This week we read “The Polar Express” by Chris Van Allsburg.
Golden History Museum & Park has limited property records in the permanent collection.
Winners are announced the following week at the end of the video.
White and Jack had been teammates and part-owners of four different teams, including the Detroit Wolverines that won the 1887 World Series.
This episode we tour the oldest locomotive in Colorado – DL&G Steam Locomotive No. 191.
When completed in 2021, the generous donation will represent the finest public collection of Jolly Rancher history anywhere.
If you were unable to attend the live session, the video of the presentation, “Race-based real estate developments in Jefferson County".
This annual statewide movement celebrates and increases philanthropy in Colorado through online giving.
MIX dry ingredients in medium bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and dry ingredient mixture. Gradually stir in milk.
The Ben H. Parker Student Center at the Colorado School of Mines is named after his father.
This week we read “The Turkey Train” by Steve Metzger (author) and James Paillot (illustrator).
"Join us for Christmas in the Park on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, and learn the history behind some favorite traditions."
"As a Golden resident, it’s an honor to have my art showing in our local museum."
Golden History Museum & Park Curator Mark Dodge contributed to this informative article in 5280 this week.
Each segment will focus on different items from the Colorado Railroad Museum’s collection.
“I’m just a local storm enthusiast,” he said. “I’ve loved weather ever since I was a little kid and saw ‘Twister.'”
Each tour will focus on a different piece of historic equipment in the Colorado Railroad Museum’s collection.
This virtual program is presented in conjunction with the Colorado Railroad Museum’s traveling exhibit from the Center.
“Flu situation here is getting dangerous,” blared a headline on the front page of Golden’s Colorado Transcript newspaper on Dec. 5, 1918.
Participants are invited to submit their answer as a comment on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or Twitter or via email to matt@crrm.org.
"I am seeking 4 volunteers EACH night of Polar Express starting November 5th through December 23rd."
One of the rail companies that transports apples is the Union Pacific.
Volunteers help collect lanyards at the end of the show, keep our Gift Shop stocked and tidy and bid farewell to our guests as they depart.
Halloween is quickly approaching and we thought we’d share some images of past Trick or Treat Train visitor costumes.
This week we read “All Aboard the Spooky Express – A Halloween Thrill Ride” by Eric James (author) and Marcin Piwowarski (illustrator).
This is an entirely free resource that was created with Colorado 4th graders in mind, but is available to anyone that wants to give it a go.
In addition, a slew of new programs is available in the magazine, but the complete descriptions are best viewed on the website.
The little folks indulged in a lot of harmless fun.
The time period of 1900-1930 had a booming mining growth and therefore the population jumped as well.
This is the single gravestone for ten miners who drowned in the White Ash Coal Mine.
After the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified in 1865, blacks were granted the freedom to expand anywhere in the nation.
A century after its founding, Golden was no longer a dusty frontier settlement, but a thriving factory town with an esteemed university.
The history of Golden, Colorado, is an illustrious one filled with human achievement, immense opportunity, and progressive development.
This year for several reasons Golden History Museum & Park was forced to cancel its popular annual cemetery tours.
Even with the school being open to women and minorities, only four women would graduate from the school in the next seventy-five years.