by admin | Jul 28, 2023 | Collections and Exhibits, Golden History Museum
Masonic apron Pictured is a masonic apron (presently missing from our display case) that belonged to one of Golden’s first dentists, Dr. Leslie Anderson. It is over 100 years old. Made of goat skin, cotton fabric, and silk ribbon, it is also painted with symbols of...
by Doug Skiba | Jan 22, 2021 | Collections and Exhibits, Golden History Museum
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 pendulum grandfather clock made by Ridgeway has a German “Urgos”...
by admin | Nov 25, 2020 | Collections and Exhibits, Golden Informer
Golden History Museum & Park (GHM&P) recently acquired several rare artifacts from the Ben H. Parker Jr. estate in Golden. The Ben H. Parker Student Center at the Colorado School of Mines is named after his father. Notable finds include a signed 1896 second...
by Mark Dodge | Aug 1, 2014 | Collections and Exhibits
Ever find something that you forgot you had? I know I have. But it may come as a surprise that it happens in museums too—even the most respected institutions. In fact, it happens so often that there’s a professionally agreed upon procedure for dealing with items that...
