state historical fund
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History Colorado awards $4.5 million in grants for diverse cultural preservation
The History Colorado nonprofit awarded $4.5 million in grants this month to nearly two dozen projects focused on preserving diverse cultural heritage in rural Colorado. The History Colorado State Historical Fund awarded grants ranging from $67,000 to $250,000 to 23 projects across the state. Projects were selected for working to protect the heritage of rural…
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Four historic sites added to list of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places
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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Hickenlooper to kick off 2018 Saving Places Conference on historic preservation
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…