Adelia Wells: Female Homesteader in Aurora – Aurora, CO
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Don’t miss this upcoming event in Aurora, CO. Happening on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at Aurora History Museum. Doors open at 6:00 PM.
Learn the story of one of Aurora’s early homesteaders: Adelia Wells. Presentation and research by Karol Shupe
Join Karol Shupe for a presentation on the life of Adelia Wells. During the late 1800s many men and families flocked to the western Kansas territory to claim land, Adelia Wells is one of the few single women to sucessfully prove upon her claim. Learn about the life she carved out for herself in what is now Aurora.
Photo is not of Adelia Wells, but of Rosie Roesler in Montana.
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