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October 7, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
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Colorado Springs artist Jess Preble brought back
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Don't
forget to visit the Cripple Creek District
Museum this weekend!
Saturday,
October 8
Ghost
Walk Tours, 5 p.m.
Meet
Museum docents Missie Trenary and Glenda Hency for a
chilling tour of downtown Cripple Creek. Ghouls,
ghosts and macabre mysteries will be revealed along
this five-block walking tour. Dress warm and wear
comfortable shoes! Tour begins at the Jail Museum on
West Bennett Avenue and ends at the District Museum,
where hot chocolate, cider and cookies will be
served. Free to the public, no reservations
required.
Sunday,
October 9
Doors
to the Past Art Exhibit & Silent Auction, 4 - 8
p.m.
Meet
and view the work of local artists Corey and Jan
Collins, Michael Slancik, Michalel Noel Wallace,
Rita Cirillo, Tricia Smith-Huffman, Jason Willems,
Claire Greenwood, Marc Huebert, William Lancaster,
Phil Lear and Jess Preble. Each artist has applied
their talent to an antique wooden door in a variety
of mediums. Come bid on a door and have a snack
courtesy of Fortune Club Liquors. Silent auction
ends at 8 p.m., and your purchase is tax-deductible!
A portion of all proceeds benefit the Cripple Creek
District Museum. Free to the public.
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.com
www.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum
respectfully asks for a minimum $10 donation when
requesting research. PayPal is available on the
Museum website, or checks can be sent to the above
address. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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July 3, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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Tickets
on Sale Now!
The
Cripple Creek District Museum
along
with
The
Imperial Hotel
The
Double Eagle Hotel & Casino
and
On the
Spot Productions
Present
Saturday,
August 6, 2011
at the Imperial
Hotel's historic
Gold
Bar Room Theatre
5 p.m.
From
1948 to 1996, the Gold Bar Room Theatre at the
Imperial Hotel hosted Cripple Creek's famous
Melodrama shows and other performances.
This
most historic theatre is reopening for the
first time in fifteen years!
Be
sure to dine upstairs at the newly-opened
Midland
Station Restaurant before or after the show.
Tickets
$15.00
in advance
$17.00
at the door (cash only)
All seats
are general admission
Doors
open at 4 p.m. All tickets will be given out prior
to entering the theatre.
(Friends
of the Museum members receive premier seating
with advance ticket purchase. All ticket
proceeds go to support the Cripple Creek
District Museum.)
Seats
are limited - reserve now!
Payment
accepted by
Calling the
Museum at 719-689-9540 or 719-689-2634
Mailing
a check to the Museum at P.O. Box 1210, Cripple
Creek, CO 80813
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.com www.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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July 3, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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Ghost
Hunt at the Cripple Creek District Museum
When: Sunday, July
10, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Who
is the little girl who haunts the upper floors
of the Depot? Who is that man lingering in
the Assay Office? What are those shadows in the
Trading & Transfer Co. building? Is James
Roberts here, looking for his long lost skull?
Find out this and
more at the Cripple Creek District Museum's
Inaugural Ghost Hunt, a private paranormal
investigation hosted by Mountain Peak
Paranormal.
No
gimmicks, no gags - just the paranormal!
Participants will
receive training in the current techniques and
equipment used for paranormal investigations. Patrons may
bring their own recording equipment (cameras and
audio only), extra batteries, flashlights, and a
cushion to sit on if desired.
Comfortable shoes and clothing are
recommended.
This is a private
event and requires reservations; no walk-ins
please.
Limited
to twenty guests.
Participants
must be 18 years of age or older.
Paranormal activity
cannot be guaranteed; no refunds.
All participants
proceed at their own risk and must sign a standard
waiver releasing the Cripple Creek District Museum
and Mountain Peak Paranormal from any
liability.
$30 per person, $50
per couple.
For
reservations, contact Mountain Peak Paranormal at www.mppir.com or
call 719-286-0306
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.com www.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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June 28, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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This
Weekend at the Museum
Knife
Making with David Smith
Learn to hand make your own
knife the way they did during Cripple Creek's gold
boom years! Professional Blacksmith David Smith
will teach you how to forge your own steel, make a
handle and build your own custom knife. Classes
are conducted 9 a.m. to noon each Wednesday
through Sunday. $50 per student includes all
materials.
