by Admin 2 | Dec 29, 2022 | Local History, Tidbits
She had dozens of carnations shipped from Colorado to the White House weekly. Marie Geneva Doud, known as “Mamie “, was born in Iowa but raised in Denver. She attended the Wolcott School for Girls, a finishing school for wealthy young girls. While visiting friends in...
by Admin 2 | Dec 23, 2022 | Local History, Tidbits
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 15, 2022 | Book, Local History
“Douglas County Colorado: Prehistory to 2020” Historic Douglas County, Inc. (HDC) is an organization that provides broad communication with the public about the historically rich venues, events and cultural values upon which our pioneering forerunners...
by Admin 2 | Dec 14, 2022 | Local History, Tidbits
Soft Serve Ice Cream, Cheerios and Bilge Pumps Have you ever thought of these things together? What can they possibly have in common? Just up the road from Highlands Ranch, in Englewood, is the former site of General Iron Works. According to an article written by...
by Admin 2 | Dec 14, 2022 | Book, Field Trip, Local History, Program, Tidbits
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, Tidbits
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...
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