Doris Monahan

Although Doris grew up on a farm in the Nebraska Panhandle, she has lived for over 60 years in Sterling, a pleasant town, rich in history, on the Northeastern Colorado Plains. It is here that she became interested in The South Platte Trail, with its intriguing stories of stage stations, the Pony Express and continual conflicts with the Native Americans. After years of research Doris authored Destination Denver City: The South Platte Trail, which was published first by The University of Ohio Press in 1985 and has been recently reprinted.

Not far from Sterling is the community of Julesburg with its colorful reputation, and the former site of the much misunderstood but also fascinating Fort Sedgwick. Her newest book, printed in 2009 is Julesburg and Fort Sedgwick: Wicked City, Scandalous Fort. In addition to her interest in 19th century Northeastern Colorado, Doris is also interested in the Paleo-Indians of her region and has written articles about those long-ago first visitors. In addition, she has spent years researching the history of Sterling.