Saturday, July 2
Purple
Mountain Majesties
Come learn about
the Wellesley College professor who wrote the
patriotic "America the Beautiful"
after an inspiring visit to the top of Pikes
Peak!
Program
begins at 6 p.m. and costs $5.00 at
the door.
Call 719-689-9540
for more information.
Sunday, July 3
Historic
Walking Tours of Downtown Cripple Creek
Join Museum Archivist
Melissa Trenary for an enlightening history of
Cripple Creek's beautiful downtown buildings. Tour
begins at
2 p.m. in front of the
Museum Gift Shop and costs
$2.00, or free with
admission to the Museum.
Call 719-389-2634 for more
information.
Athena
Wolf presents
"Outrageous
Medicines and Treasured Remedies
of
our Ancestors"
From shocking belts to
enhance "manliness" to heroin for
coughs, to treasured seeds carried thousands of
miles over the ocean—19th century Americans took
their medicine seriously!
Learn also about the
different cultures that shared their plant
medicines and about herbal remedies available in
your own backyard.
Program begins at 6 p.m.
and costs $10.
Don't
forget to purchase your copy of The Cripple
Creek District, written by the staff and Board
of Directors of the Museum.
Over
200 vintage images give an inside look to life in
the District at the turn of the last century.
See you at
the Museum!
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.com www.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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June 18, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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ON
SALE NOW!
This newest book about the fabulous
Cripple Creek District presents a new perspective
on mining history and what it was like to live in
the gold boom era.
Over 240 historic
images, some never published before
~
Personal stories from long time residents
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Written by the District's most qualified
historians: the staff and Board of Directors of
the Museum
$25.98 includes
shipping
(Colorado residents
please add $1.36 sales tax)
We ship anywhere!
Order by responding to this email, calling
the Museum Gift Shop at 719-689-9540, or use the
PayPal Donate button on our website.
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.com www.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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June 14, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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Don't
Miss These Exciting Events
at
the
Cripple
Creek District Museum
On Going
81
Years of Donkey Derby Days History
A special exhibit of the
history behind Cripple Creek's best-loved and
most historic annual event.
Historic
Walking Tours of Downtown Cripple Creek
Each
Sunday at 2 p.m.
$2,
or Free with Museum Admission
Weekly
Knife
Making Classes with David Smith
Learn the art of hand-tooling
your own knife using a turn of the century
forge. $50 includes instruction and materials.
Reservations requested. Contact David Smith
directly through http://csarts.us.
Saturday,
July 2
Purple
Mountain Majesties
Above
the Fruited Plains
Doris
McCraw is Katherine Lee Bates, the woman who was
inspired to write "America the
Beautiful" after visiting the top of Pikes
Peak.
Meet at the Museum Gift
Shop at 6 p.m. Tickets $5.00.
July
3
Athena
Wolf presents
"Outrageous
Medicines
and
Treasured Remedies of our Ancestors"
From shocking belts to enhance
"manliness", heroin for coughs, to
treasured seeds carried thousands of miles over
the coean - 19th century Americans took their
medicine seriously! Learn also about the different
cultures that shared their plant medicines.
Meet
at the Museum Gift Shop at 5 p.m.
Tickets
$10, reservations requested.
Sunday,
July 10
Ghost
Hunt
with
Mountain
Peak Paranormal
July
15, 16, & 17
Join
us in Victor for
Gold
Rush Days
Look
for the Museum float on July 17 at noon!
July
24
The
Wolf: An Animal to Be Respected,
Not
Feared
Hosted
by the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Foundation
Why are wolves worthy
of high regard and admiration?
Mark Johnson and
special guest Robert Soaring Hawk will answer
these questions and more
Meet
and bond with extra-special guest Apache, a
full-blooded wolf
Free
to the public
Stay
tuned for more fun and exciting events.
See
you at the Museum!
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.comwww.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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June 14, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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Don't
Miss These Exciting Events
This
Month at the
The
Cripple Creek District Museum
On Going
81
Years of Donkey Derby Days History
A special exhibit of the
history behind Cripple Creek's best-loved and most
historic annual event.
Historic
Walking Tours of Downtown Cripple Creek
Each
Sunday at 2 p.m.
