The Oaklands Ranch encompasses over 1100 acres in Douglas County near Sedalia, and has been home to six generations of the Curtis family. The ranch got its start in 1871 when Henry C. Curtis immigrated  from Wales to start a homestead in Colorado. Henry's son, Charles W. Curtis later inherited the ranch, and he, in turn, passed it down to his four sons, Henry, Charles, Edgar, and Kenneth. The Curtis family will also be receiving the historic structures award for the preservation of a number structures, including the original 1871 homestead house.