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Getting Started – Tracing Your Family Tree
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Overwhelmed by all of the tools that are available to do genealogy research? Can’t get your brain wrapped around how to get started and wish someone would explain the basics and help? Join genealogist Carol Darrow as she presents all of the basics to get started. She will review Ancestry, Family Search and other helpful tools. You’re welcome to bring your laptop or just a pencil and paper. Carol will help you get started on your family search.
About the presenter: Carol Cooke Darrow
Carol Cooke Darrow has been a professional genealogist for more than 20 years. She served as president of the Colorado Genealogical Society from 2008-2021. In 2007, she published The Genealogist’s Guide to Researching Tax Records. She currently teaches genealogy classes through Zoom at OLLI@DU, the College Hill Library in Westminster, and beginning genealogy classes on Zoom on the second Saturday of each month from 10 AM – noon. She also facilitates the WriteNOW family history writing group, currently meeting on Zoom on the second Sunday of each month from 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM MST. Carol graduated from the University of Texas with a dual major in English and history.
Pricing
Free for members; $10 plus online registration fee for non-members
Membership
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A Walk Through Time on South Table Mountain: The Paleontology, History, and Fight Against a 75-Year Quarry
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Attorney Carl F. Eiberger Jr. was instrumental in protecting and preserving South Table Mountain, the “Gateway to the Rockies.” He provided over 24 years (10,000 hours) of free legal work to preserve STM from becoming a 75-year quarry (1975-2050). Carl’s Point on the northeast corner is named in honor of his work. Carl was the leader of “The Coalition to Preserve South Table Mountain,” which consisted of Golden neighbors and citizens. Together they used their expertise to fight for and preserve this historic landmark. South Table Mountain holds much significance in its history, paleontology, and geology. Take a walk through time and learn about the past 62 million years to the present day.
Carl F. Eiberger Jr. and South Table Mountain, Golden, Colorado.
About the presenter: Mary Elizabeth Eiberger
Mary Elizabeth Eiberger is Carl Eiberger’s daughter, and she is from Golden, Colorado. Mary Elizabeth inherited 17 boxes of legal work and documents about her father’s and the “Coalition of Citizens” work to preserve South Table Mountain from becoming a 75-year quarry. Mary Elizabeth has taught science, math, and outdoor education in high school. She now loves to tutor not only math and science but English and history. Mary Elizabeth is the quintessential Colorado girl, spending much of her time in the mountains and rivers of the state. Her husband, Tito Salas, runs Fiske Planetarium in Boulder, and they love to take trips with their two dogs, Lucky and Shadow, to the mountains, especially in the summer, to hike and mountain bike.
For more information, visit www.carleiberger.com or www.mary4tutor.com
Pricing
Free for members; $10 plus online registration fee for non-members
Membership
Membership pays for itself with just a few programs for your family. Join us.
More Golden history
Check out the Golden History Museum & Park blog for the latest behind the scenes videos and stories, personal memoirs, and history tidbits about Golden.
Autumn Fest 2022
Ever wonder what makes Golden so special? Well, it’s you of course! At Golden History Museum & Park, we feel grateful to have such a wonderful community to serve. Come join us at our second annual Autumn Fest to celebrate all of the things that make Golden a bright and shining community.
Rush down to Golden History Museum (923 10th St.) from 10-3 for a packed afternoon of fun, proudly sponsored by:
O’Sullivan Personal Injury Law Firm
Golden Downtown Development Authority
Golden Kids Dental and Orthodontics
Free and Low-Cost Family Activities
- incredible chalk art
- hourly puppet shows (plus hands-on stations to make your own show)
- 4-H petting zoo
- craft stations
- BIG TRUCKS (Streets, Fire, and Police Departments)
- costumed Civil War interpretation
- karate demonstration
- hands-on paper-making station
- Westernaires pony rides ($3 per ride)
The best part? It’s fun for the whole family and a great way to welcome the fall season. Now that is just pure gold.
2022 Partners
- Colorado Volunteer Infantry Group
- Westernaires
- 4-H
- GoFarm
- Mines Museum of Earth Science
- Golden Library
- Foothills Art Center
- Golden Street, Police, and Fire Departments
- Golden Public Art Commission
- Lane Academy of Martial Arts
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Autumn Fest Gallery
Location and Pricing
Golden History Museum and Golden History Park
Free
Registration
Unlike most GHM&P programs, there is no registration for Autumn Fest.
Membership
Membership pays for itself with just a few programs for your family. Join us.
More Golden history
Check out the Golden History Museum & Park blog for the latest behind the scenes videos and stories, personal memoirs, and history tidbits about Golden.