Movie making at American City
American City today is a picturesque ghost town located just below timberline a few miles above Central City, but 98 years ago the stars of the new “motion picture” industry lived and worked there. Two silent movies were …read the rest of this story »
Mining skills competitions
One hundred forty years ago silver was discovered west of today’s Nederland in the Caribou District. By 1872 Nederland (then named Middle Boulder) was home to the largest silver processing mill in the area. Gold followed …read the rest of this story »
Saturday, August 8th in historic Williams Stables
See great classic and historical films and support two of Colorado’s treasured institutions – Central City Opera and the Gilpin Historical Society.
Central City-Tickets are on sale now at www.gilpin150.com or 303-292-6700 for the Gilpin County Film Festival, presented by …read the rest of this story »
Of the Colorado County Treasurer Association for 2009 – 2010
PRESS RELEASE – Gilpin County Treasurer and Public Trustee, Alynn K. Huffman, was installed as the President of the Colorado County Treasurer Association during their June conference in Carbondale, Colorado. Her peers …read the rest of this story »
Mountain Life
This last weekend, I hiked with my husband up Arapahoe Pass. It is a beautiful year for wildflowers. Columbines, sky pilot, paintbrush, and avalanche lilies were out in profusion. Mixed in with these flowers was a prickly …read the rest of this story »
First Board meeting for Tina Goar
It isn’t unusual for Gilpin School’s Board of Education meetings to have a late start due to tardy Board members or pre-meeting discussions. This was the case at the July 20th meeting, but then, already delayed ten minutes …read the rest of this story »
Can history help me find good Greenback Trout fishing?
Where can one find the Colorado native Greenback Cutthroat Trout around here? Where can I catch some of those big strings of trout they caught back in the early days? They did catch huge numbers of trout, no doubt about …read the rest of this story »
Encouraged by enhanced gaming
Central City Mayor Ron Slinger and Aldermen Ron Engels, Bob Giancola, Tom Reilly and Bob Spain met July 21, 2009, returning to the Young Settlement Agreement, regarding land along the Central City Parkway. …read the rest of this story »
For 2010 season per Gilpin Commissioners
Gilpin County Commissioners Forrest Whitman, Jeanne Nicholson and Buddy Schmalz dealt with numerous Parks and Recreation issues at their meeting of July 14, 2009. …read the rest of this story »
Baltimore Opera House
Because Lillian was a musician, John built an opera house. Nothing about this act of love was a good business decision; the town was very small, the inhabitants – miners and railroaders – were a rough lot, and the location …read the rest of this story »