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Golden History Museum Free Admission in 2019, Celebration of 80th Anniversary
GOLDEN HISTORY MUSEUM TO BE FREE IN 2019 To Celebrate 80th Anniversary, Golden History Museum & Park Will Offer FREE Admission to All in 2019 DEC. 18, 2018 GOLDEN, CO For a small town, Golden has played a huge part in Colorado history. Now, thanks to the generosity of...
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Unpacking time capsules, part 2
As promised, here's a nearly complete inventory of Golden's 1968 time capsule. Below is a long list, in no particular order, to peruse. For ease of organization, we've sorted contents into folders. Enjoy! Items in Folders Foldered items: Large folding map of Denver...
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Hands-on History 2019 Summer Camp Features Three New Themes
Hands-on History 2019 Camps Feature Three New Themes GOLDEN, Colo., December 12, 2018 – Golden History Museum & Park announces the return of their popular Hands-on History summer camp featuring three new, half-day themes for kids aged 6 to 11. The seven camp themes...
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Unpacking time capsules
Time capsules defined Time capsules are great for inspiring an interest in history and civic pride. Unfortunately, their contents are generally underwhelming and obsolete junk (excluding Golden's, of course). Merriam-Webster defines a time capsule as a container...
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Fall 2018 Newsletter: Discover
Read the Fall 2018 issue of Discover magazine featuring "The Finest Parade Golden Has Ever Seen." Please give us a call if you'd like to receive the paper version of this magazine at your...
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Some amazing new artifacts for 2018
Founded in 1938, the museum turned 80 this year. By far, the major remodel was the biggest news of the year. If you have not visited recently, now’s the time. On the collection front, we continue to improve the quality of and accessibility to the permanent collection,...
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Golden loses an alarm bell and gains a liberty bell
Golden’s fire alarm bell cracked on November 11, 1918. It broke after five hours of continuous ringing to celebrate the signing of an Armistice, which put an end to the fighting of World War I. The matter of replacing the Central Fire Station fire bell was resolved in...
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The finest parade Golden has ever seen
It was a big deal when an armistice was signed, calling an end to World War I in Europe. News spread quickly around the globe. Along with the rest of the world Golden went a little crazy. This is what the Colorado Transcript reported November 14, 1918, three days...
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