Mar 16, 2016 · The Eaton Area Historical Society was established in 1991 by the Eaton Pioneers Society. It has as it’s mission the preservation and sharing of the history of the region and it’s pioneers, and to provide a secure locale that contains historically accurate items, which are preserved for the future.

Jan 3, 2025 · When you step into the AJ Eaton House Museum, it truly feels like you have stepped back in time. It is beautifully seasonal, and dressed in such a simple, elegant way it is easy to imagine a Christmastime with the Eatons themselves. The Museum House will remain decorated through the month of January, 2025.

Antique and Art Appraisal Event in Eaton May 6, 2023. The Eaton Historical Society along with Lone Tree Antiques & Fine Art is hosting an antique and art fundraising appraisal event in Eaton on May 6, 2023 from 10-12 and 1-4.

Contact Eaton Area Historical Society: 970-302-3188. [email protected]. The A. J. Eaton Home & Carriage House Museum 207 Elm Ave, Eaton, Co 80615 Hours Open: • Tuesdays & Thursdays from 2-4pm

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In 1878, he began construction of the Larimer and Weld Canal, once known as the Eaton Ditch. At the time, it was the largest and longest irrigation canal in the state, stretching seventy miles long and irrigating 20,000 acres of land between Fort Collins and Greeley.

A.J. Eaton was one of the first residents of the town to landscape his grounds. In 1895, he planted trees and shrubs in his yard and a number of shade trees along Elm and 1st streets. Local historian Pauline Allison Smillie noted that “the orchard in his yard covered almost an entire block” and yielded an abundant harvest of fruit in 1896.”

Jul 10, 2020 · The 2019 annual Eaton Cemetery Tour honored several of these ladies. If you missed the guided tour, follow the link below to a self-guided tour in a printable document. Before you go, be sure to get a peek into their lives through the Eaton Herald Voice article featured here.

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Tommie Steele, one of Eaton’s most dedicated historians, used to write a popular column for the Eaton Herald. Tommie and her husband George Steele came to Eaton in 1952 to run Steele Bros. Grocery. Tommie passed away in October, 2015 at the age of 96.