Glen Eyrie after General Palmer: Stories of Dreamers, Schemers, and Colorful Characters

Colorado Springs mourned when its founder, General William Jackson Palmer, died in 1909. But what happened to Glen Eyrie – his beautiful and beloved home next to Garden of the Gods – before The Navigators purchased the property in 1953?

This tempestuous period in Glen Eyrie’s history is filled with colorful characters, natural disasters and schemes, including a real estate scheme that would have put both Glen Eyrie and Garden of the Gods at risk, plus the gold-digging schemes of a wealthy man’s girlfriend and (briefly) wife.

Join us to learn about a surprising era of this historic property.

Presenter Susan Fletcher received her MA degree in public history from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Prior to joining The Navigators in 2007, she served as the archivist for the Church of God and Lee University. She is coauthor of Dawson Trotman: In His Own Words and is under contract to write Exploring the History of Childhood and Play through 50 Historic Treasures. Fletcher is a past chairman of the Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Board. She is the founder of History Joy, a consulting company specializing in personal archives and oral history interviews.