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  • The Wildflower Excursions

    The Wildflower Excursions

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    From April into the fall, in the early years of the 20th century tourists made their way from near and far to the Colorado Midland Railroad depot in Colorado Springs for the Wildflower Excursions. The whole story is yet to be written, but here are the basics.

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Benjamin H. Trask
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There comes that day in every teacher’s career when any lesson plan that someone else writes is a blessing. Benn Trask, an eastern Virginia history teacher has put together a lesson plan for all his postcard collector friends who are also teachers. All you need is some “golden age” postcards on any topic and you’re in business for another day AND your students will love the change of pace.

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