In this issue: Victoria Miller: “16 Tons: The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Mines”
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – September 2023
In this issue: Equine Digit Tour on October 14, 2023 @ 10:30AM. Call the museum to register or register online at https://museum.canoncity.org under the Calendar.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – July 2023
In this issue : July Program – Wesley Brown Program – How the 1959 Gold Rush Put Colorado on the Map
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – June 2023
In this issue: Deb Hildebrand and Shari Mohr, WFHS board members and FOTM present “Cattlemen, Cattle Ranches and Cowboys in Fremont, Chaffee & Park Counties and Beyond
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – May 2023
In this issue: “Silent Movie Era in Canon City” presented by David Emrich
Fremont County Heritage Blog
A collection of all informative posts on the Fremont Count Heritage Commission Website
Mule Skinners, Jehus & Whips – How Cowboys Shaped Early Fremont County
This is the story of Fremont County’s ties to the mining camps after the 1859 Gold Rush.
Bushels & Barrels – Agricultures Deep Roots in Fremont County
Hearing that there were promising diggings in South Park, the group of men that laid out Pueblo in 1858 came up the Arkansas River in mid-October 1859 and established Cañon City
Community Support
The support of numerous organizations, businesses and individuals is gratefully acknowledged!
Newsletters
Full listing of Newsletters for the Fremont County Historical Society and Friend of the Museum & History Center.
Fremont Geologic Time Scale
Dating is provided to aide general understanding of when important local occurrences took place in geologic time
Rocks of the Cañon City Basin
Rocks of the Cañon City Basin
Geologic Time Scale, Formations and Major Happenings in/around Fremont County
Geologic Time Scale of Fremont County
Telling the Geologic Story of Fremont County
A recent addition to our Geology Time Trail is a huge black and white boulder which sits comfortably at the 523-million-year time period. This striking rock is called syenite (SIGH-en-night), and is abundant in the McClure Mountain Complex southwest of Cañon City.
The Evolution of the D.O.C Stego (Pt. I)
The Stegosaurus sculpture was the original inspiration of Donna Engard, Jay Hanson and Bob Hubbell. This sculpture is a remarkable achievement completed by inmates at the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC).
The Evolution of the D.O.C Stego (Pt. II)
The Stegosaurs required a more realistic appearance, and during the summers of 2015-2016, she underwent a major re-fabrication under the direction of local metal artist Vaughn Chamberlain
Pikes Peak Granite settles in on Canon City’s Geology Time Trail
The Crossroads Through Time – Geology Time Trail has three new boulders representing one of the most iconic geologic features in the United States – Pikes Peak, America’s Mountain
Lykins Stromatolites Settle in on the Geology Time Trail (265MY)
The Crossroads Through Time Geology Time Trail has several new boulders pinpointing various geologic time periods in south central Colorado. The most recent arrivals are two Lykins Formation stromatolites placed at the 265 million year mark
Fossils in Cañon City Fountain Conglomerate
The Pennsylvanian Fountain Formation in Cañon City has long been prized for quarrying, as it contains an unusual highly-cemented conglomerate that has been used in the building stone of at least two buildings
Crinoids Get Framed
In an effort to raise awareness of the remarkable beauty and ancient fossil creatures preserved in the locally-quarried walls of our County building, several fossils have been framed with explanatory information.
Local Geology & The Geology Time Trail
It’s one thing to walk among rocks on the Geology Time Trail, and it’s another thing to walk among rocks on the Geology Time Trail with Harold Taylor.
Fremont County Quarry Exhibit
Loretta Bailey and her daughter Kimberly developed a delightful exhibit focusing on the Mica Lode Quarry at the Royal Gorge and the Cowan Brothers Quarry
The Geology Time Trail Gains Boulders from Local Historic Quarries
The Crossroads Through Time Heritage Park – Geology Time Trail project, which showcases rocks from local Fremont County formations and beyond, strives to help people understand and appreciate the beauty of our Fremont County landscape.
It’s All About Connections
Students in Jerry Davis’ Colorado History class designed signage for the People & Places Trail at Pueblo Community College – Fremont Campus (PCC).
