1917 May: The family left Salt Lake City per Roland Palmquist in a letter to Helen Reinhold dated May 22, 1979. "(Fritz Palmquist) was an attorney for the Wasatch Utah Mining Co., of which J.I. Kraft -- founder of Kraft Cheese Co. was major stockholder. (The Mining Co) bought property at Silver Plume Colorado and asked (Fritz) to come out and get it started, then asked him to run it, so he wrote and (the family) packed. (The family) left Salt Lake...and it took 10 days by Model T Ford to get to Colorado, due to mud, floods, etc. The twins, Florence and Ruth were not quie two years of age. One night (the family) stopped in the middle of the road and slept, (it) had one loaf of bread for 7 people for two days. "
1917 an article in the High Timber Times, Volume 2, No. 19 1 section, Thursday, May 11, 1978. Conifer, Colorado, "Laumann: A different Kind of Story"…Katherine Laumann's … father, a lawyer for a large mining company, was sent to Colorado in 1917. The whole family seven in all (Mom & 6 kids joined Dad), came to the Mendota mine in Silver Plume in a Model T ford in 1917. The trip from Salt Lake City to Clear Creek Canyon took 11 days…

1922: The family moved to Idaho Springs, and (Fritz) commuted to Silver Plume, or stayed there a week at a time for a while. (per letter from Roland Palmquist to Helen Reinhold)

1923: In a letter from Roland Palmquist to Helen Reinhold dated May 22, 1979: "(Fritz) purchased a grocery store in Idaho Springs in 1923, which he lost in 1928

1929: In a letter from Roland Palmquist to Helen Reinhold dated May 22, 1979: "...(the family) moved to Denver. Melvin had a job with Swift and Co., later becoming Sales Manager for them, and so he purchased an old house for the family to live in.