by Mark Dodge | Oct 7, 2021 | Collections and Exhibits
Doing Business in Golden I lost a button on one of my favorite shirts recently, so I went to Carleen of Golden. (I have not sewn anything since home economics in junior high). Carleen of Golden Carleen of Golden was established in 1974 and opened a shop on Washington...
by admin | Oct 1, 2021 | Cemetery, Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine, Golden History Museum
Addendum to fall 2021 Discover magazine Golden resident and local historian Richard Gardner authored the following article for that issue: By Richard Gardner Through time five people have been hung in the city of Golden, acts committed by vigilantes following what...
by Doug Skiba | Oct 1, 2021 | Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine
The fall 2021 Discover magazine features articles on saving South Table Mountain, vigilante lynchings, various collection items, a new ethnography project, and much more. We hope you take a look. Top stories in fall 2021 Discover magazine A rediscovery in our...
by admin | Sep 2, 2021 | Collections and Exhibits
By Vanya Scott, Curatorial Assistant A unique artifact “rediscovery” recently reminded me that not all early 1900s residents of this area were paragons of virtue. While working in our offsite artifact storage area, I found an object tucked away in a nondescript box,...
by Mark Dodge | Jul 9, 2021 | Collections and Exhibits
Recently digitized issues of the Golden Transcript from 1977 to 1984 are now live. Grab a cold one and catch up on the past local news. see the latest issues Read more about the years-long digitization...
by Nathan Richie | Jul 7, 2021 | Collections and Exhibits, Golden History Museum
Golden History Museum & Park has a long tradition of blending history and arts-education to engage audiences. Beginning with its founding in 1938 under the Works Progress Administration, the Museum’s first employees were artists who were commissioned to paint...
