Posted by Dan DeLeo on April 21, 2010
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Traditionally, for the past two summer/fall seasons, the Castle Rock Historical Society has offered historic walking tours. This year, in commemoration of Historic Preservation Month, a kick-off tour with the Town Trolley is planned on May 15th. This unique tour will offer the chance to see historic sites not available on the traditional walking tours. The duration of the tour will be approximately one hour with three separate tours beginning at 9:30 am, 11:00 am and 1:30 pm. Each tour will begin and end at the Castle Rock Museum.
The tour will visit the Sante Fe Train Depot, Madge Quarry, the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, New Memphis Colony, Scott Ranch and more. The fascinating histories of these sites will be narrated by three of our most illustrious and long-time Town historians. Read more…
Posted by Dan DeLeo on April 21, 2010
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Dr. Ian Miller, the Department Chair of Earth Science at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science will present “Evolution of the Colorado Front Range: A View from the Denver Basin” on May 20th at the Douglas County Event Center Conference Room at 500 Fairgrounds Dr. Dr. Miller is a paleobotonist at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and a champion of bringing science to the public. He will discuss the makeup of the Denver Basin Area and what was learned from the two discoveries made in the last decade in the Castle Rock area. The evening starts with refreshments and social at 6:30pm and the program at 7pm. The program is free and open to the public.
Dr. Miller's talk kicks off the new exhibit at the Castle Rock Museum, “When Castle Rock was a Rainforest”. The museum will host artifacts from the digs, on loan from the Denver Museum, through October. For more information contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-814-3164 or crmuseum@comcast.net.