$2,
or Free with Museum Admission
Weekly
Knife
Making Classes with David Smith
Learn the art of hand-tooling your
own knife using a turn of the century forge. $50
includes instruction and materials. Reservations
requested. Contact David Smith directly through http://csarts.us.
June 17
Evening
at the Museum
Come see the Museum lit up
in all its elegance during the evening hours.
Museum and Gift Shop will
remain open until 9 p.m.
June 19
Happy
Father's Day!
Free
admission to all dads, all day!
June
20
Look
for the premier of The
Cripple Creek District, an all new
pictorial history of the Cripple Creek District.
Written
by the staff and Board of Directors at the Museum,
this
new book contains 240 historic images from the
Museum archives.
Call
today to reserve your copy!
June
24, 25 & 26
Join
us at the Museum to celebrate the 80th Anniversary
of Donkey Derby Days!
Look
for our float in the annual parade on Saturday!
Stay
tuned for more fun and exciting events. See you at
the Museum!
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.comwww.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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June 8, 2011
Contact:
Ruth Zalewski
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Victor Lowell Thomas Museum
Fundraiser Auction
June
11 Auction Benefit
Victor
Elks Lodge
Brats
& Burgers, Colorado Whiskey & Beer Tasting,
Richard
Marold as Winfield Scott Stratton, Silent and Live
Auctions.
Thank
you Joe & Marjie Stevens for donating the cost of
the advertising banners for this event!
Thanks
to our Event Sponsors: Merrill & Rebecca
Austin Terry & Judy Akins
Dinner
Menu - $5pp at the door
Grilled
Burger or Brat (hotdogs for kids)
Potato
Salad or Chips Baked Beans
Dessert Coffee or Lemonade
Colorado
Whiskey & Beer & Rootbeer Tasting
4 -5 p.m. Auction
Preview
5 p.m. Dinner, Tasting
5:45 p.m. Richard
Marold Performs
6:30 p.m. Doors open
for Live and Silent Auctions
·
Certificate for Air Force Tickets -
4 tickets, Air Force Football vs.TCU, September 10,
2011. Time TBA. Section L23, Row Z (see falcon stadium
seating chart) from Jane Mannon and Greg Winkler.
·
Historic Photo - Stratton's Independence
Mine 50 years ago by former Victor resident Chuck
Clark; color.
·
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining
Company - ¼ oz CC&V gold coin.
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Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining
Company - gold splatter locket necklace
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Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining
Company - certificate to see a real gold pour.
·
Deb Porerio - 2 hand stitched Dresden
plate design quilts; 2 horse pencil prints, signed.
·
Historic Photo - over view of the
Vindicator Valley area 50 years ago by former Victor
resident Chuck Clark; color. This view no longer
exists.
·
Gary & Martha Horton - Hand made in
Victor wooden whirly gig - mine ore cars and slusher
theme.
·
Miramont Castle - Family 4 pack
admission.
·
Mountain Man Prints - set of 3 sepia
ink.
·
Victorian Letter Opener and Magnifying
Glass set.
·
1896 Cripple Creek & Victor color
reproduction painted map.
·
Crazy Quilt - cotton velvet 50x60
wonderfully stitched.
·
Bronco Billy's Steakhouse - 2
certificates for Dinner for 2 & 1 night stay for 2
at the Victor Hotel
·
Raft Masters - Whitewater Rafting Trip
·
White House Cookbook - recipes from the
first first ladies.
·
Lawrence Myers - commemorative silver
Lesher Dollar coin # 902
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Rock Hounding Bag - with specimens
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Signed Hardback copy of Dick Grater's
Autobiography.
·
Carneilian druzy pendant - beautiful
crystal center.
·
Cripple Creek District Museum - Gift
Basket of goodies.
·
Victor Hotel - 4 nights stay for 2
people.
·
University of Denver Pioneers - 10
tickets to any DU men’s basketball game next season.
·
Bristol Brewing, Colorado Springs -
Bristol Pack - a logo t-shirt, a 1/2 gallon growler
jug, a jug fill and two logo glasses.
·
Cripple Creek Candy Store - gift basket
of chocolates and goodies.
·
Victorian Doll - for collectors or the
special grand-daughter.
