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Arapahoe City: Jefferson County’s first city
Arapahoe City was located north of Clear Creek, west of present-day McIntyre Street approximately two miles east of Golden. Initially, a mining district, and the earliest city in Jefferson County, it was founded on November 28, 1858. Members of the Arapahoe Town...
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MEMOIRS of my treck across the Plains, by Mrs. Mary Kalbaugh Whited
MEMOIRS of my treck across the Plains, the last time in 1870, and early childhood days. By Mrs. Mary Kalbaugh Whited. Pueblo, Colorado, April, 1948. It was in April, 1870, my Father with his family, also an uncle, Wm. F. Hunter, and family and other neighbors and...
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My Polio Story, By Betty Herron Gleaton
My Polio Story By Betty Herron Gleaton I was recently asked if I had been in an accident by a twenty-something who was referring to my crutches and leg brace. I told him “No,” that I’d had polio and he asked “What’s that? I’ve never heard of it.” My first instinct was...
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Golden Colorado: Small Town with a Big Heart
Golden Colorado: Small Town with a Big Heart Recollections of the late 1950s by ChristiLee LaDuke WELCOME TO GOLDEN The last time I visited Golden was in 2015. We were greeted by the same arch I remember as a child, "Howdy Folks -Welcome to Golden - Where the...
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History in the Baking with Nathan Richie: Focaccia Bread
Herbed Italian Focaccia Bread Ingredients 1 1/3 cup warm water (about 110°F) 2 teaspoons sugar or honey 1 package active-dry yeast 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling 2 teaspoons sea salt, plus extra for sprinkling...
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Golden Transcript, 1974-1977 now online
Taking Golden’s newspapers digital Issues of the Golden Transcript, covering 1974-1977 are now available online through the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection. Together with our partners at the Jefferson County Archive, we've digitized thousands of pages of the...
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Golden Civic Foundation celebrates 50 years-an Epic Event
Golden Civic Foundation Celebrates An Epic 50 Years The year 2020 is proving to be a year of epic events. A global health pandemic, an economic crisis, and major social unrest are dominating current events near and far. Locally, the City of Golden turned 161 years...
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Phased Re-opening Announced for Golden History Museum & Park
Golden History Museum & Park Phased Re-opening Announced Press Advisory GOLDEN, Colo., June 26, 2020 Phase 1: Summer Camp and Homestead Open House Golden History Museum & Park is excited to announce the next steps in our phased reopening plan. Phase 1 began on...
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