July Storm Forces Closure of PCC Trails
Both the People & Places Trail and the Geology Time Trail are closed after a catastrophic storm on July 23, 2018, severely eroded the trails. On that afternoon, PCC received about 2.5″ of rain in an hour and a half
Morton Gneiss
Morton Gneiss is a rock with a long story to tell. Some very old rocks can tell us how much oxygen there was (or wasn’t) in the atmosphere or oceans at a particular time in Earth’s history
Canon City Meteorite on Display at PCC
A piece of the historic 1973 Cañon City meteorite is on display at PCC in the Learning Resource Room. Only the second meteorite in Colorado known to have hit a building at the time
CCHS Rock Collection on Display
Several pieces from the historic Cañon City High School rock collection are now on display in the Learning Resource Center at Pueblo Community College – Fremont Campus.
Students Design Trail Signs
Colorado History students Chris Kleinschmidt and Jacob Lewis. Each designed a poster and, as Work Studies students, they also placed all the posters along the People & Places Trail.
Crestone Conglomerate
With its fascinating geologic history, this rock can only be found in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Crestone (south of Poncha Springs). It’s uniqueness is due to two unusual characteristics: color and size of inclusions.
Mountain Masonry Provides Manpower
Mountain Masonry LLC generously donated pallets of beautiful thick Dakota Sandstone slabs to the Geology Time Trail for the future amphitheater, which will provide seating for students and community members during ‘trail talks’
South Canon Geology Hike
20 community members joined author Harold Taylor on a hike in the southern part of Ecology Park where Harold noted fossils, dinosaur tracks, and especially interesting geologic outcrops.
Minnie Harding
Minnie L. Harding was inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame in March, 2016 in recognition of her civic leadership in Cañon City and the State of Colorado
Magdelene Scheetz Raynolds
Magdelene Raynolds was 12 years old in 1872 when she, along with her mother, Mrs. Helen Scheetz, and her sister arrived in Cañon City from Freeport, Illinois, without any male protection.
Bird Millman & the Millman Trio
Bird Millman, born “Jennadean Engleman” in Cañon City, Colorado, has been hailed by many historians as the greatest female wire artiste who ever lived; certainly, in her lifetime, she achieved the height of fame.
The Griffin Ranches & Family History Research Project
Albert Benjamin Griffin (b. 1811 – d. 1896) started a legacy in Canon City and Fremont County beginning in the fall of 1860.
Harriet Spencer Rudd & Anson Rudd
Harriet Spencer was born July 23, 1818 in New Hampshire. After an 18 year engagement, Harriet married Anson Rudd on October 2. 1856 in Davis County Iowa.
Prospect Heights Jail
The Prospect Heights Jail was built in 1906 and was the only municipal building for the Town of Prospect Heights, previously a Slavic enclave of mine workers near the Nonac Coal Mine.
Self Guided Heritage Tours
These Fremont County Self-Guided Heritage Tours are intended to provide enjoyable and authentic heritage experiences for families, residents, retirees and visitors of all ages in a free, easy-to-understand, self-guided format that can be followed at your convenience. We hope to introduce the range of things to do and places to see with historic, geologic, paleontological or agri-tourism appeal; and compliment other activities, such as skiing, rafting, fishing, biking and sightseeing.
Fremont County Heritage Landmarks
Landmark sites of Fremont County Colorado
Fremont County Stones n Bones
Fremont County Stones ‘n Bones is an all-volunteer organization of geology and paleontology enthusiasts with a passion for studying Fremont County’s rich landscape and sharing knowledge and experiences.
Friends of the Museum and History Center
The Friends of the Museum is a 501(c)-3 non-profit organization that supports the Heritage Center by raising funds for educational programs, conservation and preservation projects for the museum. It was formed in 2004 as the successor to the DeWeese Rudd Museum Group, which had been created in 1993 to manage the museum after separating from the Fine Arts Council and Center for the Arts. Due to limited funding options, the group turned over operational responsibility of the Museum and History Center to the City of Cañon City and the Friends of the Museum and History Center was established as support organization.
