The 2013 flood in Boulder County resulted in unprecedented damage and destruction. But for one downtown Boulder church, it created an unusual opportunity to dig into Boulder’s past. KGNU’s Roz Brown toured the site and spoke to archaeologist, Joel Tyberg […]
“That’s one of the ways that history can be a tool toward having an impact on political discussions currently.” The Irish Consul General will attend a ceremony in Leadville Colorado this weekend commemorating almost 2000 unmarked graves of Irish miners. […]
“I feel I’ve done what I promised to do.” 93 year old Frederic Arnold, a sculptor who lives in Longmont, is the sole survivor of a group of fighter pilots who served together in Europe in World War II. 12 […]
The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation is asking the general public to help identify historic places of diversity. Erika Warzel, National and State Register Historian with History Colorado, says it is an effort to recognize and celebrate Colorado’s diverse […]
“People who are less wealthy and less powerful are often less visible to people above them and in addition they tend not to show up in written records.” Latinos and their contributions are almost invisible in standard histories of Boulder […]
This week on Radio Nibbles, John Lehndorff and Sam Fuqua give some historic insight into eateries and longevity, looking back at Zagat’s 1997 listing of Boulder’s best places to eat. John Lehndorff is the former food editor at the […]
“There are unnecessary troubles that come into play because we don’t harvest the lessons of the past.” Governor John Hickenlooper has named CU-Boulder Professor Patty Limerick to serve as the new Colorado State Historian. Limerick co-founded the Center of the […]
“Part of that is acknowledging the past wrong doings and acknowledging the checkered history that Colorado has with American Indians.” Ernest Ernest House Jr., Executive Director of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs will speak at the Boulder History Museum […]
