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Juneteenth and Early Black Settlers in Colorado

History, In the Community, Museum of the West•Posted June 20, 2022
Black and white portrait of Ellen and William Austin

Written By: Christine Westermire – Museum Educator Even though Juneteenth was made a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, by President Biden, it has been an important holiday to African […]

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Dave Bailey Retires from Museum of the West!

Museum of the West•Posted January 4, 2021

Curator of History David Bailey’s Retirement I have enjoyed being the Curator of History for the last 28 years at the Museums of Western Colorado. The countless exhibits, research projects, […]

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Kaia Michaelis Joins Museums of Western Colorado as Executive Director

Cross Orchards Historic Site, Dinosaur Journey Museum, Museum of the West, Museums of Western Colorado•Posted October 3, 2019

The Museums of Western Colorado is pleased to announce that Kaia Michaelis has joined our organization as our new Executive Director. Kaia has been the Director of both the Brigham […]

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Gone Fishing…

Dinosaur Journey Museum, Museum of the West, Museums of Western Colorado•Posted June 17, 2019

We were sad to say goodbye to our Head of Maintenance, Don Kerven, who retired from the Museum in June. Don has been with the Museum for over 20 years. […]

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Pacomio Chacon: Aspen Tree Artist

History, Museum of the West, Museums of Western Colorado•Posted February 6, 2019

In the late 1840s, thousands of young Basque men migrated from Europe to the American West. Many of the men found employment as sheep herders. The herders would take the […]

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Western Writers of America

In The News, Museum of the West, Museums of Western Colorado•Posted November 1, 2018

Curator of History David Bailey has been inducted into the Western Writers of America. Bailey was accepted as an active member because of his extensive collection of published material and […]

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June 22nd Full Day Paleo Lab Adventure

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