by Mark Dodge | Apr 14, 2015 | Books, Collections and Exhibits, Memoirs
The fourth installment of Golden Memories A Time…A Town comes from Chapter Seven, titled Golden Clay Mines. George offers a thorough description of this long-lived Golden industry. While it’s great material, it’s a little long for this format, so...
by Mark Dodge | Mar 20, 2015 | Books, Collections and Exhibits, Memoirs
The third installment of Golden Memories A Time…A Town comes from Chapter Five, titled Golden Streets. Golden Streets What were Golden’s streets like in those days? That’s an interesting subject. Let me shift my memory into reverse and I’ll tell you what I...
by Mark Dodge | Jan 27, 2015 | Books, Collections and Exhibits, Memoirs
The second installment from Golden Memories A Time…A Town by George H. Golightly comes from Chapter Four, titled Odd Memories. Golden Telephones Grandfather Golightly had a telephone installed in his home at 920 Seventh Street in 1918. My parents instructed my...
by Mark Dodge | Jan 5, 2015 | Books, Collections and Exhibits, Memoirs
I enjoy collecting and reading first-hand accounts of life in Golden. My current favorite is a self-published book titled, Golden Memories A Time…A Town, written by George H. Golightly. George, whose family first settled in Golden in 1876, paints a picture of...
by admin | Nov 11, 2009 | Books, Collections and Exhibits, Memoirs
Behind the Scenes Blog Fourth in a Series Read an excerpt from Golden Memories A Time…A Town, by George H. Golightly. This time: clay mining. Click to read the story on our blog…