·
Colorado College - Tiger Hockey tickets
for 2for the 2011-2012 season.
·
2007 Silver 1 ounce silver coin # 400 -
CC&V commemorative coin with The Joe Dandy Mine
art.
·
Lowell Thomas Book - So Long Until
Tomorrow, signed 1977
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Doris Wolf photos framed - Mary McKinney
area and Old Rail Car.
·
Joe & Marjie Stevens - Silver
collector coins 8 annual CC&V coins with Cherry
Hunter artwork of local mining head frames; series
2000-2007.1 ounce .999 fine silver in plastic cases.
Serial numbers marked on coins.
·
Joe & Marjie Stevens - 1950 Colorado
Trading & Transfer Co. original advertising
calendar.
·
Jeff & Mona Campbell - Collection of
African masks, fabrics and sculpture.
·
Memories of a Wonderful Childhood by
former Victor resident Charles Clark Jr. signed copy -
new book - one of the first 20 copies ever printed!
·
Rita Cirillo - original painting signed
by the artist.
·
Gold Country Realty - Antique railroad
office chair, Jumpin' Joey's Slot Machine glass
framed, set of ceramic coyotes.
·
Diane Dollar - hand painted Gourd and a
water color of the Old High School.
·
Gallery 80860 - two unframed prints
by Ray Swan and 2 certificates for 20% off framing
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Storekeeper's bell - old time replica.
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Crystal Victorian ornaments - two
hanging ornaments.
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Louis L'Amour Books
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Storekeeper bell - replica
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Cripple Creek Gift Bags
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June 7, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
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Upcoming Events at the
Cripple Creek District Museum
Don't
Miss These Exciting Events
Coming
Soon To
The
Cripple Creek District Museum
On Going
81
Years of Donkey Derby Days History
A special exhibit of the
history behind Cripple Creek's best-loved and most
historic annual event.
Historic
Walking Tours of Downtown Cripple Creek
Each Sunday
at 2 p.m.
$2,
or Free with Museum Admission
Weekly
Knife
Making Classes with David Smith
Learn the art of hand-tooling your
own knife using a turn of the century forge. $50
includes instruction and materials. Reservations
requested. Contact David Smith directly through http://csarts.us.
June 17
Evening
at the Museum
Come see the Museum lit up in
all its elegance during the evening hours.
Museum and Gift Shop will
remain open until 9 p.m.
June 19
Happy
Father's Day!
Free
admission to all dads, all day!
June
20
Look
for the premier of The
Cripple Creek District, an all new
pictorial history of the Cripple Creek District.
Written
by the staff and Board of Directors at the Museum,
this
new book contains 240 historic images from the
Museum archives.
Call
today to reserve your copy!
June 24,
25 & 26
Join
us at the Museum to celebrate the 80th Anniversary
of Donkey Derby Days!
Look
for our float in the annual parade on Saturday!
July
2
Purple
Mountain Majesties Above the Fruited Plains.
Doris
McCraw is Katherine Lee Bates, the woman who was
inspired to write "America the Beautiful"
after visiting the top of Pikes Peak.
Meet at the Museum Gift Shop
at 6 p.m. Tickets $5.00.
July
3
Athena
Wolf presents
"Outrageous
Medicines and Treasured Remedies of our
Ancestors"
From shocking belts to enhance
"manliness", heroin for coughs, to
treasured seeds carried thousands of miles over the
coean - 19th century Americans took their medicine
seriously! Learn also about the different cultures
that shared their plant medicines.
Meet
at the Museum Gift Shop at 5 p.m.
Tickets
$10, reservations requested.
Stay
tuned for more fun and exciting events. See you at
the Museum!
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.comwww.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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June 2, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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Fwd: Rainbow Falls
Restoration Kick Off Day
Just think of the pioneers who viewed Rainbow Falls
as they made their way up Ute Pass to the Colorado
gold fields. Please show your support for the
restoration of these majestic and historic falls!
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.comwww.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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Rainbow
Falls
Restoration Kick-off Day!
Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 8am.
TRAIL BUILDING, PICNIC TABLE PADS, GRAFFITI REMOVAL
and more!
