Membership

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2026 Membership Application (Printable Version)

2026 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS: 

INDIVIDUAL: Provides support to the Museum for operations and projects for the year. This membership offers you free admission to the Museum for the year. $ 35.00

FAMILY: Provides support for the year to the Museum for operations and projects. This membership entitles you and your immediate family free admission to the Museum for the year. $60.00

INDIVIDUAL LIFE MEMBERSHIPS: Provides a lifetime of support to the Museum for operations and projects. You receive free individual admission for LIFE. $300.00

FAMILY LIFE MEMBERSHIPS: Provides a lifetime of support to the Museum for its operations and projects.  You receive free admission for LIFE. $500.00


2026 BUSINESS MEMBERSHIPS: 

LEVEL 1: Supports the Museum for 2025 operations and projects, and a website listing. $70.00

LEVEL 2: Supports the Museum for 2025 operations and projects, and a website listing. $130.00

LEVEL 3: Provides a Substantial Contribution for our 2025 operations and projects and entitles you to a Website Listing and five (10) free Museum admissions to hand out to your customers. $250.00

BUSINESS LIFE MEMBERSHIP: This membership offers you the ability to provide one-time support to the Museum. This entitles you to a Life Membership Certificate, and website listing. $600.00

ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION to help us meet our DAY-TO-DAY expenses. These donations are greatly appreciated, whether you become a member, already are a member for life, or wish to go above and beyond the membership fee. 

Questions?  Contact our President, Grant Houston at 970-944-2515.

REMEMBER, THE SOCIETY IS A 501(c)(3) ORGANIZATION AND MOST DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE. 

Please make checks payable to: Hinsdale County Historical Society or HCHS and mail to: PO Box 353, Lake City, CO 81235 

2026 Business Members

Level 1:

  • Lake City Public Library
  • Native Sun Construction
  • Scenic River Tours
  • Keep In Touch Spa/Saloon

    • Level 2:

  • Lake City Bakery
  • World of Gem Creations

Level 3:

  • Gunnison savings & loan

    • 2025 Business Members

    Level 1:

    • Lake City and Hinsdale County Chamber of Commerce

    • Hinsdale County Regional Library District

    • Scenic River Tours

    • Lake City Bakery

    Level 2:

    • Markham A. Dickerson

    • World of Gem Creations

    • Native sun Construction

    Level 3:

    • Jina and Dennis David

    • The Matterhorn Hotel

    • North Face Lodge

    • Gunnison Savings and Loan

    2024 Business Members

    Level 1:

    • Hinsdale County Library District

    Level 2:

    • Western Reflections Publishing

    • Leo JoLowry

    Business Life

    • KL Breeden & Sons

    2023 Business Members

    Level 2:

    • World of Gems

    Level 1:

    • Rene’s Garage

    • Western Reflections Publishing

    • Town of Lake City

    • Utah’s Sanitation

    • Lake City Chamber of Commerce

    • Keep in Touch Salon

    Lifetime Business Members

    • Beans Creek LTD – joined 2026

    • Silver Leaf Storage – joined 2026

    • K.L. Breeden & Sons, LLC – joined 2024

    • Lakeview Property Management – joined 2023

    • Climb Elevated Eatery (Jerry and Linda Johnson/Lovegreen)

    • Crystal Lodge

    • Hall Realty, Inc (Jeff and Danielle Worthen) – joined 2014

    • Highlander Campground (Don Campbell)

    • Lake City Area Medical Center

    • Lake City Chamber of Commerce – joined 1999

    • LKA International, Inc.

    • Miners and Merchants Bank – joined 2012

    • Slumgullion Gift Gallery (Joe Fox)

    • WEBCO (Gene Brown)

    Lifetime Individual Members

    • John C. Abbott

    • Kye Abraham

    • James and Martha Jane Anthony

    • Tim and Phoebe Bax

    • Jane Berryhill

    • Robert and Kristina Berquist

    • Faye Bielser

    • Ray and Anna Blaum

    • Doug and Judy Bostwick

    • Wynne and Liddy Breeden

    • Patricia Lynn Breene

    • Edward Breitehbach

    • Margaret Cummings Brown

    • George Carey

    • Web Carr

    • Edith M. Cather

    • John Cather

    • S. Coffin

    • Darrylin Coleman

    • George Cummings

    • Sally Vickers David

    • Alease C. and William Dawson

    • Wilma Deen

    • Michael DeHuff

    • Nick DiLorenzo

    • Ed Discenza

    • Alec DuChene

    • Michael and Jan Eastman

    • Ruth (Darley) Ellsworth

    • Terry Finn

    • Calvin Fisher

    • W. R. Goddard

    • Bill Godwin

    • Lisa Grantham

    • Norma Grantham

    • Ken Grantham Jr.

