150th Birthday Celebration!
Friday, November 11th
6:30 pm with a reception followed by the program at 7:00 pm.
Cost $3.00.
OLD COLORADO CITY HISTORY CENTER
1 South 24th Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
719-636-1225 board@occhs.org
A history of the Pikes Peak region includes not only the Indians, the railroads, gold and Pikes Peak but also prostitution. In the late 1890’s Colorado City was full of life thanks in part to dry Colorado Springs. The business of prostitution flourished. Laura Belle McDaniel, known as “Queen of the Tenderloin”, arrived in Colorado City in about 1891 and it wasn’t long before she was running one of the fanciest brothels in town. Laura Belle was born in November 1861 – 150 years ago!
Join the Old Colorado City Historical Society as we celebrate her 150th birthday with special refreshments and an illustrated program by local historian Jan MacKell on Friday, Nov 11th. Her detailed program will take us from Laura’s humble beginnings in Missouri to her successful business in Colorado City to her untimely and suspicious death in a car accident in 1918.
News and events about genealogy and history resources in Southern Colorado.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Reel History of Colorado Springs Film Series
@ Pikes Peak Library District
Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Information: 719-531-6333 x2253
Historic Films of the Pikes Peak Area
6 p.m., Thursday, October 20, Historic Films of the Pikes Peak Area Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak area have been featured in many films during the past century. This special 75-minute screening will feature several of these historic films. Come see Colorado Springs as it was in early motion pictures!
Anatomy of a Psycho
6 p.m., Thursday, October 27, Anatomy of a Psycho (1961) Raging impulses of a deranged mind! A terrifying searching exposé . . . A psychotic killer prowls the night! . . . Will he be stopped before he kills again? Filmed in Colorado Springs by Alexander Film Company. Introductory commentary by Steve Antonuccio, Pueblo City-County Library District.
Land of Nowhere
6 p.m., Thursday, November 3, Land of Nowhere (Premiere) A documentary by David Emrich, Linda Flis, and Joe Tarabino about "The Greater Barrier," one of the more interesting motion pictures of the silent film era—produced by the Pikes Peak Films Company in 1915. Filmed in and near Colorado Springs.
Historic Films of the Pikes Peak Area
6 p.m., Thursday, October 20, Historic Films of the Pikes Peak Area Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak area have been featured in many films during the past century. This special 75-minute screening will feature several of these historic films. Come see Colorado Springs as it was in early motion pictures!
Anatomy of a Psycho
6 p.m., Thursday, October 27, Anatomy of a Psycho (1961) Raging impulses of a deranged mind! A terrifying searching exposé . . . A psychotic killer prowls the night! . . . Will he be stopped before he kills again? Filmed in Colorado Springs by Alexander Film Company. Introductory commentary by Steve Antonuccio, Pueblo City-County Library District.
Land of Nowhere
6 p.m., Thursday, November 3, Land of Nowhere (Premiere) A documentary by David Emrich, Linda Flis, and Joe Tarabino about "The Greater Barrier," one of the more interesting motion pictures of the silent film era—produced by the Pikes Peak Films Company in 1915. Filmed in and near Colorado Springs.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Trailer: Frozen to Death on Pikes Peak: A Cold Case Investigation from PPLD TV on Vimeo.
Frozen to Death on Pikes Peak Premiere
Event Type: History Library Programs
Date: 8/20/2011
Start Time: 5:00 PM
End Time: 6:00 PM
Library: East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Location: East Community/Conference Rooms I & II
Description: World Premiere Screening
Frozen to Death on Pikes Peak: A Cold Case Investigation
a Pikes Peak Library District, Video Production Center film
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Special Events -- Manitou Springs Heritage Center
August 8th – The Heritage for Hope Classic Golf Tournament & Cookout
Come support the Manitou Springs Heritage Center & the Preservation of Manitou Springs organization at the Heritage for Hope Classic Golf Tournament, Cookoout & Silent Auction event. Proceeds will keep the Heritage Center museum open! This year’s event will be held on August 8th at the beautiful Country Club of Colorado at Cheyenne Mountain Resort Golf Course.Don’t golf? A Charity Cookout Dinner and Silent Auction will be held following the tournament in the Country Club’s beautiful Pavilion.
