by Mark Dodge | Jun 28, 2019 | Collections and Exhibits, Culinary History
Nothing stays the same for long around here. Touch Gallery is closing after Labor Day in preparation for a facelift. Clay mining and brick making are going away to make room for a dive into Golden culinary history, and several onetime favorite restaurants—most notably...
by Mark Dodge | Jun 18, 2019 | Collections and Exhibits
Women’s World Cup Soccer is afoot, and once again, one of Golden’s own is excelling on the international stage. Whether you’re a fan or not, I’m sure you can get behind Golden High alum Lindsey Horan. There’s been a fair amount of local and national press on the...
by museumdoug | Jun 15, 2019 | Culinary History
Do you think you know who makes the best pizza in Golden? Whether you’ve seen the Craft Beer & Pizza exhibit at Golden History Museum or not (open six days per week), this 22-minute video will be sure to get your taste buds warmed up. Let us know what you...
by Mark Dodge | Jun 12, 2019 | Collections and Exhibits
Golden history never gets dull or boring. Longtime Golden resident Rex Rideout recently shared the following research from Linda Graf. Apparently, Graf intended to write a book on Golden’s legendary movie star, Rex the Wonder Horse, but for unknown reasons it...
by Mark Dodge | Jun 12, 2019 | Collections and Exhibits
Everything has a history-museums included This year marks the 80th anniversary of the museum’s official opening in 1939. The Golden History Museum has a complicated history with various fits and starts, and honestly, we don’t have it all nailed down, yet. I summarized...
by Mark Dodge | Mar 15, 2019 | Collections and Exhibits, Culinary History
The War to End all Wars closed this week. I hope you saw the Winchester signal canon used in Golden to celebrate both the end of World War I and World War II. Thank you to Golden resident Dan Mayo for loaning this one-of-a-kind Golden treasure. This was the first time...