Crossroads Through Time Heritage Park
Crossroads Through Time Heritage Park provides a quality educational experience for all ages by encouraging an understanding and appreciation for Fremont County’s rich geological, paleontological and historical heritage. Its location is literally a crossroads where the stories of the planet and its inhabitants intersect – tying together the deep-time geological past to the history of the region’s people and places.
Fremont County Heritage Commission
What is the Fremont County Heritage Commission? We were originally seven members appointed to the Fremont county heritage commission established by resolution #54, 2008. We now have approval to have nine members by resolution of May 2011
Fremont County Historical Society
The Fremont County Historical Society is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization with tax deductible dues. The FCHS Board of Directors hold monthly meetings and publish newsletters every other month on heritage topics.
Meetings for members are programs presented with historical content at the Steeple Event Center, 7th and Macon, Cañon City, CO. These meetings are held at 2:00 PM six times a year on the third Sunday of January, March, May, July, September and November. Everyone is invited.
Events
Fremont County Colorado
The Arkansas River comes rushing out of the Rocky Mountains onto the Great Plains through Fremont County. The river’s course was the route followed by a host of early explorers, trappers and mountain men including Zebulon Pike in 1806 and the County’s namesake John C. Fremont in several expeditions during the 1840s. Located 30 miles southwest of Pikes Peak, notable dinosaur fossil discoveries have been made here since the 1870s as well as some of the earliest vertebrate fossils known to science. Wide-ranging geologic sites provide examples of numerous eras in earth history and processes that shaped our planet, as well as a rich assortment of minerals.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – March 2023
In this issue: Fossil Symposium, Keeping it Local, Annual Meeting, Jr. Paleontologist Program, Be Our Guest Exhibit, Banners & Bricks
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – March 2023
In this issue: Storyteller Gregory Howell, Anson Rudd Poetry, FCHS Upcoming Programs & Dates and History Books
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – January 2023
In this issue: Draper Ranch History & Movie Making, A Newspaper Article, Upcoming Programs
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – December 2022
In this issue: Annual Meeting, A Farewell, Hike with a Paleontologist, Tour of Schools, Old Timey Movie Reviews, A New Partnership, Community Coffee and a Holiday Party
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – November 2022
In this issue: Presentation by John Wesley Anderson, Florence Historical Archive Quilt Presentation, Preserving History, Membership Drive.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – September 2022
In this issue: Old Timey Movies, Hike with a Paleontologist, Tour of Schools, Retirements, Coffee & Conversation, Dinosaurs, Draper Ranch Tour + more…
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – July 2022
In this issue: University of Kansas – 100 years of Field Camp with Doug Walker, History of FCHS, Community Events, Books
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – June 2022
In this issue: Cowboy Days. Pathfinder Events Center. City Hall Exhibit. Sesquicentennial Year.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – May 2022
In this issue: Porland Cement, Portland – A Company Town, Millie Wintz 2022 Doc Little Award, Community Events, Books
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – March 2022
In this issue: DeWeese Lodge. Brick Production – A Large Industry in Canon City. Sesquicentennial Kick-off & Exhibit.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – March 2022
Topics include: Carol McNew, 150 Years Canon City Program, Oak Creek Cemetery, Books
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – December 2021
In this issue: Annual meeting. Members only Sesquicentennial Exhibit. Royal Gorge Bricks arrive. Old Timey Movies. Meet Librarian/Archivist Victoria Lemell.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – November 2021
Topics include: Wesley Brown, Presenter, Cartographic Roots of Colorado, Pike National Trail Assoc. Spanish Territory; Oak Creek Cemetery
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – September 2021
In this issue: Old Timey Movies. Curator Keith Wondra. Day of the Cowboy. Education Coordinator Jessica Wortman.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – September 2021
Topics include: Larry Green, Presenter, The Iron Bridge at Milepost 166.5, Society Information and Books, Florence Archive Inc. Info.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – July 2021
In this issue: Stacey Cline, Presenter, Big House on the Corner, Florence Historical Archive Inc. Information
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – June 2021
In this issue: Annual Meeting. Glenn Gebhardt Photography collection. Rudd House construction. Master Gardeners. Chat with the Mayor. Beer today, gone tomorrow.
