Exploring and Honoring our Past
Welcome to our Genealogical & Historical Society in Wetmore, CO
Our mission is to provide a means for individuals and organizations to discover, share and preserve the history and genealogy of Wetmore and the Hardscrabble area.
The latest News
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Wetmore Through the Years, Sept 12, 2026
Thank You for Making Wetmore Through the Years a Success! The Wetmore-Hardscrabble Genealogical and Historical Society hosted the opening of a special collection of historical photos celebrating our community and its families at the Wetmore Community Building on September 12, 2026. More than 50 people attended, taking time to view and learn about the photographs, reconnect with…
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Wetmore Community Center and Library
You can read the article in the Wet Mountain Tribune HERE Or HERE as jpeg file You can learn more about the Wetmore Community Library HERE And the Wetmore Community Building HERE
Featured Story
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A Brief History of Wetmore
A Brief History of the Hardscrabble Area and Wetmore, Colorado In Custer County, close to the Fremont and Pueblo County lines and located at the junction of State Highways 96 and 67, lies the small village of Wetmore, Colorado. The Hardscrabble area at the foothills of the Wet Mountains is close to the communities of…
Our Calendar of Events
Categories of Posts
- A Brief History of Wetmore (1)
- Early Settlers (14)
- Home Page News (2)
- Natural Disasters (8)
- Nearby Places (64)
- Augusta Macon's Well, Canon City (1)
- Bassick Mine Plaque E Clampus Vitus (1)
- Beckwith Ranch, Westcliffe (1)
- Brookside History (1)
- Fawn Hollow Mine and Fawn Hollow Tavern (1)
- Garden Park School Cañon City (1)
- Goodnight Barn, Pueblo (1)
- Oil in Fremont County (1)
- Prospect Heights Jail (1)
- Rockvale (1)
- Royal Gorge Bridge and Park (1)
- San Juan Bautista Cemetery (1)
- Skyline Drive, Canon City (1)
- Westcliffe (1)
- Obituaries of Today's Residents (23)
- Previous Tours & Past Events (35)
- Stories and Photos (14)
- Doc Little Award (2)
- Hardscrabble Sign (2)
- Wayfinding Kiosks (1)
- Wetmore's Mystery Man (1)
- Wetmore Posts (47)
- Ft LeDuc (1)
- Ladies Aid Society (1)
- New Hope Church and Cemetery (2)
- Siloam Monument (2)
- The Murder of William Wetmore (1)
- Wetmore Clay Mine (1)
- Wetmore Community Center (2)
- Wetmore Community Church (4)
- Wetmore Community Library (2)
- Wetmore Cream Station (1)
- Wetmore Halfway House/Jackson Hill Stage Stop (1)
- Wetmore Mammoth (1)
- Wetmore Mountain View Home Demonstration Club (1)
- Wetmore Post Office (1)
- Wetmore Saloon, 1891 (1)
- Wetmore Schools (2)
- Wetmore Steakhouse (1)