Begins at 10 A.M. at the Hinsdale County courthouse. This tour explores the fascinating trials, laws, and officials who shaped Colorado's oldest continuously operating courthouse. Click here to buy tickets
This presentation will examine real promotional objects, devices and signs used for the advertising of goods and services in America beginning in the late 1800’s through the early 1900’s. Featured pieces will come from the speaker’s collection as well as rarely-seen holdings from the basement of the Lake City Museum. Come see the many clever and whimsical ways that stores, service providers and consumer brands attempted to reach their customers in days gone by.
Learn about the entire lifetime of Alferd Packer. From birth through the Civil War, his times and trials in Colorado, his hardship with survival and starvation, to his trial and […]
"Near where the road crosses Clear Creek, a half dozen abandoned log cabins stand. They were once honored with the title of San Juan City. C. W. Brooks has erected […]
Learn about the entire lifetime of Alferd Packer. From birth through the Civil War, his times and trials in Colorado, his hardship with survival and starvation, to his trial and […]
Join us for an evening with photographer Kristen Breeden, whose new book contains vivid, inspiring photos from the Hinsdale County portion of the San Juan Mountains, an area close to […]
Learn about the entire lifetime of Alferd Packer. From birth through the Civil War, his times and trials in Colorado, his hardship with survival and starvation, to his trial and […]
David Primus will present a slideshow of the history of the Gunnison River Valley before Blue Mesa Reservoir was completed in 1965. He will discuss fishing resorts, ranches, towns, and […]
Join author Bill Bowling for a book signing and lecture on Mines of the Alpine Loop, about the discovery of gold and silver and the early mining history of the […]
Learn about the entire lifetime of Alferd Packer. From birth through the Civil War, his times and trials in Colorado, his hardship with survival and starvation, to his trial and […]
Learn about the entire lifetime of Alferd Packer. From birth through the Civil War, his times and trials in Colorado, his hardship with survival and starvation, to his trial and […]
Joe Fox will be discussing the connections between Lake City (the Black Wonder Mine, Carson Ghost Town, and the town's first hospital) the town of Marble, Colorado, and the Lincoln […]
Learn about the entire lifetime of Alferd Packer. From birth through the Civil War, his times and trials in Colorado, his hardship with survival and starvation, to his trial and […]
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"Welcome to Creede in 1890 - one of the most lawless towns in Colorado. Stomping grounds of master grifter Soapy Smith, Poker Alice, assassin Robert Ford and games promoter Bat […]
Learn about the entire lifetime of Alferd Packer. From birth through the Civil War, his times and trials in Colorado, his hardship with survival and starvation, to his trial and […]
Learn about the entire lifetime of Alferd Packer. From birth through the Civil War, his times and trials in Colorado, his hardship with survival and starvation, to his trial and […]