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Saguache County Stories
by Northern Saguache County Library District
Exploring the evolution and history of land and people in the Northern San Luis Valley.
Episodes
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Creating Culture Episode 13: A Colorful Pair of Suspenders w/ Peggy Godfrey
Everett Wilson interviews Peggy Godfrey about poetry and the ranching life in this very special episode of Saguache County Stories. Check out our new journal available at both branches of the Northern Saguache County Library District for more!
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Finding Home Episode 12: Delores Worley
In this episode we get to hear Delores Worley tell her story about how she ended up in Saguache, Colorado. She has lived such a rich and full life and this episode will try to highlight a brief snapshot of her life. She’s been a resident of Saguache for 50 years and is still going strong at 96.…
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Shaping Communities Episode 1: Lisa Cyriacks
In Shaping Communities folks talk about how they have contributed and created a community of caring for neighbors through volunteerism, community-funded programs, and grant-funded projects to help with housing security, food security, supporting our elders, and a host of other ways that support...
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Finding Home Episode 11: Finding My Way to the End of the Road
For Everett Wilson Crestone, Colorado was only a footnote in a book about somatic meditation by Reginald A. Ray when he decided to follow his wife Anoushka on a spiritual journey from California to their new home. Everett and Anoushka met at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center about two hours drive...
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Dario Archuleta - Generational History and Unexplained Phenomena
This episode of Saguache County Stories focuses on the history of the region and seven generations of the local Archuleta family. Dario speaks on his own culture past and present, the history of the Mexican land agreement and even some ghost stories. This podcast is made possible in part through…
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Unexplained Saguache County: Nick Nevares Introduction and Crestone History
The San Luis Valley has long been known as a land full of mystery and unexplained phenomena. The Northern Saguache County Library District presents an opportunity for folks to share their own unexplained stories from around the valley during its Unexplained Saguache County community storytelling...
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Finding Home Episode 10: Intergenerational Gathering, Nature and Tiny Living
Join Lisa Bodey as she describes her transition into tiny living and living simply here in the San Luis Valley. Lisa describes what it took to survive and transition from dwelling in suburbia to a more unconventional working and housing community.
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Finding Home Episode 9: California Dreamin’ to a Colorado Casita
Alannah Godwin tells her story of home displacement in California, her plan to move to Ireland and her new life here in Colorado. This podcast is made possible in part through a generous Saguache County Sales Tax Grant. Music created by Lydia Schultz Sprouts & Rob Treaphort with Golden Turtle...
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Finding Home Episode 8: Four Horses, Four Kids and Forty Dollars
Finding Home Episode 8: Four Horses, Four Kids and Forty Dollars. Deb Skadberg brings us along on her journey from North Dakota to Colorado in a handbuilt stagecoach with her husband and four children in the 1980s, as she describes their once in a lifetime adventures that led them to Saguache...
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Finding Home Episode 7: Searching for Sovereignty and Security
Searching for Sovereignty and Security: In Episode 7 of our Finding Home Series, local resident Jae Sanders discusses how displacement and codes affect many in the United States and how her personal journey led her to call Saguache County home. Jae currently owns property in KV Estates and plans…
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Finding Home Episode 6: Creating A Zero-Waste Lifestyle
Christine Gingrich de Mendez Creating A Zero-Waste Lifestyle In this podcast interview Christine Gingrich de Mendez shares the process she went through to create her life here in the San Luis Valley. With the goal of zero waste and no bills, she and her husband built a tiny straw bale house...
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Finding Home Episode 5: A Dream Of Affordable Housing
In this podcast interview Mae Folsom describes how she came to live in the KV Estates back in 2000. She shares some of the issues that the KV HOA has faced through the years from the cannabis boom to water installation. Mae also shares the ways that she has contributed to creating affordable...
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Finding Home Episode 4: From Home Depot to Alternative Earthship Home Builder
In this podcast interview Suzanne Rougé describes her vision for an Earthship in the San Luis Valley that she plans to build and why she believes this type of house is important for the future of sustainability. Her journey of becoming a self-taught builder began in her 40’s when she took classes...
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Finding Home Episode 3: A Strawbale Home: An Owner's Journey
In this podcast interview Wade Lockhart shares his journey to the San Luis Valley and his process for completing his straw bale home. Wade— who first lived in a camper, then the garage he built—paid for his home as he built it. The process was at times stressful for the compounding fees imposed…
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Finding Home Episode 2: A Dream Home with a History
In this podcast interview Richard Trotter shares his journey to Saguache and his desire to buy a house that became his forever home. Richard shares the history about the house reading from The Saguache County Museum publication Images Of The Past Volume IV —People, Places, Events, available at…
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Finding Home Episode 1: Earthship Building: A New Model for Retirement
In this podcast interview Goldie Mariola shares her years-long journey to build an Earthship home in the Baca Grande subdivision outside of Crestone, CO. The process involved she and her partner working on building each summer for a number of years and paying for the home as it progressed. Now...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Exploring the evolution and history of land and people in the Northern San Luis Valley.
HOSTED BY
Northern Saguache County Library District
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How many episodes does Saguache County Stories have?
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Exploring the evolution and history of land and people in the Northern San Luis Valley.
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Saguache County Stories is created and hosted by Northern Saguache County Library District.
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