Free talk on mining and its effects on community - Greg Sherman

2008 Erie Historical Society Raffle Tickets On Sale Now

Erie Historical Society Raffle

1^st Prize Hand Made Quilt

2^nd Prize $100 Savings Bond

3^rd Prize $50 Savings Bond

Tickets $2 or 3 for $5

Winners Drawn September 20

At Biscuit Day Celebration

The Interfaith Quilters of Longmont made this beautiful quilt by hand and machine.  Raffle tickets are available NOW.  The cost is $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00–a small investment for a beautiful quilt. Beginning May 17th (at The Erie Fair) many members will have tickets for sale and if you want some, please call me 303.828.4561 and I will deliver them to you.

Erie Historical Society Update 5/15/2008

Historical Talk: Underground Railroad - Bonnie Carmody

Please join us Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00pm at the Erie Middle School Auditorium for a Historical Talk. Bonnie Carmody will be talking about the Underground Railroad. The talk will cover the reason for the underground railroad and the symbols used by the slaves to negoiate safe travel to the north. Ms. Carmody will have pictures of some of these symbols. She will not have the quilt she made but will show blocks from her next quilt.

Bonnie Carmody was born in Boulder and went to school in Lafayette. She has lived in Longmont for 15 years and is an active member of the Quilters Group.
The book she is using is written by Ms. Tobin “Hidden in Plain View”.

Admission is free. We hope to see you there.

If you have any questions please contact Sarah Wise at 303.828.4561

2007 Erie Biscuit Days

Saturday, September 15 was the fifth annual celebration of Erie Biscuit Days. The Erie Historical Society raised approximately $6,000 on this event. Our handmade quilt was raffled off, and the lucky winner was julia Birgen. A savings bond in the amount of $100 went to Karen Raush, $50 to Dorothy Keefer. A total of 645 raffle tickets were sold, raising approximately $1,200.

Erie Colorado Coal Mines : Map

View a google map of the approximate location of coal mines in Erie, Colorado. If you have any information you would like to share about coal mines in Erie please post them in the comments section.

Blue icons are mines from the late 1800s and the red icons are mines in the 1900s.

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Wise Homestead museum open during winter via appt.

We thank all who visited the Wise Homestead Museum this summer. For this winter we will be closed except open by appointment.

We will be open next spring with additional exhibits and possible additional hours.

Check this web site for specific hours. We invite you to join us in preserving the past for the future. Please call me, Sarah Allene Wise, 303.828.4561 for more information.

Erie - Wise Homestead Museum Grand Opening Announced

Mark your calendars, July 21st will be the Grand Opening of the Erie-Wise Homestead Museum.

The Erie Historical Society is pleased to host the grand opening of the Wise Homestead Museum, this Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm.

The building opening Saturday, is a farm house which was started in 1872, added on to over the years, and last occupied in the mid 1930s. The house has been restored to reflect the years spanning its occupancy. The house is the first building to be restored, in the complex of buildings that comprise the farmstead. A pegged barn, a blacksmith shop and a grain mill make up the rest of the structures.

The festivities Saturday, will include the ribbon cutting at 10:15, old time music by the Louisville Singin’ Seniors, tours of the Museum and activities for children. Refreshments will be served.

The Wise Homestead Museum is located at 11611 Jasper Road, west of the Town of Erie, and east of Highway 287. More information is available by calling 303-828-4568 .

2007 Erie Historical Society Raffle

2007 Erie Historical Raffle Announced.

The Erie Historicaly Society will be holding a raffle in 2007.

$2.00 each or 3 for $5.00

1st Prize:  Hand Made Quilt
2nd Prize: $100 Savings Bond
3rd Prize: $50 Savings Bond

The winner will be drawn September, 15th at 2:00 at the 2007 Biscut Days in downtown Erie.

The tickets will be available May 19th at the Erie Town Fair at the Erie Historical Society booth.

Show your support for Erie, CO and the Erie Historical Society.

2006 Annual Report and Update on Erie Historical Society

TO: Members and Friends

FROM: Sarah Allene Wise, President

RE: Annual Report

DATE: November, 20  2006

Biscuit Day was a great success. Our sincere thanks go to Dixie Prime of Erie Chamber of Commerce who did the planning and organization of donations, gifts and supporters. We served over 2,000 people. We doubled the order of gravy but again ran out before 1:00pm. Between the quilt raffle and the biscuit breakfast we made $4,000.00 which will provide this year’s payment on the loan at the Heritage Bank.  (The loan was obtained to pay the matching funds required by the Colorado State Historical Society Grant). The farmer’s market was well received and the craft booths well attended. The music was an excellent addition to the celebration.

The winner of the quilt was Kristin Froehlich, Erie, the $100.00 bond was won by Rosie Gonzales, Lafayette, and Kim Sanger, Erie, won the $50.00 bond.

Thanks to all who helped to make Biscuit Day a very special Erie celebration.

The Museum renovation is complete. Rebecca Waugh, who handled the Colorado State Historical Grant for us, indicated the grant is now closed. Thanks to the contractors Affleck Builders we were able to come in under budget. However, the grant did not provide for a septic system. We must get a septic system before we can get running water into the house. That will cost about $7,000.00

We received an old iron bedstead from Savan Seeraray Questers Club. It will fit into the front bedroom. We need a set of old coil springs for the bed.  If you know of anyone who might have one, please call me (Sarah Wise, 303.828.4561).

Landscaping is being planned. The Town of Erie gave the Society a certificate for 50% of the cost of a small tree. An Erie resident donated an outhouse that will be placed behind the museum. Sidewalks are in the plans. We will begin to put some of the items in for display. We will have an open house for the public sometime next spring.

See you at Open House and Biscuit Day 2007.