Category: Collections and Exhibits

Jolly Rancher: Colorado’s favorite candy maker

by admin | Mar 1, 2023 | Collections and Exhibits

A number of candy companies have called Colorado home over the years. There was Brecht Candy Company (long-gone), and the likes of Hammond’s and Enstrom Candies that still satisfy folks today. But the most famous has to be Jolly Rancher Candies, even though...

Newly Displayed Artifacts at Museum

by admin | Mar 1, 2023 | Collections and Exhibits, Golden History Museum

Popcorn. Soda pop. Hushed voices. Previews…. There’s something so special about experiencing a blockbuster film on the big screen. Thanks to Covid it has probably been a while since you’ve enjoyed watching a movie in the theater.  But we all have memories of...

Grandfather Clock Conservation

by Doug Skiba | Jan 22, 2023 | Collections and Exhibits, Golden History Museum

Behind the scenes at Golden History Museum & Park with the Clock Fixer Go behind the scenes at Golden History Museum & Park to see the inner workings of the 1973 grandfather clock that once kept the time at Woods Mortuary in Golden, Colorado. The historic...

Chemicals, Tear Gas, and Explosives, Oh My!

by admin | Dec 24, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits

Chemicals, Tear Gas, and Explosives, Oh My! by Stephanie Gilmore, Curator One of the things I love most about being a museum curator is you never know what you’ll encounter on any given day. Old collections hold so many fascinating stories—sometimes there are...

Golden Museum Hires Stephanie Gilmore as Curator

by Doug Skiba | Nov 8, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits

Golden Museum Hires Stephanie Gilmore as Curator GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 8, 2022 – Stephanie Gilmore joined the staff as Golden History Museum & Park Curator starting November 1. Previously employed for more than seven years as the Colorado Railroad Museum Curator of...

Four views of Washington Avenue, 1890 – 1972

by admin | Oct 21, 2022 | City of Golden, Collections and Exhibits

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...