Fremont Historical Society Newsletter – May 2021
In this issue: Ashlee Sack presents Guy U. Hardy, Heritage Guide Books, FCHS News, Blast from the Pat – Spirits at Work
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – March 2021
In this issue: First Facebook live presentation. Changes & postponements.
Fremont County Historical Society – March 2021
In this issue: Kathleen Eaton-Presenter Talks About Prohibition, Doc Little Historian of the Year Award Display @ Florence Museum
Fossil Boot Camp – Covid Style
Stones ‘n Bones of Fremont County traditionally presents two or three Fossil Boot Camp classes each year for school age students and adults. With COVID, that has proven a little difficult
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – January 2021
In this issue: Map of Area Grape Creek, Organizations of Note, Royal Gorge Regional Museum Info, Oak Creek Cemetery
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – December 2020
IN this issue: From Ditch-Bank to Dinner Table. Geoff Ormandy – Popcorn Man. Behind the Scenes. Wolf City, Molybdenum or Canon City. A Unique Birthday Gift.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – November 2020
In this issue: Larry Green presents Echo & her sisters, Synopsis of the program, Business notices & events, more about Larry Green
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – September 2020
In this issue: Old Timey Movie are back. Fiber Optic Cable. Triceratops winner. Purple Heart Program. Genealogy goes viral.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – September 2020
In this issue: 19th Amendment stories & pictures, Louise Ewing Burg – Suffragette Grandmother stories, Code of the West, Fremont Peak, The Legend of the Star Watcher
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – July 2020
In this issue: Don Moon portrays Mayor Stockbridge of Old Colorado City, Windshield Heritage Tours, A puzzle for you to solve, History they forgot to teach us,
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – June 2020
In this issue: Museum receives grant. Day of the Cowboy. Museum win March Chamber of Commerce Award. Hike with a Paleontologist.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – May 2020
In this issue: Kathleen Eaton program cancelled. Flu epidemic of 1918, Royal Gorge Rodeo Memories, Soda Springs
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – March 2020
In this issue: Rudd House update. Loretta Baily honored by City Council. Sights and sounds of Colorado wildlife. Our new Intern – Willow Passero.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – March 2020
In this issue: Geoff Clothier “Mining in Arkansas Valley and Fremont County”; Kathy Uhland, Doc Little Historian Award, Mining; Future Programs, Pike Trunk at Lincoln School
Fossil Boot Camp for PCC Historical Geology Students
Fremont Stones ‘n Bones introduced 16 Pueblo Community College students to fossils in Steve Wolfe’s Historical Geology class.
Stones ‘n’ Bones With Villa Bella School’s 2nd Graders
“What do paleontologists do?” is the question we were asked to help answer for 50 second graders at Pueblo, Colorado’s newest elementary school on January 16, 2020.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – January 2020
In this issue: Eve Nagode presents “After the Fire, Rebuilding the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park”, Pictures of Interest, Doc Little Award.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – December 2019
In this issue: Bushels and Barrels. Triceratops, Thursday nights at the movies. Sand Creek Massacre.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – November 2019
In this issue: Quarries, Minerals & Kilns of Western Fremont County, Howard and Calcite Remains, Copperfield and Prison Quarries & Mine Florence Historical Archive Diorama
The Close Relationship Between Man & Dog
Dr. Sue Ware returned to the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience for the second time, to the delight of 27 community members. She presented a program entitled “From your Campfire to your Bed: The Evolution, Importance & Relationship between Dogs and Humans”.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – September 2019
In this issue: Tracing your female ancestors. Day of the Cowboy. Historic bike tours. Doc Susie.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – September 2019
In this issue: Teddy Roosevelt – the man, The cowboy Code, St. Scholastica, Teddy Roosevelt in Canon City 1900.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – July 2019
In this issue: Mule Skinners,Jehus & Whips. Royal Gorge Bridge Celebrations. Denny Stately.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – July 2019
In this issue: Florence Historical Archive, Inc. , What – When – Where and Who, Moon Walk, Archive Moments
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – May 2019
In this issue: Suspended Through Time. Meet Rebbie. Tour of Schools. 2019 Senior Mini-College.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – May 2019
In this issue: Betsy Denney presents The Grangers, Posters, stamps and meeting room layout, The story of the Patrons of Husbandry, Remember When?
