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Memoirs of an Old Timer

Wesley Swan, 1972, published by Mr. Swan, 123 pages, 

(page numbers were added because there is no Table of Contents).   

Wesley Swan is a descendent of a pioneer family who came by train to Greeley in 1871 and established a homestead on 320 acres in Pleasant Valley (west of Fort Collins ).  In 1891 Wesley’s father James acquired the Fisk Livermore Hotel and became its proprietor for several years.  There were many Swans who homesteaded and established ranches in the Livermore area.

Contents  

1)      Several Articles from Larimer County History (2)

2)      Herbert Swan History (5)

3)      Roberts Family (15)

4)      Ernest Roberts, written 1957 by E.W. Roberts (18)

5)      Elkhorn and Manhattan (22)

6)      Swan Ranch Life (24)

7)      Big Snow Storms (32)

8)      From Crows Nest (37)

9)      John Samuel (Sam) Sloan (42)

10)  Lady Moon (47)

11)  Thrilling Events Marked Early Days in Livermore (59)

12)  History of Local Schools (69)

13)  Cherokee Park (72)

14)  Tribute to John McNey, by Mrs. Stewart McNey (80)

15)  Highland Club (84)

16)  Livermore Women’s Club (87)

17)  A Few Sidelights on the Joy of Being a Ranchwoman, by Jess Swan (88)

18)  History of Red Feather Lakes (93)

19)  Flamboyant Life of Catherine Garsed (97)

20)  William Post (99)

21)  Livermore Items (102, articles from newspapers to give a flavor of comings and goings)

22)  St. Clair Batterson (105)

23)  Story of Sid Poland (108)

24)  Reminiscences of Years Ago (113)

25)  Adams Cemetery (115 Names of those buried there)

26)  Early Day Ranches (117)

Photos:

1)      Ford & Saltzer Grocery Store 1896 (front cover)

2)      Wesley Swan (inside front cover)

3)      Livermore Store and Hotel 1891 (10)

4)      Roberts Family 1898 (19)

5)      Roundup at Gage Ranch 1887 (21)

6)      Ranch Hands at Trap Lake , 1917 (31)

7)      Zimmerman Hotel about 1899 (1899)

8)      Lawrence Nightingale in Livermore Store 1898 (41)

9)      Elkhorn House (46)

10)  Adams School 1908 (71)

11)  Rustic Hotel 1898 (73)

12)  Prairie Divide School 1891(75)

13)  Livermore School about 1898 (78)

14)  Interior of Home of Mrs. H. I. Gilpin-Brown 1898 (79)

15)  Swan Family 1908 (79)

16)  Highland Club at Swan Ranch 1920 (80)

17)  Forks Hotel – Built by R. O. Roberts in 1874 (83)

18)  Interior of Livermore Store 1897 (83)

19)  Livermore Women’s Club 1914 (87)

20)  Swan Family 1939 (89)

21)  Wes and Jess Swan 1968 (92)

22)  Catherine Garsed Wheeler Byram 1903 (98)

23)  Top of McNey Hill  where road is at present (120)

24)  Capt. Maude-Roxby & “Sport” (121)

25)  Mrs. Bush and Mabel Landis (121)

26)  Swan Ranch Barn, built 1886, painting in 1965 (inside back cover)