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Media Alert: May 28, 2011
Media Contact: L’Aura
Montgomery
For Immediate Release
Cell 719-331-1115
LauraMonty@gmail.com
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On Saturday, June 11, 2011, the Manitou
Environmental Citizens' Action (MECA), El Paso
County Parks Department, and the City of Manitou
Springs are teaming up with organizations and
volunteers from all over the Pikes Peak region to
bring
Rainbow
Falls
back to its original splendor.
Organizers hope that volunteers will pitch in to
help beautify the area, which was historically a
recreation destination but was neglected for years
in the hands of private ownership. It is now
owned by
El Paso
County
. Volunteers will be helping to build trails and
picnic table pads, painting over graffiti and
picking up trash along
Serpentine Drive
.
WHO:
Citizens of the Pikes Peak Region along with MECA,
El Paso County Parks Department, and the City of
Manitou Springs
WHAT: Restoration Kick-off to beautify
Rainbow
Falls
WHERE:
Rainbow
Falls
at Serpentine Drive, West of
Manitou Springs
,
CO
WHEN: Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 8am - 12
noon
WHY: To involve citizens and organizations in
the process of recreating and restoring Rainbow
Falls to its historic splendor
Volunteers are asked to bring along a water bottle,
work gloves and sturdy work shoes. Trail
builders will want to bring along shovels, hand
picks, and similar equipment. Others can bring paint
brushes, rollers, and containers to hold paint.
El Paso
County
will be supplying paint, C-DOT will be supplying
trash bags and vests, and local business will be
supplying coffee and snacks.
Financial contributions can be made through a link
at the MECA website at www.MECAcolorado.org.
MECA Mission: To restore, revitalize and
preserve the historic, sacred, and natural beauty in
and around Manitou Springs.
Floyd
O'Neil
Manitou
Springs Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Burea
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May 26, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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Cripple Creek District Museum Summer Events
Happy
Summer
2011!
On-Going ~ Special Exhibit: 80 Years of Donkey
Derby Days History. Come see our historic display of
trophies, ribbons, donkey figurines, photographs and
other memorabilia from Cripple Creek's most famous
annual event.
Each Sunday, 2 p.m.~Historic Walking Tours.
Beginning May 29, join Museum docents and volunteers
for a tour of our historic downtown. Tour is $2.00, or
free with Museum admission. (Sorry, no tours during
Donkey Derby Days, Gold Rush Days or Salute to
American Veterans.)
Monday, May 30 ~ Free Admission to All Veterans
in honor of Memorial Day.
Saturday, June 4, 4 p.m. ~ Herbal Remedies with
Athena Wolfe. Enjoy a talk on medicines of the
past. How did doctors of the 19th century treat
illnessses? What were the home remedies and herbs
used? What plants are still in use today? You'll find
this out and more from Athena Wolf, a practicing
curandera. $10 per person. Reservations requested.
Contact www.curandera.com
or info@curandera.com.
Wednesday, June 8, 9 a.m. - noon ~ Knife Making
Classes each Wednesday thru Sunday with David M.H.
Smith. $50 per person includes instruction &
materials. Reservations and pre-payment required.
Contact http://csarts.us.
Sunday, June 19 ~ Free Admission to all dads in
honor of Father's Day!
Monday, June 20 ~ Premier of Cripple Creek
District, a pictorial history written by the Museum
Staff and Board of Directors. Includes many
never-before-seen historic photographs!
Friday - Sunday, June 24, 25 & 26 ~ Donkey
Derby Days
Saturday, July 2, 6 p.m. ~ Evening at the
Museum presents Doris McCraw as Katherine Lee Bates,
the woman who wrote America the Beautiful. $5.00, pay
at the door.
See you at
the Museum!
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.comwww.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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This August: Meet the Man,
Not the Myth!
In 1893, Tombstone legends Wyatt Earp and Josephine
Marcus were said to have passed through Cripple
Creek on their way to the Chicago World's Fair. The
trip wasn't the couple's first visit to Colorado;
Wyatt and Josie also spent time in Gunnison and
other Colorado places in the years following the
famous shoot out at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone.
