For eighty years, the state historical society had two thick ledgers in its possession that went largely unnoticed by anyone other than researchers who knew what they were looking for. The ledgers belonged to a private organization and included details about the men who d attended meetings of that organization, including their names, addresses, professions and whether they d paid their membership dues. The sort of thing you would expect any organization to keep, explains Jason Hanson, chief creative officer and director of interpretation and research at History Colorado, but then you know which organization. It was the Ku Klux Klan, which had a strong grip on the centers of power in Colorado in the mid-1920s.
Two retired State Historical Society staffers receive Robinson Award
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Dr. Duane Vandenbusche was designated as Colorado’s State Historian this past Colorado Day, Aug. 1, 2020, a title that he will hold until Colorado Day this year. Vandenbusche is also the state’s longest serving professor; he started teaching at Western State University in Gunnison in 1962, and he has authored a handful of books that have become the go-to classroom texts for Western Slope history. This week, he will join Aspen Historical Society for a virtual event covering Aspen and the state’s colorful ski history.
“We’re going to start off with the skiing in Colorado that went way back to the 1880s,” he said of the virtual event’s programming. “Of course, Aspen, of all the towns in the state, probably has one of the richest ski histories, so we’re going to spend a good bit of time on Aspen.”
The Colorado Snowsports Museum is located on the third level of the Vail Village parking structure.
On Wednesday at 7 p.m., Colorado state historian Duane Vandenbusche will present a virtual lecture on Colorado ski history with a Vail twist as part of the Colorado Snowsports Museum’s Through the Lens series.
Vandenbusche has been teaching at Western State University since 1962 and is one of the most celebrated history professors on the Western Slope. He is a member of the State Historian’s Council and has served as the state historian for a term.
The virtual event is free with a suggested donation to the Colorado Snowsports Museum, located in Vail Village. The museum offers a variety of historical opportunities, including art walks, 10th Mountain Division exhibits as well as other memorabilia on display (and a gift shop). The museum is located on the third level of the Vail Village parking structure.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Religion is a major character in the story of New Mexico.
From Spanish missionaries, to religious traditions and tribal ceremonies, to the beautiful cathedrals and chapels that remain the center of many communities, New Mexico is as much a reflection of faith, as it is a tale about striking out to build a new life in the wilds of the West.
There are plenty of cities, buildings and roads in New Mexico bearing names that reflect our devotion to the spiritual world. One of the state’s most prominent historical, religious figures was French native Jean Baptiste Lamy. The proper French pronunciation of his name is lah-MEE but it has become LAY-mee in New Mexico. He was the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s first archbishop and he came to the region to provide guidance to a group of priests and bishops some believed had become corrupt or strayed too far from the teachings of the church. One of the allegations was that the clergy were engaging in intimate relationships wit
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