Dearfield /tags/dearfield Dearfield en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 16 May 2024 11:40:00 GMT Why the historic Black community of Dearfield continues to fascinate /podcast/inthenoco/2024-05-16/why-the-historic-black-community-of-dearfield-continues-to-fascinate In the early 1900s, the community of Dearfield was Colorado’s largest Black homesteading site. It thrived for many years, until the Dust Bowl and the Depression pushed residents out. UNC scholar George Junne explains why it’s important to reflect on the community today. Thu, 16 May 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-05-16/why-the-historic-black-community-of-dearfield-continues-to-fascinate In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole Colorado’s historic Dearfield community exemplifies ‘what Black people have done – and could do’ /podcast/inthenoco/2024-02-29/colorados-historic-dearfield-community-exemplifies-what-black-people-have-done-and-could-do We close out Black History Month today on In The NoCo with a look at Dearfield. In the early 1900s, it was Colorado’s largest Black homesteading site. Local scholar George Junne tells us why it’s important to reflect on that community today. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-02-29/colorados-historic-dearfield-community-exemplifies-what-black-people-have-done-and-could-do In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Robyn Vincent Museum Acquires Property To Protect Black Homesteading Town In Colorado /arts-life/2020-06-30/museum-acquires-property-to-protect-black-homesteading-town-in-colorado Dearfield, Colorado, is one of the last standing towns started by Black homesteaders in the Great Plains. Now, property in the ghost town has changed… Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:08:15 GMT /arts-life/2020-06-30/museum-acquires-property-to-protect-black-homesteading-town-in-colorado Rae Ellen Bichell Housing Development Planned To Encroach On Historic Black Settlement /community/2019-06-26/housing-development-planned-to-encroach-on-historic-black-settlement Update posted June 26, 2019 at 5:48 p.m.: A spokesperson with Clayton Homes says the company has reopened conversations with the Black American West… Wed, 26 Jun 2019 19:28:16 GMT /community/2019-06-26/housing-development-planned-to-encroach-on-historic-black-settlement Rae Ellen Bichell New Homes Set To Replace Parts Of Historic African-American Farming Town /community/2019-06-21/new-homes-set-to-replace-parts-of-historic-african-american-farming-town About a century ago, African-American settlements sprang up across the West. Now, one of those sites in northern Colorado is set to host new houses.The… Fri, 21 Jun 2019 22:35:54 GMT /community/2019-06-21/new-homes-set-to-replace-parts-of-historic-african-american-farming-town Rae Ellen Bichell