This August, history buffs of both Cripple
Creek and the Earps can have the chance to meet
Wyatt's nephew, also named Wyatt Earp, as he
presents a true-life portrayal about his great
uncle. The 90-minute performance, written by Terry
Earp and directed by A. Nannette Taylor, chronicles
the story Hollywood never told about Wyatt's life
and times in the wild West. To date, "Wyatt
Earp: A Life on the Frontier" has been
performed nearly 700 times in the United States,
Canada, and Europe. The show has been the recipient
of the prestigious AriZoni award and has received
standing ovations at playhouses in Colorado and
throughout the West.
If you would be interested in attending this
interesting, family-friendly and historic event,
please contact
the Museum. Reservations will be limited, so
time is of the essence. More information, including ticket
prices, date and times will be forthcoming.
Thank you for your support!
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.com
www.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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May 8, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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Cripple Creek District
Museum Announces Summer Events
With gas prices at an all time high, now is the time
for residents of Colorado and surrounding states to
find ways to play in their own back yard. Where is
the most affordable family fun? Right here in
Cripple Creek, where a family of four can pay
between just $8.00 and $20 to visit the renowned
Cripple Creek District Museum.
Voted as one of True West Magazine's Top
Ten Western Museums in 2010, the CCDM offers five
historic buildings, Hard Rock Park with picnic area
and Cripple Creek's most unique gift shop with the
best history book selection around. Tickets are good
for all day on this self-guided tour, which takes
visitors through the fantastic history of the
Cripple Creek District and illustrates what it was
like to live in a gold boom town.
This year, several special events and
programs are scheduled. Beginning Saturday, May
14, the Cripple Creek District Museum will be open
for the summer season from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
In celebration of Historic Preservation Month on
Saturday, May 14, the Museum will be open free to
the public. Then on Sunday, May 15, stop in the
Museum Gift Shop to meet author Laura Moncrief who
will be signing her book, Florissant, Colorado
Pioneer Cemetery: The Stories Behind the Tombstones.
On both days, hand-raised wolves will be on hand
from the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Foundation to greet
visitors. Also, Sunday May 29 will mark the
beginning of the Museum's guided walking tours with
Museum Archivist Melissa Trenary. Throughout
the summer, tours will take place each Sunday at
2 p.m. and are included as part of your ticket
to the Museum.
In June, look for a special class on native plants
and their remedies with Athena Wolf on June 4 and a
special Evening at the Museum on June 17. Dads, mark
your calendars for complimentary admission on June
19. Finally, the Cripple Creek District Museum staff
is proud to announce their new book, Cripple
Creek District, which is scheduled for release
on June 20. As part of Arcadia Publishing's Images
of America Series, Cripple Creek District
was written by the Museum staff and Board of
Directors, and contains a number of
never-before-published photographs. Also, don't
forget to visit Cripple Creek June 24-26 for the
80th Annual Donkey Derby Days celebration. Look for
the Museum float in Saturday's parade! Also, be sure
to visit the Museum's special display on the history
of Cripple Creek's most historic event.
The fun continues in July as the Museum welcomes
Doris McCraw on July 2. Ms. McCraw will be
portraying Colorado College professor Katherine Lee
Bates, who penned "America the Beautiful"
after visiting the top of Pikes Peak. Also look for
the Museum staff at Gold Rush Days which takes place
in Victor July 15-17. Other events include an Ice
Cream Social and other celebrations in August, as
well as the Museum's Second Annual Doors to the Past
Art Exhibit and Silent Auction in September. Fall
will bring the ever-popular Night at the Museum for
Halloween, as well as a special book signing in
November and the all new Victorian Christmas at the
Museum in December.
For more information on these and other upcoming
events, contact the Museum at 719-689-9540 or email
CCDMuseum@aol.com.
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.com
www.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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April 26, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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Please help us in welcoming our newest Business
Buddy, the Fortune Club Hotel in Victor Colorado.
The Hotel can be reached at 719-689-5701 or
719-209-8446
Located in downtown Victor, it has Eight Victorian
rooms.
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.com
www.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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March 5, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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The staff at the Cripple Creek District
Museum would like to express our sincere
gratitude to the Ute Pass Historical Society in
Woodland Park. Earlier this week, the UPHS
donated over 70 historical registers relating to
the Cripple Creek District to the Museum. The
ledgers, dating as early as 1861 and as late as
1899, contain records pertaining to property
abstracts and mining claims. The collection is
quite significant, especially since it documents
all of the mining claims in the District up to
1899 and records land history and ownership
well before Colorado became a state in 1876. We
are very indebted to the Ute Pass Historical
Society for the good care they have taken
of the ledgers, their conscientious
documentation of the information therein, and
especially for placing them with the
Cripple Creek District Museum for future
generations to enjoy.
