by Matt Flood | Jul 20, 2015 | Erie History
by Nancy Gruber Thousands of years before you or I thought of making Erie our home, an ancient people lived and hunted these lands. The first scientifically proven indications of humans in this area go back to the end of the last Ice Age and were called the Clovis...
by Matt Flood | Jan 9, 2015 | Erie Historical Society News
On the south side of Jasper Road, just across from the entry to the Wise Homestead Museum, you will see a dilapidated old metal building. That’s the old privately owned Wise Mill. It was built around 1915 after a larger mill in Canfield, also owned by the Wise...
by Matt Flood | Jun 4, 2013 | Wise Homestead Museum
On May 6, 2013, the Wise Homestead hosted a total of 150 Third graders (plus teachers and a number of parent volunteers) from The Academy Charter School in Westminster. Arriving in two different shifts, the students rotated through different activities during their...
by Matt Flood | Jan 31, 2013 | Historical Talks
Local History Series for 2013 schedule has been announced. March 14 – 7:00pm Colorado Pioneers: Women’s Voices by Colorado author Joyce Lohse April 10 – 7:00pm What’s Underground: Erie’s Mining Past and Its Impact Today by Greg Sherman,...
by Matt Flood | Oct 12, 2012 | Historical Talks
Mark your calendars. Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 10am-12:00pm Join us for a morning walking tour of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery with Erie Town Clerk Nancy Parker as she walks us through the historical graves and markers. This series is sponsored by Erie Community...
