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Bent's Fort Chapter Next Year Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association December 2014 Newsletter Page 1 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A Pioneer Christmas In This Issue By ©Kathy Weiser, Legends of America Article Page By the mid-1800s the American Christmas tradition included much of A Pioneer Christmas 1 the same customs and festivities as it Davidson Ranch Tour 2 does today, including tree decorating, gift-giving, Santa Claus, greeting cards, November Potluck and stockings by the fire, church activities Meeting 2 and family-oriented days of feasting and fun. The DAR, the Santa Fe But, for those in the Old West, far Harper’s Weekly showing 1876 Christmas Trail and Bent’s Old away from the more civilized life of the Fort 3 East, pioneers, cowboys, explorers, SFTA Hall of Fame and mountain men, usually celebrated Christmas with homemade gifts and Inductees 4 humble fare. Those on the prairies were often barraged with terrible blizzards and savage December winds. For mountain men, sometimes caught in blind- Albert E. Reynolds 4 ing winter storms and freezing cold, the holidays were often meager. But, to Charlotte 5 these strong pioneers, Christmas would not be forgotten, be it ever so humble. Dick 5 Determined to bring the spirit of Christmas alive on the American frontier, soldiers could be heard caroling at their remote outposts, the smell of venison Book Reviews: roasting over an open hearth wafted upon the winds of the open prairie, and Once They Moved Like these hardy pioneers looked forward to the chance to forget their hard every- the Wind 6 day lives to focus on the holiday. “Uncle Dick” Wootton 7 Though perhaps modest, these pioneers made every attempt to decorate their homes for the holidays with whatever natural materials looked attractive Looking Ahead to 2015 7 at the bleakest time of year, such as evergreens, pinecones, holly, nuts, and Boggsville Named berries. National Treasure 8 For some, there might even be a Christmas tree, gaily decorated with bits of ribbon, yarn, berries, popcorn or paper strings, and homemade decorations. Bent’s Old Fort to be Some of these home made decorations were often figures or dolls made of Reconstructed in Video straw or yarn. Cookie dough ornaments and gingerbread men were also popu- Game 9 lar. In other places, wood was simply too scarce to "waste” on a tree, if one BFC Officers & could be found at all. Other pioneer homes were simply too small to make room for a tree. Committee Chairmen 10 At the very least, almost every home would make the holiday a time of Upcoming Events 10 feasting -- bringing out preserved fruits and vegetables, fresh game if possi- ble, and for those that could afford it, maybe even beef or a ham. Many wom- Membership Form 11 en began to bake for the holiday weeks ahead of time, leaving the plum pud- ding to age in the pot until Christmas dinner. Many of the homemade gifts, including corn husk dolls, sachets, carved wooden toys, pillows, footstools and embroidered hankies, might have had the family members working on them for months ahead of Christmas. Others knit- ted scarves, hats, mitts and socks. If the family had had a good year, the chil- dren might find candies, small gifts, cookies and fruit in their stockings. Christmas Eve would generally find most families singing carols around the Christmas tree or fireplace. On Christmas Day, most would attend church, return home for the traditional Christmas meal, and spend the day visiting with friends and neighbors. Thanks to www.legendsofamerica.com for granting permission to use the article and picture. ☼ December 2014 Newsletter Bent’s Fort Chapter Page 2 When the Rains Came Words do not exist Historic Ranch Tour poem by Bob Silva for the hidden history of the past that we experi- The earth was scorched, cracked and brittle, and a blade of enced throughout the grass could not be found - but then the rains came in day. When the sun be- September to the arid plains. gan to fall we once again Like a miracle, the flowers bloomed, and the brown turned faced the reality of this to green. beautiful ranch as cattle Kiowa Indian Petroglyph gathered around us as to Rains that hadn't appeared for the past few years were a say, "We hope you had a beautiful day." A beautiful very welcome sight. and wonderful day we did have, and all thanks to these Before the rains, the farmers held their heads low, and the ranch owners and cattlemen that I consider to be Kings ranchers wept as cattle herds grew small. All wondered if of the Plains. the Dust Bowl of the 30s would once again cast its ugly With deep respect and admiration, Bob Silva. ☼ head upon them all. ———————————————————————— Lots of