Reckmeyer, Clarence, 1876-1955.

Reckmeyer, salesman and amateur historian, b. Sept. 6, 1876 Fremont, Neb.; d. Apr. 11, 1955 Black Hawk, Colo. Attempted to trace information about George Woods (or Wood), a reclusive miner living in a shack near Granite, Colo. Woods died Dec. 6, 1931 in Salida, Colo. hospital after a fire in his cabin.

From the description of Papers, 1931-1941. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13489040

Clarence Reckmeyer was born in Fremont, Nebraska, on September 6, 1876, and died in Black Hawk, Colorado, in 1955. His colorful career included many different types of employment, some of which was taken to finance his travels around the American West. One of his most noted voyages was to Alaska and the Klondike on a prospecting trip that began in 1898 in Seattle and ended when he left Nome, where he had ended up operating a café in 1903. He worked as a fruit picker in Washington to finance his trip to Alaska, then later as a bookkeeper, cashier and traveling calendar jobber, also writing articles for Nebraska newspapers in Omaha, Lincoln, and his hometown of Fremont. From 1930 to 1942, he traveled often to Wyoming and Colorado, "visiting places of interest and studying old western history," according to a short biography he left in his papers. He moved to Black Hawk in 1942 because "its cool climate and its easy going, good-natured people allure me." He began contributing articles to the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News. Reckmeyer ran for Lieutenant Governor in the Nebraska 1938 primary, and later for Alderman in Black Hawk.

From the description of Clarence Reckmeyer papers 1897-1955. (Denver Museum of Nature & Science). WorldCat record id: 68967588

Clarence Reckmeyer was born in Fremont, Nebraska, on September 6, 1876, and died in Black Hawk, Colorado, in 1955. His colorful career included many different types of employment, some of which was taken to finance his travels around the American West.

One of his most noted voyages was to Alaska and the Klondike on a prospecting trip that began in 1898 in Seattle and ended when he left Nome, where he had ended up operating a caf?? in 1903. He worked as a fruit picker in Washington to finance his trip to Alaska, then later as a bookkeeper, cashier and traveling calendar jobber, also writing articles for Nebraska newspapers in Omaha, Lincoln, and his hometown of Fremont.

From 1930 to 1942, he traveled often to Wyoming and Colorado, "visiting places of interest and studying old western history," according to a short biography he left in his papers. He moved to Black Hawk in 1942 because "its cool climate and its easy going, good-natured people allure me." He began contributing articles to the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News . Reckmeyer ran for Lieutenant Governor in the Nebraska 1938 primary, and later for Alderman in Black Hawk.

From the guide to the Clarence Reckmeyer Papers, 1897-1955, (Denver Museum of Nature & Science, )