Sincerely,
Jan Collins, Director, and Melissa Trenary,
Archivist
Cripple Creek District Museum
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.com
www.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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February 16, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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Upcoming Events at the
Cripple Creek District Museum
Happy 2011!
The Cripple Creek District
Museum is looking forward to another fantastic year,
with lots of
fun events for the whole family.
Think you've
seen everything there is to see at the Museum on
your last visit?
Think again!
The Museum is ever
changing with new, updated displays,
monthly events and
revolving exhibits.
Our winter hours are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays,
with special tours
available during the week.
Come on out of the
cold and come see us!
Museum to Exhibit
80 Years of Donkey Derby Days
Since 1931 the Two Mile
High Club has hosted Donkey Derby Days, an
annual tribute to our four-legged landmarks whose
ancestors toiled in area mines. Donkey races,
children's games, live entertainment, beer tents,
fun competitions, a parade and numerous other
family-friendly activities make up this lively
weekend, which will take place June 24, 25 & 26.
To honor Cripple Creek's oldest
tradition, the Cripple Creek District Museum is
working on a special exhibit showing the history of
Donkey Derby Days. A history of our donkeys and
memorabilia from past events will illustrate how
Cripple Creek once brought itself from near
ghost-town status to a lively tourist mecca.
Donations and Loans
Are Now Being Sought! Do you have an
items from a Donkey Derby Days past that your would
like to share for our exhibit? A favorite memory? A
faded t-shirt, trophy, ticket, ribbon or photograph?
If so, we would love to use it in our exhibit! Just
contact us at CCDMuseum@aol or
call us at 719-689-9540.
Current Events
Knife Making Classes with Professor David M.H. Smith
~ Learn to hand-forge your own knife the
old-fashioned way on our historic grounds. $50.00
includes instruction, materials and admission to the
Museum. Reservations are required; call
303-719-2879.
Upcoming Events
The Museum will be open on Monday, February 21 in
observance of President's Day. Come take a tour!
March Events
The Museum will be open March 20 through April 3
during Spring Break. It's a great place to beat the
winter blues while the kids are out of school!
Special Kid's Tour handouts available.
For more events, check
out our new calendar!
View Our Special Events
Calendar
New in the
Gift Shop
Locomotive 315 by George E. Niederauer
~ This expansive and well-researched book tells the
interesting story of the steam locomotive first
known as The Elkton on the Florence & Cripple
Creek Railroad. Through the years, the car also
served on the Denver & Rio Grande, became park
art in Durango, was used in movies, and was finally
restored by the Durango Railroad Historical Society.
Since 2007, Locomotive 315 has been used on the
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge and the Cumbres
& Toltec Scenic Railroad. Hundreds of
photographs illustrate this volume, presented in a
collectible hard back edition.
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See you at
the Museum!
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.com
www.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully
asks for a minimum $10 donation when requesting
research. PayPal is available on the Museum website,
or checks can be sent to the above address. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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February 08, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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Dear Editor,
On behalf of the Cripple Creek District Museum, I am writing
to thank the many supporters who made donations to assure
Museum Archivist Melissa Trenary went to this year's CPI's
Saving Places Conference.
Our special thanks goes to Clint and Pam Cline and Ryan
Maschue of Bennett Station, who generously allowed members
of the Poverty Gulch Bunch to guest bartend and raise money
for the cause. We would also like to thank the patrons of
Bennett Station who made donations, as well as the following
people: Former Cripple Creek mayor and first lady Dan
and Janida Baader, Friends of the Museum member Jo Cervone,
Kim Gorman, Friday Green, Century Casinos General Manager
Bob Jeffries, Lisa MacIntosh, Museum Board member Georganna
Peiffer, Mike Seamen, author Ray Seibert, Stubby
Trenary and Cripple Creek City Councilman Steve Zoellner.
Thank you also to all of those who offered additional
accommodations, suggestions and support. Together, all
of you made us feel great about our place in our community
and our staff, including Melissa, had a great time at the
conference.
