by Doug Skiba | Apr 14, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits
A team from the City of Golden moved a two-ton Diebold anti-dynamite safe from Creekside Jewelers to its new home at the Golden History Museum in spring of 2021. Now that its new residence is established, some dirt and grime need to be carefully removed from the...
by Doug Skiba | Apr 1, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine
The current issue of Discover magazine features articles on an extinct ski area near Golden, the celebrated Gem Theatre once located on Washington Ave., and the story behind the early agricultural uses in the area. We trust you’ll enjoy this one. Top stories in...
by Mark Dodge | Mar 31, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits
Golden’s forgotten newspaper, The Outlook The Golden Outlook, also known simply as The Outlook, was founded in 1946 by brothers George A. Barley and John W. Barley under parent company, Jeffco Publications. The Outlook was published at Golden as a weekly paper...
by Mark Dodge | Mar 25, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits, Culinary History
Golden History Museum & Park received several hundred Jolly Rancher items from the Harmsen family in 2020. Most of this noteworthy collection has been stored since then waiting to be cataloged. Recently, museum staff started baseline cataloging and posting records...
by Nathan Richie | Mar 11, 2022 | American Indian Ethnography, Collections and Exhibits
Golden History Museum & Park continues its progress on the American Indian Ethnography Project as well as increasing Indigenous programming at the museum. The following are a few updates and resources: Ethnography Rough Draft Received The Museum’s consultants,...
by Doug Skiba | Mar 10, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine, Memoirs
Joe and Ruby Meyer opened Meyer Hardware & Sporting Goods in 1945 on Washington Avenue in Golden, Colorado. It was located at 1103 Arapahoe Street when it closed permanently on September 25, 2021. For the last 45 years Steve Schaefer had been operating this...
