Lorenzo Vigil joins in the discussion to share the history of the Fort as well as the visitor experience. Music is "Into Starlight" by Todd Mosby. More at:https://www.stanhonda.com/https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/https://www.nps.gov/foun/index.htmhttps://www.toddmosby.band/

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Magazines, for Big Blend Radio’s 1st Friday Toast to The Arts & Parks Show. This episode features acclaimed astrophotographer and photojournalist Stan Honda who discusses his one-month National Parks Arts Foundation artist residency at Fort Union National Monument in Northern New Mexico. Park Superintendent Lorenzo Vigil joins in the discussion to share the history of the Fort as well as the visitor experience. With its recent designation as an International Dark Sky Park, Fort Union is an ideal location for Stan Honda who uses digital photography to produce images of night sky landscapes, showing the relationship between the celestial and the terrestrial, putting the vastness of the visible universe into human perspective. Exposed to the wind, within a sweeping valley of short grass prairie, amid the swales of the Santa Fe Trail, lie the territorial-style adobe remnants of the largest 19th century military fort in the region. For forty years, 1851-1891, Fort Union functioned as an agent of political and cultural change, whether desired or not, in New Mexico and throughout the Southwest. It also was the hub of commerce, national defense, and migration at the final stretch of the Santa Fe Trail. Featured music is “Into Starlight” from the album “Aerial Views” by Imrat guitarist Todd Mosby.

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, photographer Tanya Ortega, founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation, talks about the organization's unique 1-month artist residency opportunities in national parks units that include Death Valley, Hawai'i Volcanoes, Haleakala, Gettysburg, Dry Tortugas, Chaco Canyon, and Fort Union. More: https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/Music is “A Day in Hawai'I” by Makana.

Have you heard about this place? Stirs. They are located in Fort Union. They started as a food truck and now you can visit their brick and mortar location. Listen in to find out what we thought about our visit.

Sacajawea helped Lewis and Clark, Elizabeth Custer was with her husband at Fort Abraham Lincoln, Natawista played an important role at Fort Union and Medora helped her husband run his businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Big Blend Radio, artist Melissa Weinman shares her National Parks Arts Foundation Artist-in-Residence experience at Fort Union National Monument in Northern Mexico! Plus, Park Superintendent Lorenzo Vigil shares the Fort’s history of once being the largest frontier military post and supply center of the southwest. It also was the hub of commerce, national defense, and migration at the final stretch of the Santa Fe Trail.More at: http://www.melissaweinman.com/ https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/https://www.nps.gov/foun/index.htmFeatured music is "Clouds Alive in Wild Paint” by Mae Edwards. http://maeedwards.com/

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Friday Toast to the Arts & Parks show, artist Melissa Weinman shares her National Parks Arts Foundation Artist-in-Residence experience at Fort Union National Monument in Northern Mexico! Plus, Park Superintendent Lorenzo Vigil shares the Fort’s history of once being the largest frontier military post and supply center of the southwest. It also was the hub of commerce, national defense, and migration at the final stretch of the Santa Fe Trail. Featured music is "Clouds Alive in Wild Paint” by Mae Edwards. 

Tanya Ortega, founder of the non-profit National Parks Arts Foundation, talks about the organization's unique artist-in-residence programs in National Park units like Dry Tortugas, Death Valley, Hawaii Volcanoes, Gettysburg, Chaco and Fort Union. Hear about the submission process and upcoming artist opportunities that are open to artists of all genres, ranging from photographers and filmmakers to poets and painters, musicians and sculptors. See www.NationalParksArtsFoundation.org

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Magazines, for Big Blend Radio’s 1st Friday Toast to The Arts show. ON THIS EPISODE: - Kinetic Element- Mike Visaggio, veteran multi-keyboardist and founder of Kinetic Element, talks about the release of group’s third album “The Face of Life.” Kinetic Element is a neo/symphonic prog rock band that harbors musical roots in classic artists like Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes, Asia and Genesis and blends those influences with philosophical and spiritually uplifting lyrics. - Celebrate Music & The Arts in Greeley, CO - Sara Schell from Visit Greeley & Greeley Chamber of Commerce talks about the upcoming music and art festivals happening in Greeley, Colorado including the Greeley Blues Jam, UNC Greeley Jazz Festival, Greeley Arts Picnic, Friday Fest. - Artist-in-Residence Programs - Tanya Ortega, founder of the non-profit National Parks Arts Foundation, talks about the organization’s uniquekine artist-in-residence programs in National Park units like Dry Tortugas, Death Valley, Hawaii Volcanoes, Gettysburg, Chaco and Fort Union. Hear about the submission process and upcoming artist opportunities that are open to artists of all genres, ranging from photographers and filmmakers to poets and painters, musicians and sculptors.  

Painter and rancher Alice Leese shares her National Parks Arts Foundation Artist-in-Residence experience at Fort Union National Monument in Northern Mexico! Plus, Lorenzo Vigil, Chief of Interpretation & Operations at Fort Union shares the Fort's diverse history and visitor experience. More at www.AliceLeese.com, www.NPS.gov/foun and www.NationalParksArtsFoundation.org Featured music is "Horses & Cattle" by www.MikeMoutoux.com

Environmental artist and art educator Patricia Cummins talks about her art and National Parks Arts Foundation residency at Fort Union National Monument in New Mexico. Chief of Interpretation Lorenzo Vigil talks about the park's diverse history, and natural highlights. See www.PatCummins.com & www.NPS.gov/foun & www.NationalParksArtsFoundation.org

What a weekend with Golden Saddle Cyclery in Los Angeles, California!  We got to talk with Kyle Kelley, co-owner of the iconic LA bike shop.  Listen in as we discuss everything Golden Saddle, Ring Tail and The Club.   Big thank you to Jace Krause, for our new music.  Support our friends...check out his band -- Fort Union and his food cart -- Fried Egg, I'm in Love.  We are part of the Wide Angle Podium Network of podcasts.  Check out the webpage where you can find ours as well as many other great podcasts.  Sponsor us if you wish!  *We do have permission for use of the song by Rizzo included in this podcast from band member, Jen Abercrombie. Long live Rizzo.    Thanks for listening. x Annalisa & Abby

Ryan Tate (Ph.D. candidate at Rutgers University) discusses his research on the development of coal mining in the Fort Union coal formation in the American West during the 1970s. See more at hagley.org/storiesfromthestacks

In which we continue our discussion of Sibley's New Mexico Campaign by looking at the Confederates' capture of Albuquerque & Santa Fe, the epic march of the First Colorado to Fort Union, and the engagement at Apache Pass (March 26, 1862).