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Votes Needed for Local History Topic
On October 28, 1925, Katherine McHale Slaughterback was out with her 3-year old when they were surrounded by migrating rattlesnakes near her farm in Hudson, Colorado. McHale Slaughterback used all of the bullets in her rifle and then she grabbed a nearby sign and...
Thirty-Seven Area Residents Receive President’s Volunteer Service Award
FOR RELEASE: In 2016, the City of Greeley Museums had 136 volunteers donate over 10,000 hours of service. Thirty-seven of those volunteers will be presented with the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) for 2017. Six of those volunteers were local teens who will...
Museum Donates Shoe Equipment for Education
FOR RELEASE: The City of Greeley Museums has a policy. If items in its collection need to be removed because they don’t meet the museum’s mission, staff must first seek another museum to accept the items. If another museum cannot be found, staff must find an...
Digging Deeper Opens Saturday at the Greeley History Museum
FOR RELEASE: A new exhibit, “Digging Deeper: An Archeological Discovery,” opens at the Greeley History Museum, 714 8th St., this Saturday, Feb. 4. The exhibit includes information, photographs, real mammoth bones, and other artifacts recovered from the nearby Dent...
Made for the Tourist Trade exhibition opens at the Greeley History Museum
FOR RELEASE: On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, the Greeley History Museum, 714 8th St., opens its newest exhibit, Made for the Tourist Trade. Made for the Tourist Trade is a joint-effort exhibition between the City of Greeley Museums and the University of Northern...
City of Greeley Museums to Release New Book about Greeley
FOR RELEASE: Local history expert and City of Greeley museums staff member Peggy Ford Waldo has recently added a newly published book to her list of career accomplishments. She’s written a Greeley history book for the “Images of America” series appropriately titled...
Holiday Event Scheduled for Centennial Village
FOR RELEASE: The City of Greeley Museums will host Homesteader’s Holiday on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Centennial Village Museum, 1475 A St. This event includes candle-dipping, craft-making, holiday music and several of the museum’s homes will be...
Greeley History Museum Hosts Free Admission Day
FOR RELEASE: On Saturday, Nov. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Greeley History Museum, 714 8th St., will host a free admission day sponsored by Guaranty Bank. The free admission day will feature access to all of the museum’s exhibits, which includes its...
2016 Thanksgiving Holiday: City of Greeley Building Closures
FOR RELEASE: The following City of Greeley facilities will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25 for the Thanksgiving holiday: >> Greeley City Hall, 1000 10th Str. (including Municipal Court >> City Hall Annex, 1100 10th St. >> Public...
2016 Veterans Day: City of Greeley Building Closures
The following City of Greeley facilities will be closed on Friday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day: >> Greeley City Hall, 1000 10th Street (including Municipal Court) >> City Hall Annex, 1100 10th Street >> Public Works Administration...