by admin | Nov 3, 2022 | City of Golden, Collections and Exhibits, Golden Informer
A version of this article originally appeared in The Golden Informer. Whether you love it or hate it, the game Monopoly is one of the most recognizable names in board games. Sold by Charles Darrow to Parker Brothers in 1935, the gameplay consists of players attempting...
by admin | Oct 21, 2022 | City of Golden, Collections and Exhibits, Photography
Four views of Washington Avenue, 1890 – 1972 By Vanya Scott, Acting Curator What a difference the decades make! Presented here are four views of Golden’s Washington Avenue, all from a similar vantage point near the intersection of 13th St. and Washington Ave., looking...
by admin | Aug 26, 2022 | City of Golden, Discover Magazine, Golden Informer
“No single project is more important to Golden than this arch…For Golden it will make a new face, a new spirit, and a new thinking.” –Lu Holland speaking to the Golden Chamber of Commerce members. It’s impossible to imagine Golden without its iconic welcome arch...
by Nathan Richie | Jul 26, 2022 | City of Golden, Native American Ethnography
Native American history and connections to the Clear Creek Valley and table lands of the central Colorado Front Range extend back more than 12,000 years. Contemporary Native American communities still view this place as an aboriginal homeland. However, today’s typical...
by Nathan Richie | Dec 15, 2021 | City of Golden, Collections and Exhibits, Native American Ethnography
Indigenous Representation in Golden History American Indians have for thousands of years made and continue to call the Golden area home. Like many cultural institutions around the nation and the world, Golden History Museum & Park is beginning to reckon with its...
by Mark Dodge | Sep 23, 2021 | City of Golden, Golden History Museum
The changing face of Golden David McCullough said, History is a spacious realm encompassing the full sweep of human experiences, and I agree. At the core it’s all about change. The seasons, relationships, people, places and things. Embracing it, resisting it, and...
