by Matt Flood | Oct 1, 2012 | Wise Homestead Museum
Howell-Robinson Farm Barn was moved to the Wise Homestead Museum property in XXXX. It dates to around 1875 and was originally built as a granary. [ Excerpts from Peter Gleichman’s cultural and historical survey ] The barn is 19’x17’4″,...
by Matt Flood | Jun 1, 2010 | Historic Sites
Before the Boulder-Denver turnpike (U.S. 36) was opened in 1952, Boulder-bound motorists from Denver drove north on U.S. 287, then turned west on Arapahoe Road. After World War I, the veterans’ group, the American Legion, came up with the idea of beautifying...
by Matt Flood | May 26, 2010 | Erie Historical Society News, Historical Talks
Join us for a slide presentation exploring the recent history of climbing Colorado’s 14,000 foot peaks for sport, June 17 at 7:00pm Erie Community Library. Writer and Colorado naitive Mark Scott-Nash will share some of the dangerous consequences of this popular...
by Matt Flood | May 13, 2010 | Erie Historical Society News
On May 13th, 2010 at 7:00pm at the Erie Community Library, Jason Midyette, president of the Boulder County Railway Historical Society, presented a slide show and talk about the Historic Railways of Erie. Below is the live video of that discussion. *note: This was our...