Fossil Boot Camp at PCC Mini-College
For the 5th straight year, Stones ‘n Bones presented Fossil Boot Camp to 31 senior citizens in the Fremont County community.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – March 2019
In this issue” Tour of schools. The Museum has a new sign. Our new curator – Katie Conrad.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – March 2019
In this issue: Garden Park School Fund, Dall DeWeese quarry; Garden Park School History, Pictures of the school, Heritage Commission request for local landmark applications, Doc Little Award recipient Margaret Stiles Storm
Stones ‘n’ Bones & the Enormous Egg
What happens when an entire elementary school reads the same book, The Enormous Egg, and asks Fremont County Stones and Bones to come in to help with the family night to celebrate the reading? A two-hour evening full of paleontology learning!
Introducing Geology Students to Fossils
How does Steve Wolfe, Historical Geology instructor at PCC-Fremont Campus, prepare his students for field season observations? One way is by introducing them to fossils
Identifying Trilobites
The Pioche Formation of eastern Nevada is world famous for its amazing preservation of trilobites. Very old trilobites, from the Lower Cambrian (542 – 521 million years old), almost the oldest on record.
Everything Begins With Mining
There are many ways to appreciate rocks. Many of us notice them simply for their color, texture and shape, irresistible and raw in nature.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – January 2019
In this issue: Detectives of History, History of the museum and Rudd House, Augustus Macon 1315 River Street and the well, Pictures of the well and the surround, Doc Little Award and the Garden Park School Grant
Insects Trapped in Amber
Many of us are familiar with the high preservation of insects and leaves in the Green River Formation, a Colorado lagerstätte well known for field trips yielding magnificent fossils.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – November 2018
In this issue: Sandy Dexter – Paranormal Activity at the Prison Museum. Ghost Walk Investigations. Territorial Daughters of Colorado Archival Records
Fossil Basket for ESA Chapter Auction
Mary Chamberlain of Fremont County Stones ‘n Bones put together a gift basket for the third annual Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) Auction, sponsored by our local Cañon City Beta Zeta Chapter, held October 6, 2018.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – September 2018
In this issue: Teddy Roosevelt – Monuments and the Antiquities Act of 1906. National Monuments close to Fremont County. If walls could speak.
Fremont County Quarry Exhibit
Two of Fremont County’s historic quarries are featured in a new display at the Fremont County Administration Building in Cañon City. Loretta Bailey and her daughter Kimberly developed a delightful exhibit focusing on the Mica Lode Quarry.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – July 2018
In this issue: Crossroads Through Time Heritage Park. The story of our past – Geology & history. Pre-history of the Fremont County area. Exploring our Heritage Park
Libraries Rock!
Thirty eight young, would-be paleontologists between the ages of 3 and 11 years old gathered at the Penrose Community Library in June to learn about and examine fossils, many found beneath our feet in Fremont County.
Skeletons – The Story is in the Bones
Dr. Sue Ware, forensic paleontologist and Research Associate with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, presented “Skeleton Crew: Learning About Animal Bones and What They Do” at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience on May 12, 2018.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – May 2018
In this issue: Playwright August Mergelman – Bird Millman, international star of the high wire. Bird Millman, her life and achievements. Spirits, history and Cotopaxi School burns – 1938
2018 – Fossil Boot Camp 101
2018 - Fossil Boot Camp 101Stones ‘n Bones reached more than 40 community members interested in the introductory Fossil Boot Camp classes offered to the Cañon City Geology Club (CCGC) and to the PCC Mini-College in March of 2018. Students with no familiarity with...
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – March 2018
In this issue: Wet Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary. Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame Candidate. This day in history and more March facts. Prospect Heights Jail renovation progress
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – January 2018
In this issue: Jennifer Moore Lowe – Cotopaxi Jewish Colony. Doc Little Award, Crossroads Through Time Trail at PCC Campus
Dino Daze in Cañon City
Dinosaurs have returned to Cañon City, including a few that haven’t shown up in the fossil record previously. Anatomically correct they aren’t, but inspirational we hope they will be.
