history colorado
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Four historic sites added to list of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places
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The mostly forgotten networks of tunnels beneath downtowns across Colorado are among the sites the state’s premiere historic preservation organization is adding this year to its list of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places, Colorado Preservation Inc. announced at its annual conference in Denver this week. Two sites, including a stretch of railroad grade in Larimer County and…
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History Colorado to hand out awards to those who are "Saving Places"
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The public is invited to come congratulate those “Saving Places” in our state at the History Colorado Center in Denver on Jan. 31. The Stephen H. Hart Awards for Historic Preservation ceremony is from 5:30 to 8 p.m. as part of Colorado Preservation Inc.’s Saving Places Conference. Here are the awards to be handed out:…
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Hickenlooper to kick off 2018 Saving Places Conference on historic preservation
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Gov. John Hickenlooper is set to launch the 2018 Saving Places Conference at the beginning of February in Denver. This year’s conference is assembled around the theme “The Power of Place: From the Mountains to the Plains,” celebrating the diversity of Colorado’s history and stories that often go untold, organizers said. The annual event – the…
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‘Strong Sisters’ documentary producers set discussion about women in Colorado politics
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The producers of “Strong Sisters,” a documentary that tells the story of elected women in Colorado, are sponsoring a panel discussion about the same topic at History Colorado. Written and produced by Laura Hoeppner and Meg Froelich, “Strong Sisters” is built around interviews with 76 current and former female elected officials, historians, journalists and campaign strategists.…
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Hickenlooper, History Colorado to honor Colorado’s oldest farms, ranches
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Gov. John Hickenlooper, Colorado Agriculture Commissioner Don Brown and History Colorado executive director Steve W. Turner are jointly saluting some of the Colorado’s oldest family farms. Thirty-eight families who have owned their farm or ranch for 100 years or more will be honored at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo on Aug. 25 at 4…
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National Western Center study identifies ‘opportunities’
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Transforming the National Western Complex and Denver Coliseum sites into a year-round destination and regional asset could focus on companies and industries affiliated with the more traditional agricultural-based, but more technologically and globally involved, an economic study concluded. Denver City Council’s Business, Arts, Workforce & Aeronautical Services Committee recently listened to a presentation on the…
