“Visible Storage” Unpacks Culture, Memories, and Stories
PRESS RELEASE – Hotel de Paris Museum, a Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, opens its tour season to the public on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Visitor access (more…)
Category: History
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A tailing tale of a fire and a runaway Ford Model T
Life in the Early Days
By Maggie Magoffin
From “Life in the Early Days” By James K. Ramstetter (1910-1996). Permission of use granted by Mary Ramstetter
The fire at Guy Hill Grange
It was a nice February afternoon. The weather was cool. The year was 1919. The yard was (more…)
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A tailing tale of socials at the Eight Mile House in Golden Gate
By Maggie Magoffin
From “Life in the Early Days” By James K. Ramstetter (1910-1996). Permission of use granted by Mary Ramstetter.
An Evening Affair
The upstairs hall of the home place was the center for many neighborhood activities. The (more…)
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Gilpin County Courthouse celebrates 116th birthday
In continuous use since dedication on February 22, 1900By Eric Miller
This past Monday the 22nd of February marked a somewhat special annual event that you may have missed. As we went about our business the Gilpin County Court House quietly (more…)
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A tailing tale of our first ranch and wheat harvest
From “Life in the Early Days” By James K. Ramstetter (1910-1996). Permission of use granted by Mary Ramstetter.
During the late summer of 1917 there was much excitement in our family as we were moving to our first ranch. During the early years we had moved about quite a bit as our (more…)
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A tailing tale of twins and dynamite
Life in the Early DaysBy Maggie Magoffin
From “Life in the Early Days” By James K. Ramstetter (1910-1996). Permission of use granted by Mary Ramstetter.
We run out of wood
It was late in January 1922. We had several very heavy snow storms and the weather was (more…)
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“Heart Heroes” educate School Board during Congenital Heart Month
Third graders combine science and technologyby Patty Unruh
The Gilpin County Board of Education met on Tuesday, February 16. Only two of the five members, Craig Holmes and Charlotte Taylor, were present at 7:00 p.m., which meant (more…)
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A tailing tale of Prohibition in Golden Gate Canyon
By Maggie MagoffinFrom “Life in the Early Days” By James K. Ramstetter (1910-1996). Permission of use granted by Mary Ramstetter.
Life During Prohibition
When Prohibition was ratified in January, 1919, it did not seem to have any immediate effect on the Golden Gate Canyon community. The county still wanted liquor even though (more…)
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Iconic Belvidere Theatre named one of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places for 2016
Designation announced at 19th annual Saving Places Conferenceby Patty Unruh
Central City’s historic Belvidere Theatre was just named one of four sites on Colorado Preservation, Inc.’s (CPI) Most Endangered Places List for 2016. The announcement came (more…)
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A tailing tale of a little snow in Golden Gate Canyon
Life in the Early Days
By Maggie Magoffin
From “Life in the Early Days” by James K. Ramstetter 1910-1996. Permission of use granted by Mary Ramstetter.
Snow Storm of 1913
The weather in Golden Gate Canyon is varied. Most of the time, even in the middle of winter, (more…)
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A tailing tale of “those damn twins again”
Life in the Early Days
By Maggie Magoffin
(From: Life in the Early Days by James K. Ramstetter. Permission of use given by Mary Ramstetter). I spent my early childhood either in Golden or out in the country not far from (more…)
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A Tailing Tale about our young lives with donkeys
Life in the Early Days
By Maggie Magoffin
(From: Life in the Early Days by James K. Ramstetter. Permission of use given by Mary Ramstetter). Much of our young life was spent with donkeys. We used them from the time (more…)
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A tailing tale of Golden Gate Canyon route
By Maggie Magoffin
(From: Life in the Early Days by James K. Ramstetter. Permission of use given by Mary Ramstetter). Since this is about the history of Golden Gate Canyon area, it would perhaps (more…)
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Tailing tales of James K. Ramstetter from “Life in the Early Days”
Young roosters have surgeryBy Maggie Magoffin
Permission to republish granted by Mary Ramstetter. This tale happened during the early 1920’s when I was about twelve years old. My mother sent off to the government printing (more…)
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Jack Turner and the Little Colonel Mine
Was started as a tourist mine in Black HawkWhen Jack Turner of Black Hawk started opening up the Little Colonel Mine, he meant it to be a tourist attraction, a sort of hard rocker primer in which visitors could see what a (more…)
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A voyage back in time – it’s the journey
At the Forney Museum of Transportation By Randy Beaudette
The Forney Museum of Transportation in Denver provides education, entertainment, and surprises for gearheads and fans of nostalgia. The collection housed in this very large (more…)
