by Admin 2 | Dec 23, 2022 | Local History, Program, Tid Bits
The Transformation of Denver’s Toni to Broadway’s Tony Born June 1888 to wealthy parents in Denver on what later would become Colfax Street, Antoinette Perry developed a love of the theater during stays with her aunt who lived in Park County, on...
by Admin 2 | Dec 14, 2022 | Book, Field Trip, Local History, Program, Tid Bits
The Cherry Creek Valley has long served as a major transportation corridor, from Native American footpaths to the proposed route of Interstate 25. In the 1860s, six “Mile Houses” along Cherry Creek provided food, lodging, and other services for travelers heading to,...
by Admin 2 | Nov 5, 2022 | Book, Local History, Photo Gallery, Program, Tid Bits
This October 2022 presentation is about two discoveries: a recent very minor discovery by Rolf Asphaug of an intriguing little label on a local map, and the earthshaking, world-changing 164-year-old discovery which that label referenced. It is mainly of the 1859...
by Admin 2 | Feb 8, 2021 | Local History, Program
While being an astute businessman, his true love in life was ranching with a special fondness for horses. In 1929 Phipps resurrected the Arapahoe Hunt Club, a prestigious group of horseback riding hunters, many wearing the traditional red vestments and aided by a...
by Admin 2 | Sep 30, 2020 | Local History, Program
A Highlands Ranch Zoom Program – Kevin Snow Join us for a chance to see how the well-to-do live (or did live) in the Castles of Colorado!! This is a recording. Colorado has always had lots of rock to work with, so building a castle...
by HRHS Admin | Jun 12, 2020 | Local History, Program
Highlands Ranch, The First Decade With the creative skill of our Leadership Team Member, Mark Stevenson, who handles Special Projects, this month’s program “Highlands Ranch, The First Decade, is below. Mark, through our Oral Histories series, has interviewed...
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