Fremont Historical Society Newsletter – November 2017
In this issue: Kathryn Herrin. Medicine Show. Camps and Calendar.
Fremont Historical Society Newsletter – September 2017
In this issue: “Fast Eddie” presented by Don Moon. Prospect Heights Jail History.
Recent Activity on the Geology Trail
The entire length of the trail has now been completed, and on April 28, 2017 ten trail markers were finished, providing information at ten points along the trail.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – May 2017
In this issue: Desperados, Outlaws and Shysters of Western Fremont County. Betsy Denney’s Biological info. Harvey Logan was a local?. Territorial Daughters of Colorado. Look back at Texas Creek History. Denver Gem and Mineral Show in Denver.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – March 2017
In this issue: “Reel California Girls and the Vista Lodge” presentation by Loretta Bailey. The Vista Lodge before the Royal Gorge fire. Long gone: the Hot Springs Hotel & Pool.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – January 2017
In this issue: Territorial Prison of Colorado. Remembrances from Old-Timers who lived here.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – January 2017
In this issue: Dianne Dudley and saving the history of the Griffin Ranch. Griffin Ranch; Florence Museum and Research Center. Griffin Ranch History. Doc Little Award history.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – November 2016
In this issue: Paulette Stewart and her story of the Mineral Palace, King Coal and Queen Silver.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – September 2016
In this issue: BLM Archaeologist Mike Troyer; Dinosaur Experiences. Electric Railways and Trolleys. BBC and Stones ‘n’ Bones with Dinosaur Experiences. Hirleman Vintage Fremont County Map.
Fossil Study Group
Today we were treated to an excellent Training Session on Corals by Loretta Bailey, who has been a long-time ammonite and baculite fossil collector on Spud Hill, north of Central & Orchard in Cañon City.
BBC Provides International Exposure
BBC Provides International Exposure for the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience MuseumFremont County Stones ‘n Bones, was delighted to be part of a British Broadcasting Company (BBC) filming experience on August 7, 2016 at Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience, the new dinosaur...
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – July 2016
In this issue: American Day of the Cowboy. Canon Exploratory School Exhibits. Goodnight Barn Preservation – Roy Roper Remembers. Diggin It Dinosaur Exhibit
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – July 2016
In this issue: John B. Russell Memorial Event at the Florence Museum and Research Center. Exhibit at RGR Museum & History Center. Carlsbad Pool and Natatorium.
Fremont County Historical Society – May 2016
In this issue: Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site by Jennifer Kolise. Oak Creek Grade Cemetery. Griffin Ranch. FCHS Field Trips.
Cañon City welcomed seven year old Sola
Cañon City welcomed a seven-year-old visitor from Japan last week. Her name is Sola; she is completely bilingual and she is quite the naturalist.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – April 2016
In this issue: Cotopaxi Colony – History/Science Student winners. Cotopaxi Colony – The True Story
Fossil Boot Camp 2016
Fremont Stones ‘n Bones presented Fossil Boot Camp to seniors at the mini-college at the Pueblo Community College – Fremont Campus (PCC) on March 22, 2016.
The1992 Stegosaurus Airlift
In early June of 1992 Bryan Small with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science was looking for fossils in the Garden Park Fossil Area when he found a neck bone of a Stegosaurus.
Dall DeWeese and the Diplodocus
Dall DeWeese first became familiar with dinosaur excavation in the late 1880’s. He was interested in the outdoors and in 1915 he found dinosaur bones.
Marsh Felch Dinosaur Quarry
Contact Dan Grenard at [email protected] to schedule this program. The program requires a screen and projector. Dan provides powerpoint and other materials.
Fossil Boot Camp Program
FCSnB has developed the fossil box program to tie in with Colorado curriculum standards. We hope to include field trips in the future. Younger students in Pueblo and Cañon City are treated to scaled down versions of Boot Camp
Dino Digger Tools
This is a powerpoint type presentation with some supportive hands on materials and is geared toward the 4th or 5th grade level utilizing document camera type equipment available in most Fremont County classrooms.
