by Doug Skiba | May 5, 2022 | Golden History Park, Video
What happens when you get a swarm of honeybees near your hive at the Golden History Park? You call an expert bee wrangler. Some of our bees apparently got agitated and decided to seek out a new home today. At around noon, after forming a tall cloud of swirling bees,...
by Doug Skiba | Apr 26, 2022 | Press Release
Expanded Museum Operating Hours Starting in May 2022 GOLDEN, Colo., April 26, 2022 – Golden History Museum & Park will offer expanded hours this summer and one additional open day per week starting in May. To continue providing a high level of service to...
by Doug Skiba | Apr 14, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits
A team from the City of Golden moved a two-ton Diebold anti-dynamite safe from Creekside Jewelers to its new home at the Golden History Museum in spring of 2021. Now that its new residence is established, some dirt and grime need to be carefully removed from the...
by Doug Skiba | Apr 1, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine
The current issue of Discover magazine features articles on an extinct ski area near Golden, the celebrated Gem Theatre once located on Washington Ave., and the story behind the early agricultural uses in the area. We trust you’ll enjoy this one. Top stories in...
by Doug Skiba | Mar 10, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine, Memoirs
Joe and Ruby Meyer opened Meyer Hardware & Sporting Goods in 1945 on Washington Avenue in Golden, Colorado. It was located at 1103 Arapahoe Street when it closed permanently on September 25, 2021. For the last 45 years Steve Schaefer had been operating this...