Good Food at the Davidson Ranch Tour - November Potluck and Meeting October 25, 2014 The annual education meeting on Saturday Novem- Nearly 5 inches of rain fell during the summer ber 8 was held at the Casa Del Sol Retirement Home in months, followed by some good rains in October. The La Junta, CO. There was a brief Chapter meeting; it rains that fell during the first week of October were of was good to see Pat Palmer presiding again. Pat such notice that the banks of the Purgatoire River were thanked everyone for their support and for keeping the eroding away, and the river valley was saturated with Chapter going. He said that he is doing great, though moisture -- a welcome sight to those that make a living still gets a bit fatigued. The good news is that his from ranching and farming. Chemo treatments ended October 13. Though planning the field trip began in April for an During the Chapter meeting it was decided to send October 11 historic tour, the rains meant a rescheduling. $250 to the Boggsville Historic Site in memory With the Purgatoire River running at high levels, the river of Richard Carrillo. The Site is going to use the dona- became unpassable and the river bottoms boggy. The tions received to create a memorial for Richard. tour was rescheduled to October 18, but again snow in Plans are also underway for the Three Trails Confer- the high Rockies and rain on the plains created a need ence to be held September 2015 in Santa Fe. If you to re-schedule the tour. October 25 was the new tour plan to attend, it's not too early to start thinking about date, and clear skies and warm sunny days now brought making your room reservations. For more information a beautiful day to the Purgatoire River Valley; the Gods on the Conference and a list of the accommodations in had spoken, and this tour of historic sites would be one Santa Fe that have given reduced rates for the week- for the record books. end, go to http://www.3trailsconferencesantafe.org/ Ten 4-wheel drive vehicles met in Las Animas. or call Pamela Najdowski at (505) 920-4970. Those that gathered were ready for a day not to be for- After lunch, Bob Silva presented two separate slide gotten. Caravanning down country roads, we met the presentations. The first presentation showed pictures Davidsons in view of stage coach tracks across the road from the October 25 tour which included sites on both from their ranch; here the greetings quickly turned to the Davidson and Dorenkamp ranches. The ranchlands, history. After a brief situated on the Purgatory River south of Las Animas, introduction, it was have many petroglyphs, dinosaur tracks, and old home- time to head onto the steads. After answering questions on the tour, Bob gave ranchlands. a slide show on his recently published book, Lead in Stagecoach cross- Trinidad, that centers on the life of his great grandfather, ing, dinosaur tracks, lawman Lewis M. Kreeger. hidden springs, home- Thanks again to the Davidsons and Dorenkamps for steads, petroglyphs, allowing the Chapter to tour their lands, and to Bob for and so much more his great presentations! were along the And for those who couldn't make the meeting you route. One wonders Hailey Davidson shows dinosaur tracks missed a great potluck lunch. I'm still thinking about the how a water well that great food including two unusual dishes (at least to me) appeared on the open prairie could have been dug. We of a rice and black bean salad and a wonderful pink fro- also had a chance to learn about the hidden secrets zen dessert. The Chapter has some great cooks! ☼ of dowsing rods, also known as water witching. December 2014 Newsletter Bent’s Fort Chapter Page 3 DAR, the Santa Fe Trail and rado Historical Society. That same year archeological work revealed that much remained of the original foun- Bent’s Old Fort dations and design. By 1957, the National Park Service The most important work of the La Junta Chapter of became involved through a series of feasibility studies the Daughter of the American Revolution (DAR) has that recognized the site’s importance to western expan- been the preservation and protection of the site of Bent’s sion. In 1960, President Eisenhower signed legislation Old Fort. By the early 1900’s, little remained of the origi- establishing the site as a National Historic Site. After nal fort. Follow- much research and additional archeological work, the ing its abandon- NPS decided to reconstruct the Fort on the same site. ment in 1849, Work began in 1975 and was completed in 1976. the site had Today the Fort has become one of the most treas- been used as a ured sites along the Santa Fe Trail attracting thousands stage station, of visitors annually to explore its history.
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