Blog
May 2021 collection deaccession
Golden History Museum & Park piloted a Legacy Collection Inventory Project in winter 2019 designed to reappraise the existing collection on hand when the City of Golden commenced museum management in 2010. Now a museum priority, project goals include conducting a...
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Rediscovering Virginia Mallen Chauvenet’s c. 1895 Battenberg Lace Coat
The Golden History Museum’s ongoing Legacy Inventory Project continues to bring to light forgotten pieces of Golden history. A particularly charming artifact was rediscovered recently, a unique Battenberg Lace coat handmade by Virginia Mallen Chauvenet, wife of the...
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Spring 2021 Discover Magazine
The spring 2021 Discover magazine features articles on historic Coors labor disputes, race-based real-estate discrimination, as well as a noted local author. Specifically, we continue to explore a theme of “Hidden History” and shine a light on several forgotten or...
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Golden Business Spotlight: Columbine Bar
Golden United is spotlighting tried and true Golden businesses located off the South Golden Road corridor in Pleasant View. Pleasant View is a vital part of Golden with a rich history, and an area undergoing a kind of renaissance. The history of the area deserves more...
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Organized Labor at the Coors Brewery
Labor strife at the Coors Brewery reached its pinnacle in 1977, the year that brought an end to 100 years of organized labor at the brewery. Conflicts between workers and owners over wages and working conditions are nothing new, but the story of Coors’ labor practices...
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Grandfather Clock Conservation
Go behind the scenes at Golden History Museum & Park to see the inner workings of the 1973 grandfather clock that once kept the time at Woods Mortuary in Golden, Colorado. The historic pendulum grandfather clock made by Ridgeway has a German "Urgos" movement. It...
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Golden Museum gets a sweet treat
Grandson of Jolly Rancher founders donates trove of company artifacts January 8, 2021 By Paul Albani-Burgio, Golden Transcript palbaniburgio@coloradocommunitymedia.com Aside from cold cans of Coors and scores of brainy School of Mines grads, there is perhaps no Golden...
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Now hiring: Education Assistant
Being a Golden employee is more than just a job, it's a lifestyle. Golden is a vibrant outdoor community making it a great place to live, work and play. The City of Golden has over 500 employees serving the community in parks and recreation, public works, public...
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