    • Alice E. Green

    • David Green

    • Virginia Green

    • John A. Guthrie

    • Carolyn Hall

    • Dan and Marian

    • Ruthanna Hall

    • Monte Hannah

    • Jack Hanson

    • Patricia Lynn Harmon

    • Mary Ellen Hartje

    • Dudley and Jenny Hartman

    • Charles and Christina Hastings

    • Herman T. Heath

    • Gary and Sandy Henry

    • Carole Hill

    • Grant Houston

    • Paull and Lynn Hudgeons

    • Larry and Linda Iiams

    • Bob Inge

    • Jack Johnson

    • Morgan and Ronna Jones/Reed

    • Bill and Penny Kastendieck

    • Thomas W. Keffler

    • Robert Ketchum

    • Stan Kimball

    • H. Ward Lay

    • Robert D. Lindner

    • John Longan

    • Joanne Mallet

    • Lewell and Patsy Martin

    • Mary McGlothlin

    • Ken Meredith

    • Charles Monnet

    • A. Reynolds Morris

    • Milo Morse

    • Dorothy D. Mulford

    • Anne Mullin

    • Tom Murphy

    • Ed and Mary Nettleton

    • James O’Neil

    • Eileen Olander

    • John and Sue Ann Paulus

    • Linda Pavich

    • Steve Peters

    • Michelle Pierce

    • Bill and Teresa Pippin

    • Margaret Pitney

    • Howard Price

    • Bill and Mary Reinhardt

    • Steve and Susan Robinson

    • Margaret and Ronald Ray

    • Donald L Rodewald

    • James C. Rowe

    • Margaret Maurer Rowe

    • Harley and Cryl Rudofsky

    • James Ryan

    • Art and Susie Sample

    • Charles and Sadie Seay

    • Dr. Carl and Margaret Seemann

    • Scottie and Marcella Shafar

    • J. R. Sholund

    • Charles D. Snyder

    • Stacy Steinbeck

    • Robert Stultz

    • Fern Stultz

    • John and James Stuemky/Brand

    • Celia and Joel Swank

    • Tom and Jane Swanson

    • Charlotte Trego

    • George Urquhart

    • Lester “Babe” Vickers

    • Phil and Carolyn Virden

    • Scott  Voss

    • Bruce and Bev Wagner

    • Sandra Wagner

    • William Weems

    • Pamela Weems

    • Mort Weir

    • Bill Wiggins

    • Douglas L. Williams

    • Joanne Williams

    • John P. Wilson

    • Joe Zimmerman

    • Judy Dotcher

    • Mary Ellen Hartje

    • Doug Rhinehart

    Lifetime Family Members

    • James and Martha Jane Anthony

    • Robert and Leah Baugh

    • Tim and Phoebe Bax

    • Becky Beedy

    • Howard and Peggy Berg

    • Robert and Kristina Berquist

    • Bette Birdsong

    • Ray and Anna Blaum

    • Doug and Judy Bostwick

    • Wynne and Liddy Breeden

    • David and Ann Brown

    • Gordon and Mary Sue Brown

    • David and Kay Cherry

    • Don Craig

    • Walter and Priscilla Darling

    • Alease C. and William S. Dawson

    • Michael DeHuff

    • Buck and Connie Dellinger

    • Michael and Jan Eastman

    • Joe Foran

    • Hector and Pamela Gomez

    • William and Ursula Graham

    • Greg and Diane Graham

    • Robert, Danette, and Joshua Grauberger

    • Dan and Marian Hall

    • Ruthana Hall

    • Bob and Janis Sudduth Harris

    • Dudley and Jenny Hartman

    • Charles and Christina Hastings

    • Bruce and Parry Heath

    • Gary and Sandy Henry

    • Glenn and Susan Heumann

    • George and Lonnie Hoffman/Sweet

    • Beatrice Huddleston

    • Paul and Lynn Hudgeons

    • Larry and Linda Iiams

    • Morgan and Ronna Jones/Reed

    • Bill and Penny Kastendieck

    • Deb and John Knoeckel

    • John Longan

    • Dana Lozano

    • Lewell and Patsy Martin

    • Kim McCormick

    • Dorothy Monnet

    • Charles Monnet

    • Kathy Moseley

    • Ed and Mary Nettleton

    • Larry and Joan Nieman

    • John and Sue Ann Paulus

    • Bill and Teresa Pippin

    • Dan and Anita Plies

    • Ted and Kim Powell

    • Margaret and Ronald Ray

    • Bill and Mary Reinhardt

    • Jim and Pat Rhinehart

    • Charlie Rhodes

    • Steve and Susan Robinson

    • Alan and Ann Robson

    • Harley and Caryl Rudofsky

    • Scott and Chay Runnels

    • Art and Susie Sample

    • Charles and Sadie Seay

    • Dr. Carl and Margaret Seemann

    • Scottie and Marcella Shafar

    • Shannon and Connie Smith

    • F. Howard Smith

    • Scott and Donna Souther

    • Stacy Steinbeck

    • John and James Stuemky/Brand

    • Celia and Joel Swank

    • Tom and Jane Swanson

    • Phil and Carolyn Virden

    • Bruce and Bev Wagner

    • Mort and Cecelia Weir

    • Claire and Jim Woodcock