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Museums
The Amazing Fossil Record of Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
October 18, 2008
"Ankylosauruses, Iguanodons, and tridactyls, Oh my!"
Is Colorado Springs really the land where the dinosaurs roamed? You bet it is, and Dr. Kirk Johnson will reveal clues about the dinosaurs, giant fish, ancient palm forests, and huge clams that lived in this area millions of years ago in this free program. From Pulpit Rock to Jimmy Camp Creek and from the Garden of the Gods to Red Rock Canyon Open Space, Colorado Springs is a geologic wonderland and,... More
Featured Events
Emma Crawford's Wake
October 24, 2008
DEATH COMES TO MISS EMMA CRAWFORD
It is with great sorrow that we mourn the passing of Miss Emma Crawford. As most of you, her dear friends know, in 1889 Emma came to,... More
23rd Annual Quilts and Fine Woodworking Exhibition
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
August 30-November 1, 2008
One of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum most popular exhibits returns for the 23rd season this fall. The Annual Quilts and Fine Woodworking Exhibition is always a stunner with a,... More
Rush and Bust! Aspen's Silver Mining Legacy
Western Museum of Mining & Industry
November 14, 2008
Harvey Otis Young, one of the Western artists in the Museum's current exhibit, Lure of the West, mined for silver in the boom days of Aspen, Colorado. Journey back to that ,... More
The Gold Assay Process: Magic or Chemistry?
Western Museum of Mining & Industry
November 29, 2008
Gold does not come out of the ground ready to wear. Join us at the Western Museum of Mining & Industry to discover the fascinating process of how rock is turned into gold.,... More
The View from Pikes Peak: Colorado's Gold Rush and the American West
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
December 4, 2008
What type of event would compel ordinary people to take extraordinary risks? In 1859, the Colorado gold rush did just this and the Pikes Peak Region's story has been linked to it,... More
Cookie Mining
Western Museum of Mining & Industry
December 27, 2008
Become part owner of an imaginary mining company! Participants will receive an introduction to the dynamics of team building by making decisions on resource quality, job,... More
Lure of the West: The Katherine & Frederick Farrar Collection
Western Museum of Mining & Industry
September 18-December 30, 2008
Artists' fascination with the West mirrored the nation's determination to settle from coast to coast. As both a place and ideal for early explorers, trappers, settlers, and miners,,... More
More Events
Event Name Organization Dates City Going for the Gold: Pikes Peak or Bust! Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum 11/15/08-
09/05/09Colorado Springs Going for the Gold! Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum 11/05/08 Colorado Springs A House Divided: Money of the Civil War American Numismatic Association 10/09/08-
10/31/09Colorado Springs Edie and Walt: Photographs and Paintings on the History of the West Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center 10/03/08-
01/04/09Colorado Springs Designing Women of Postwar Britain: Their Art and the Modern Interior Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center 09/20/08-
01/25/09Colorado Springs Coins, Crown and Conflict American Numismatic Association 05/05/08-
11/01/08Colorado Springs El Pomar Carriage Museum El Pomar Carriage Museum 01/01/08-
12/31/08Colorado Springs Old Homestead House Museum Old Homestead House Museum 06/19/07-
12/31/08Cripple Creek McAllister House Museum McAllister House Museum 06/18/07-
08/31/09Colorado Springs Miramont Castle Miramont Castle 06/18/07-
12/31/08Manitou Springs Old Colorado City History Center Old Colorado City Historical Society 06/18/07-
12/31/08Colorado Springs
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