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Located in Southern Colorado, Fort Lewis Indian School operated from 1892 to 1911. Its purpose was to assimilate indigenous children to mainstream American society by separating the children…

Santa Fe Public Library division director Maria Sanchez-Tucker described the impact of the 1918 Spanish flu on Southern Colorado, where mining communities were particularly vulnerable. This …

Carrie Clyde Holly served in the Colorado state legislature from 1895 to 1896 and was the first female legislator in the United States to have one of her bills become a law. Colorado State U…

Charlotte Waisman talked about influential Western women, including sharpshooter Annie Oakley, suffragist Abigail Scott Duniway and politician Jeannette Rankin. She is co-author of Her Story…

Marilyn Martorano talked about the Trujillo Homesteads National Historic Landmark in Colorado. She described findings at the ranch, which was settled by Latinos Pedro and Sofia Trujillo, who…

John Langellier talked about his book, Fighting for Uncle Sam: Buffalo Soldiers in the Frontier Army. He spoke about the all-black U.S. Army regiments ordered to defend the western frontier …

James Pickering talked about the history of Rocky Mountain National Park and the life of conservationist Enos Mills, considered the “father” of the park. President Woodrow Wilson signed a bi…

Professor William Philpott talked about his book, Vacationland: Tourism and Environmental Transformation in the High Country, in which he describes how interstate highways transformed the to…

Alan Kania talked about his book, John Otto: Trials and Trails, in which he explores the life of John Otto, the first park custodian of the Colorado National Monument. He characterized Mr. O…

Colorado Mesa University professor Timothy Winegard talks about the history of Native Americans and their involvement in American and Canadian wars. This event took place at the History Colo…

Democrat Pat Schroeder of Colorado talked about the obstacles that women and other minorities faced in the 1970s, and described her work as a representative at the height of the women’s move…

University of Chicago Law Professor Dennis Hutchinson talked about the life of Associate Justice Byron White. Justice White served on the U.S. Supreme Court for 31 years, but before his appo…