Author: Frans Lambrechtsen

I am a Curious Onlooker. I love learning about people, places, and things. History is not boring to me. I'm happy to share with others and hope their curiosity will be rewarded too.

New Mexico | Things

Route 66 in New Mexico: What Made This Highway So Magical?
ByFrans Lambrechtsen June 25, 2019July 16, 2026

This post is about a legend: Route 66 in New Mexico. Well, part of a legend. It’s about Route 66, the Mother Road. But it’s about the part of Route 66 that passes (or passed) through New Mexico. Origins of Route 66 through New Mexico To cover all of Route 66 could be a book….

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Colorado | Things

What brought so many white settlers to Colorado?
ByFrans Lambrechtsen May 19, 2019July 9, 2026

What led so many white settlers to come to Colorado? It was mainly one thing: Gold. The area of North America that we now call Colorado is old. If you’re in the Denver area, the evidence of that is easy to see. Look west and what do you see? Mountains. Not just any mountains, but…

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Arizona | People

Who was Geronimo and why was he famous?
ByFrans Lambrechtsen April 28, 2019July 7, 2026

Who was Geronimo? Geronimo was born in June 16, 1829, near Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico (about 200 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona). He was the grandson of Mahko, a chief of the Bedonkohe band of the Apache people. The name given to him at birth was: Goyaale. That name meant: “the one who yawns.” Geronimo in…

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