Calendar

Jul
30
Tue
Gender on the Frontier @ Golden History Museum
Jul 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Program Overview

This talk will overview the scope of gender in the American West with a focus on gender nonconformity, laws governing gender representation, public efforts to clean up spaces of gender illusion, and finally the real-life consequences for violating anti-crossdressing laws.

About Presenter David Duffield

David Duffield is the creator of the Colorado LGBTQ History Project, a board member of the Committee on LGBTQ History, presented at the Western History Association, the American Historical Association, winner of the 2023 Eleanor Gehres Award from Denver Public Library’s Western History Department and the 2019 Denver LGBTQ Commission Community Service Award, and works as a teacher in Denver Public Schools.  In his work as a historian with the Center on Colfax for the Colorado LGBTQ History Project, the accomplishments include 100 oral histories, the first tours, lesson plans, 6 exhibits on LGBTQ history, as well as contributions and talks with multiple organizations.

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Sep
17
Tue
The History of the Electoral College @ Golden History Museum
Sep 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

The History of the Electoral College

What is the electoral college, how does it work, and why was it put in place? This program will dive into the electoral college, why Colorado has the number of votes it does, and other interesting facts about the history of voting.

This program will be presented by Kathleen Eaton and Bianca Barriskill, staff at the Golden History Museum. Read their bios here.  

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Oct
19
Sat
Golden Cemetery Tour 2024 @ Golden Cemetery
Oct 19 all-day

Golden Cemetery Tour 2024

headstone at cemeteryVisit the graves of legendary Golden characters with storyteller Barb Warden.

Tours begin and end at the Golden Cemetery. This program is popular, so get your tickets early. This is a rain-or-shine event; weather will not force a cancellation.

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Two Tour Times are Available

  • 11 a.m.  

  • 1 p.m. 

Registration is required.

Pricing

$5 members; $12 non-members

Membership pays for itself with just a few programs for your family. Join us.

About Golden Cemeteryentrance to cemetery

The City of Golden owns and operates the Golden Cemetery. Among the historic notables buried here is George West. West, a Golden founder, started the Colorado Transcript newspaper in 1866.

Additionally, Seth Lake, builder of Astor House in 1867, is buried in the Golden Cemetery. Many other pioneers and characters of the early west are at rest here.

Membership

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