2025.03 Program–Backcountry Wilderness of HR
In this presentation we delved into how the Backcountry was established, its significance within the region, and the factors that shaped its identity. Over the past 15 years, HRCA ownership has driven key changes and improvements, fostering a multitude of recreational...
2025.07 Program Photos & Highlights: UFOs Fact & Fiction with Dr. Peter Van Arsdale
July 21, 2025--a day to remember when UFOs visited Southridge! The July program of the HR Historical Society was very well attended by an enthusiastic group of UFO fans and friends and the just plain curious! Speaker Dr. Peter Van Arsdale kept the audience engaged...
HR Senior Center Award 2025
Photo courtesy of HRMD. Forrest Dykstra and Highlands Ranch Metro District Board Chair Renee Anderson. Highlands Ranch Metro District Board Chair Renee Anderson recently accepted a ColoradoBiz Top Project award recognizing the Highlands Ranch Senior Center as one of...
July 2025 Senior Resource Fair at HR Senior Center
Highlands Ranch Historical Society had the privilege of participating in the HR Senior Center sponsored Senior Resource Fair on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Close to 100 people stopped at our table, chatted and / or left with Historical Society Information. HRHS Secretary...
Older Adult Health Resource Expo
The HR Historical Society will have a table Display at the upcoming Older Adult Health Resource Expo. Please stop by and say hello! Thursday, July 17 1-4 pm Highlands Ranch Senior Center 200 E. Highlands Ranch Parkway Picture from earlier Resource Fair. Thanks...
Dynamite Factory Dangers at Louviers
Featured Photo above courtesy of Fred Cox, 2021 By Joyce Rovetta When you operate a dynamite factory, the unintended blast of your product is always of concern. So, the Du Pont Company had quite a few rules at the Louviers factory to prevent any such accident when...
In the Steps of Giants: Exploring Picket Wire Canyonlands’ Dinosaur Tracksite
Picket Wire Canyonlands in the Comanche National Grasslands. Home to the largest tracksite from dinosaurs in North America! The canyon descent provides stunning views of the Purgatoire River and the surrounding mesas. Visitors pass some colorful rock formations along...
Program: Colorado Freedom Memorial
The September 16, 2024 program was "Rick Crandall and the Colorado Freedom Memorial –25 Years in the Making and More to Come" Rick, who is passionate about the Colorado Freedom Memorial, made it come alive as he described the Memorial and how it came abou: On May 30,...
From Tree Nursery to State-of-the-Art Medical Center: A Walking Tour of the Former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
In 1888, Alfred Henry Gutheil of Gutheil Park Investment Company constructed Gutheil Park and Gutheil Gardens on what had been Arapahoe and Cheyenne ancestral land. This suburban park, where Generals Park is today, served as picnic grounds as well as a commercial...
Strolling Through History: A Walking Tour of Castle Rock
Photo Above: The iconic feature from which Castle Rock gets its name. The Castle Rock Historical Society offers two options for walking through historic Castle Rock - a traditional paper map and descriptions or a QR alternative using markers at designated landmarks....