Register Today!
- Cookout tickets are included with the Golf Tournament Registration. $35 per person for anyone not golfing.
- Golf Tournament Registration fees are $150 per player, or $550 per foursome and include an 18-hole golf tournament & tickets to the Cookout
- Player check-in begins on August 8th at 12:00 pm, and a shotgun start at 1:00 p.m.
- Prizes will be awarded in various categories at the conclusion of the tournament.
Summer at the Old Colorado City History Center
Tuesday Nights in July ~ Historic Program Series
Old-fashioned Ice Cream
& Pie Social
Tuesday, July 5th
6:30 - 8:30
Bring your family & friends to enjoy an evening on the History Center patio (inside if it rains). Small charge or food. Kids craft table, games & prize drawings
6:30 - 8:30
Bring your family & friends to enjoy an evening on the History Center patio (inside if it rains). Small charge or food. Kids craft table, games & prize drawings
Making the Gather: Longhorns, Loving and
Goodnight Trail into Denver
Tuesday, July 12th
7:00 pm
After the Civil War, Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving met up and blazed the Loving-Goodnight Trail spanning more than 2,000 miles from Texas to Wyoming. Many cattle concerns from Texas, New Mexico and Colorado used all or portions of the trail to move cattle until the advent of railroads in the Southwest. Speaker Rob Carrigan will cover many miles as he discusses the invention of the chuck wagon, the Texas longhorn, Goodnight's connection to Pueblo, CO and much more. Rob is a third-generation Colorado native.
After the Civil War, Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving met up and blazed the Loving-Goodnight Trail spanning more than 2,000 miles from Texas to Wyoming. Many cattle concerns from Texas, New Mexico and Colorado used all or portions of the trail to move cattle until the advent of railroads in the Southwest. Speaker Rob Carrigan will cover many miles as he discusses the invention of the chuck wagon, the Texas longhorn, Goodnight's connection to Pueblo, CO and much more. Rob is a third-generation Colorado native.
The First Battle of Manassas
Tuesday, July 19th
7:00 pm
Illustrated program will cover the build up for and the five days of the first real battle of what turned out to be the beginning of a war that cost us over 600,000 dead Americans and many more than that severely wounded. Program by Johnie Jackson a Historical Society member. Johnie's great great grandfather fought on the side of the South in this historic battle.
Illustrated program will cover the build up for and the five days of the first real battle of what turned out to be the beginning of a war that cost us over 600,000 dead Americans and many more than that severely wounded. Program by Johnie Jackson a Historical Society member. Johnie's great great grandfather fought on the side of the South in this historic battle.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Authors Bill and Beth Sagstetter present, The Cliff Dwellings Speak’
Monday, February 14, 2011 time:6:00 PM
Colorado Springs Masonic Hall address:1150 Panorama Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Colorado Springs, CO 80904 View map
from: Pikes Peak Posse of the Westerners
The Sagstetter’s will present a slide show and talk about their recently released book titled, “The Cliff Dwellings speak: Exploring the Ancient Ruins of the Greater American Southwest.”
The focus of their latest work, “… is intended as an introduction to Southwestern Archaeology, for casual visitors. The book will guide you around a site in Sherlock Holmes fashion, giving you very real tools for understanding cliff dwellings. The Cliff Dwellings Speak also introduces readers to the descendants of the cliff dwellers -- the Pueblo people of the Southwest who still live there today.” Source: WorldCat
Colorado Springs Masonic Hall address:1150 Panorama Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Colorado Springs, CO 80904 View map
from: Pikes Peak Posse of the Westerners
The Sagstetter’s will present a slide show and talk about their recently released book titled, “The Cliff Dwellings speak: Exploring the Ancient Ruins of the Greater American Southwest.”
The focus of their latest work, “… is intended as an introduction to Southwestern Archaeology, for casual visitors. The book will guide you around a site in Sherlock Holmes fashion, giving you very real tools for understanding cliff dwellings. The Cliff Dwellings Speak also introduces readers to the descendants of the cliff dwellers -- the Pueblo people of the Southwest who still live there today.” Source: WorldCat
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