Bones & Beasts
This presentation geared for 4th graders will use modern skulls and bones to help us understand fossil bones. A wide range of modern skulls and bones will provide a basic understanding
Long Necks – Long Tails
This program is under the direction of Dr. Mildred Wintz and it is both fun and very lively. Dan Grenard, Mary Chamberlain, and Cindy Smith may assist with this presentation.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – January 2016
Friends of the Museum Newsletter January 2016
Fremont County Historical Society – January 2016
In this issue: Dave Walker; Finding where one of the Espinosa brothers was killed. Bio of Dave Walker; Fremont County Heritage Commission Local Landmark Sites. Minnie Harding Story. The Bloody Espinosas Story as told by a relative and others. Minnie Harding to be inducted into Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – November 2015
In this issue: Dr.Mark Gose presents Colonel Benjamin Grierson and his Buffalo Soldiers. 1915 – 100 Years Prohibition was voted in by Colorado Legislators. Charles Walcott and the Spirits of the past.
Construction on the PCC – Fremont Campus
Now half completed, this 2,300′ trail will feature interpretive signs explaining major local and global geology and paleontology events. The Geology Trail includes large rocks as examples from local geologic formations and is an extension of the Riverwalk Trail System on the PCC campus
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – October 2015
Friends of the Museum Newsletter October 2015
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – September 2015
In this issue: Larry Black, Presenter. Prospect Jail Open House. Geology Club and Wayfinding kiosks. Mary McNamaa Educational Fund Award. American Zinc-Lead Smelter story.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – July 2015
Friends of the Museum Newsletter July 2015
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – July 2015
In this issue: Mike Troyer, Presenter. Ride the Rockies pictures. Western Fremont Historical Society Event; Canon City Geology Club, Cara Fisher, National Day of the American Cowboy. Bents Fort Stockade. Captain John B. Russell.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – May 2015
In this issue: Jeff Broome, Presenter Heritage Commission News. Cheyenne War Book Review. Fremont County Hospital & Farm – 1865.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – April 2015
Friends of the Museum Newsletter April 2015
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – March 2015
In this issue: Earl S. Mead and Chaco Canyon. Southern Sympathizers in Fremont County.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – January 2015
Friends of the Museum Newsletter January 2015
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – January 2015
In this issue: Mildred M. Wintz presents “Fraud Broads”. Canon City to Western Fremont County – Health Spa.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – November 2014
In this issue: Gene Johnson presents Buffalo Bill Cody. Ute Indians of Fremont County.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – October 2014
Friends of the Museum Newsletter October 2014
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – September 2014
In this issue: Professor Jonathan Reese – Representation and Rebellion. History of Square Dance
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – July 2014
In this issue: Nancy Oswald presents the Cotopaxi Jewish Colony.
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – June 2014
Friends of the Museum Newsletter June 2014
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – May 2014
In this Issue: Biography of Marlowe Cassetti. Prospect Heights Jail. Apollo Moon Shot
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – March 2014
Friends of the Museum Newsletter March 2014
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – January 2014
Speaker Sue Cochran – Genealogical Specialist at the Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – December 2013
Friends of the Museum Newsletter December 2013
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – November 2013
In this issue: Don Moon as President Theodore Roosevelt with the “Rest of the Story”. Barnes City. East Fremont County. Fruitmere School – 1940. Elks Lodge No, 610.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – September 2013
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Friends of the Museum Newsletter – September 2013
Friends of the Museum Newsletter September 2013
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – July 2013
In this issue: Wellsville, Colorado. Biological information about William Shrader – Presenter. The Garden Park Fossil Area.
Fremont County Historical Society Newsletter – March 2013
In this issue: The Legacy Trunk Program. Fremont County History – Claims Club 1860. Mining Disasters – Ludlow Massacre
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – December 2012
Friends of the Museum Newsletter December 2012
Friends of the Museum Newsletter – June 2012
Friends of the Museum Newsletter June 2012