Sincerely,
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box 1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
CCDMuseum@aol.com
www.cripple-creek.org
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our limited
staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully asks for a minimum
$10 donation when requesting research. PayPal is available on
the Museum website, or checks can be sent to the above address.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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January 21, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
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Help Us Get Missie Outta
Town!
By popular demand, the Cripple Creek District Museum and
Bennett Station in Cripple Creek are teaming up for a
second fundraiser to help archivist Melissa Trenary go
to CPI.
CPI stands for Colorado Preservation Inc., Colorado's
largest preservation organization. Each February, CPI
hosts "Saving Places", a conference in
Denver to allow city officials, historians, writers,
preservationists and museum docents learn skills,
network and promote awareness in the interest of
historic preservation. To date, Saving Places is the
largest conference of it's kind in the United States.
This year, archivist Melissa Trenary will be
volunteering her time at the conference on behalf of the
Cripple Creek District Museum. The Museum is very proud
of her efforts and is hoping to help raise money to meet
the costs of her attending the conference.
Friends of the Museum member Clinton Cline, who owns
Bennett Station in Cripple Creek, is again generously
donating the use of his tavern for the fundraiser. Thus
the Poverty Gulch Bunch, Cripple Creek's loose-nit
benevolent society, will storm the doors on Thursday,
January 27 for a night as Guest Bartenders. Join
Melissa, Museum Director Jan Collins, Restorationist
Corey Collins and volunteer Jeff Trenary between
6 and 10 p.m. for plenty of fun, hooliganism and drink
specials.
In exchange, Bennett Station will donate a portion of
the evening's proceeds towards Melissa's CPI expenses.
Come on in and have some fun with us! Additional
donations to the cause are tax-deductible.
Bennett Station is located at 429 E. Bennett Avenue in
Cripple Creek, directly across from the Double Eagle.
Call 719-689-2898 for more information. For more
information on CPI, consult their website at www.coloradopreservation.org.
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
www.cripple-creek.org
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540 |
Melissa Trenary
Friends of the Museum Coordinator
Cripple Creek District Museum
500 E. Bennett Avenue ~ P.O. Box 1210
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
www.cripple-creek.org
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Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum
respectfully requests a minimum $10 donation when
requesting research. PayPal is available on the
Museum website, or checks can be mailed to the above
address. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!
The Cripple Creek District Museum is a private,
not-for-profit foundation. Donations to the
foundation are tax-deductible. Ask about our
Friends of the Museum memberships!
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January 13, 2011
Contact: Jan Collins
719-689-2634
For one night only, The Poverty Gulch Bunch will be
making a rare “after dark” appearance in Cripple Creek.
You’ve seen their goofy antics at Donkey Derby Days and
Victor Gold Rush Days! Now is your chance to see how crazy
they get behind a bar.
Thursday, January 13 from 6-10 pm the infamous Poverty Gulch
Bunch will be “guest bartending” at Bennett Station in
Cripple Creek. (And we have the blessing of owner Clint Cline
and Manager Ryan Maschue!!!) “Red Light” shot specials
“Taxi Dances’’and “Floozie Dances” will be featured
throughout the evening.
So come get crazy for a cause! Proceeds from this benefit will
help send members of the Museum Staff to the Annual Colorado
Preservation Inc. Saving Places Conference in Denver.
January is full of fun at the Cripple Creek District Museum.
Each weekend join professional Blacksmith David Smith in Hard
Rock Park as he demonstrates smithing methods of the 19th
Century.
Monday January 17 the Museum will be open for Martin Luther
King Day from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
January 23, Museum Director Jan Collins will be presenting a
history of the Cripple Creek District to the Ute Pass
Historical Society in Woodland Park.
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
www.cripple-creek.org
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
Research Requests: Research is conducted by our
limited staff and volunteers. The Museum respectfully requests
a minimum $10 donation when requesting research. PayPal is
available on the Museum website, or checks can be sent to the
above address. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
The Cripple Creek District Museum is a private, not-for-profit
foundation. Donations to the foundation are tax-deductible.
Ask about our Friends of the Museum membership!
Jan
Collins
Director
Cripple Creek District Museum
P.O. Box1210 ~ 500 East Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813
www.cripple-creek.org
719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540
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