Come On In Dearie: Reclaiming the Stories of Sex Workers in 19th-Century Denver
@ History Colorado Center
February 15
1:00pm — 2:00pm
1200 North Broadway, Denver, Colorado, United States
Tickets From its beginnings as an unruly mining town, Denver was described as “most lively...in any and all kinds of wickedness.” The writer, prospector William Hedges, went on to doubt that there wa…
The Once and Future Hope of Dearfield: Colorado’s African American Colony in the Early 20th Century
@ History Colorado Center
March 15
1:00pm — 2:30pm
1200 North Broadway, Denver, Colorado, United States
Tickets Boulder businessman O.T. Jackson founded the African American farm colony of Dearfield in 1910. Black homesteaders were able to realize their dream of owning land and building their own commu…
The Life and Times of Colorado Barbecue
@ History Colorado Center
Postponed
March 22
1:00pm — 2:00pm
1200 North Broadway, Denver, Colorado, United States
Tickets James Beard Award-winning author Adrian Miller will provide an informative and entertaining look at people and places that shaped Colorado's barbecue traditions. Adrian Miller is a food write…
The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: From its Establishment to its Essential Role Today
@ History Colorado Center
April 19
1:00pm — 3:30pm
1200 North Broadway, Denver, Colorado, United States
Tickets Alexa Roberts will join a panel of Cheyenne, Arapaho, and National Park Service representatives who have been involved in the establishment of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site a…
Legacies of Colonialism, Possibilities for Democracy: Colorado’s Public Lands
@ History Colorado Center
May 17
1:00pm — 2:00pm
1200 North Broadway, Denver, Colorado, United States
Tickets State Historian's Address Join state historian Jared Orsi in exploring the legacies of colonialism and possibilities for democracy on Colorado’s public lands. The roots of Colorado’s public l…