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Things I Learned while Looking Up Something Else

by Museum Admin | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog

Historian Carol Rein Shwayder began researching her family genealogy in the 1970s. She was “dismayed, and shocked” to find there was no book written for Weld County history. In 1983, Shwayder self-published Weld County Old & New: History of Weld County, Colorado, Vol. I, Chronology 1836-1983. It is described by the author as “A chronological compendium of interesting, useful, and hard-to-find facts and information about the history and development of Weld County, Colorado. Herein follows a sampling of excerpted entries.

2019 Homesteader’s Holiday at Centennial Village Museum

by Holly Berg | Dec 2, 2019 | Press Release

FOR RELEASE: Greeley, CO – Homesteader’s Holiday at Centennial Village Museum, 1475 A St., has become a tradition in Northern Colorado. Families come to tour festively decorated historical homes and enjoy activities for the entire family. This year, Homesteader’s...

2019 Holiday Open House at the Greeley History Museum

by Holly Berg | Nov 19, 2019 | Press Release

FOR RELEASE: Greeley, CO -- The Greeley History Museum, 714 8th St., hosts a free admission day, Saturday, Nov. 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., during its annual holiday open house. The event is held in conjunction with the Downtown Development Authority’s Holiday Open House...

Out of the Cold

by Museum Admin | Nov 1, 2019 | Blog

Keeping warm was a priority in the winter months of Greeley’s early days. During the 1870s, The Greeley Tribune reported many incidents of people who had frozen their feet and hands while working on the plains in severe weather conditions.

2019 Howl-O-Ween Trick or Treat

by Holly Berg | Oct 18, 2019 | Press Release

FOR RELEASE: Greeley, CO -- Trick-or-treating returns to Centennial Village Museum, 1475 A St., on Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20, from 3 to 7 p.m., during the museum’s annual Howl-O-Ween Trick or Treat event. Centennial Village Museum’s family-friendly...

Fort Jackson and the Fur Trade

by Museum Admin | Oct 1, 2019 | Blog

Fort Jackson was established in 1837 on the South Platte River. It was well-stocked with trade goods and quickly shut down the local small operations in the region.

Oasis on the Plains: Mapping Through Weld County’s Water Rights

by Museum Admin | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog

Cartography, or mapmaking, has been an important part of human history, even since ancient civilizations. Whether you use them to explain and navigate the world, or to make decisions about where to go, maps are critical tools that have endless capabilities.

2019 Potato Day at Centennial Village Museum

by Holly Berg | Sep 2, 2019 | Press Release

FOR RELEASE: Greeley, CO -- Since 1894 Greeley has been celebrating one of the most delicious root vegetables, the potato. The Friends of the Greeley Museums will pay their annual homage to the potato with Potato Day September 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Centennial...

Unmentionable: The Indiscreet Stories of Artifacts

by Holly Berg | Aug 12, 2019 | Press Release

FOR RELEASE: Greeley, CO -- The Greeley History Museum is proud to present “Unmentionable: The Indiscreet Stories of Artifacts” from August 24, 2019 to July 14, 2020. The exhibition explores some of the unusual, icky, disturbing, awful, uncomfortable and surprising...

Wedding Customs of the Late 19th Century

by Museum Admin | Aug 1, 2019 | Blog

The social “dos and don’ts” of wedding etiquette can be perplexing and they continue to change with time. The wedding ceremony of Rozene Meeker, daughter of Greeley’s founder Nathan Meeker, gives us a glimpse of what a typical wedding was like in the 1880s.

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