Year: 2014
Greeley History Museum Hosts Free Holiday Event
The Greeley History Museum, 714 8th St., is hosting its Holiday Heritage Open House on Saturday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free and part of the Downtown Development Authoritys Holiday Open House in support of Small Business Saturday. Enjoy craft...
Greeley History Museum Announces Holiday Closures
The Greeley History Museum and its Hazel E. Johnson Research Center, 714 8th St., will be closed on Nov. 27, Dec. 24, Dec. 25, and Jan. 1 for the holidays. The Greeley History Museum is typically open Wednesdays through Fridays, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and...
Comfortable Clothes for Work: A Flo Hinz Story
In 1977-78, City Council took the first steps to provide permanent funding and staffing for Centennial Village museum. In February 1978, Mr. Florenz Flo Hinz, a Colorado native and advertising executive from the Washington, D.C. area, was hired and served until 1983...
Greeley History Museum Presents Storytime with Mrs. Potts
The City of Greeley History Museums is bringing traditional oral storytelling back into the community. Parents and children can enjoy various tales told by Volunteer Coordinator Wendy Potts every first and third Thursday of the month at the Greeley History Museum....
Greeley History Museum Presents ”Colorado Industries of the Past ”
Author William Reich discusses his book, Colorado Industries of the Past during this years final First Friday presentation at the Greeley History Museum, 714 8th St., on Friday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. Reich's presentation focuses on the industries that made Greeley and...
Kristine Nigl’s Internship
I started my Exhibits Team Internship with Greeley History Museum by getting training on how to properly handle artifacts, learning to be SMATA, (acronym for considerations when moving artifacts: Self, Mind, Area preparation, Transportation plan, Assess the object)....
Centennial Village Hosts Trick-or-Treat Family Event this Weekend
Once again the Halloween Trick or Treat tradition returns to Centennial Village. Attend Howl-O-Ween at Centennial Village, 1475 A St., on Oct. 25 and 26, from 4 to 8 p.m. Families are encouraged to wear their spookiest (or silliest) costumes and trick or treat at...
Seager Presents Research on ”A Drink for Mr. Cherry”
The Greeley History Museum, 714 8th St., hosts Susan Seager, local resident and researcher, for its First Friday presentation on Friday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. During the event, Seager will present her in-depth research around Dorothy Gardiners 1934 novel A Drink for Mr....
Area Schools Visit Centennial Village for Fall Festival
Over 2,000 area students will visit Centennial Village, 1475 A St., this week during its annual Fall Harvest Festival. The festival is Monday, Sept. 22 through Friday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Since 1992, the Greeley History Museums have produced living history...