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Rare Tax Revenue Stamp Acquired by Museum
State of Colorado Half Barrel of Beer Tax Revenue Stamp By Vanya Scott, Curatorial Assistant The Museum recently acquired a fine example of a 1935 State of Colorado Half Barrel of Beer Tax Revenue Stamp. This tax stamp was among the first of the liquor tax stamps...
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Fall 2023 Discover Magazine
Top Stories in Fall 2023 Discover The current issue of Discover magazine features articles on Golden High School's 150th birthday, as well as our Indigenous Connections Project. We’ve published a short excerpt of chapter three of our report in the magazine, but you...
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Curator Stephanie Gilmore Featured on Colorado & Company, August 16, 2023
Check out our very own Stephanie Gilmore featured on Colorado & Company, on August 16, 2023, talking about Golden High School's 150th Anniversary. Stephanie discusses yearbooks, the demon mascot, dance cards, and more.
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Golden High School Yearbooks available online
The first yearbook published by Golden High School was entitled The Gold Pan and was produced by the Class of 1916. In that yearbook, the foreword explains how the senior class desired to share their story with future generations, and how they wanted to have a written...
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Get a Whiff of Jolly Rancher History
Get a Whiff of Jolly Rancher History By Stephanie Gilmore, Curator Jolly Rancher Ice Cream and Hard Candy Green apple, hot cinnamon, cherry; these are just some of the flavors that Dorothy and Bill Harmsen lovingly added to their famous Jolly Rancher candies. Before...
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Artifact conservation and masonic apron at GHM
Masonic apron Pictured is a masonic apron (presently missing from our display case) that belonged to one of Golden’s first dentists, Dr. Leslie Anderson. It is over 100 years old. Made of goat skin, cotton fabric, and silk ribbon, it is also painted with symbols of...
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Spring 2023 Discover Magazine
Top Stories in Spring 2023 Discover The current issue of Discover magazine features articles on a surprising theft-deterrent device in the 1902 Diebold safe, brand-new exhibit updates featuring one of Golden's early dentists, as well as our Indigenous Connections...
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Jolly Rancher: Colorado’s favorite candy maker
A number of candy companies have called Colorado home over the years. There was Brecht Candy Company (long-gone), and the likes of Hammond's and Enstrom Candies that still satisfy folks today. But the most famous has to be Jolly Rancher Candies, even though it's no...
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