In this fascinating article, Steve Meltzer, a writer and photographer for Imaging Resource, discusses the discovery of 100 year-old negatives in the Antarctic. Conservators restoring an Antarctic exploration hut recently made a remarkable discovery: a small box of 22 exposed but unprocessed photographic negatives, frozen in...
The month of March was named after the Roman god of war. During the month, winter ends and spring begins. The birthstone for March is the aquamarine. Its zodiac signs are Pisces (February 19 – March 20) and Aries (March 21 – April 19). And...
[caption id="attachment_37870" align="alignright" width="300"] Lizard Head Peak from San Juan Basin[/caption] One down. Eleven to go. And the Telluride Historical Museum keeps up the pace this month. See below for what is happening in February. Victorian Valentines: Tuesday, February 11, 3:30 – 5 p.m. Come with a song in...
[caption id="attachment_37023" align="alignright" width="238"] Alta Lakes[/caption] As we head into the New Year, the Telluride Historical Museum is not missing a beat with on-mountain as well as in-house happenings such as: Ski Into History. Every Friday, January 3 – March 28. 10 a.m. – noon. Tour the...
Here's an interesting article by Colleen O'Conner about the ambitious new exhibit that opens on November 23rd at the History Colorado Center in Denver and is divided into three sections; "Mesa Verde," "The Dust Bowl" and "Our Mountains:" The lost world of the Ancestral Pueblo people, who...
In Telluride’s rugged and isolated environment, innovation and adaptation have allowed the town to prosper and reinvent itself for generations. So it's no surprise that given Telluride’s unique and innovative history, the Telluride Historical Museum has been selected to participate in the Smithsonian Institution’s prestigious...
Halloween, that fun-filled ghoulish holiday, is fast approaching. To celebrate the occasion, the Telluride Historical Museum has several tricks (and treats) up its sleeve. Join in the fun throughout October: Haunted History is a series of spooky events that take place on Thursday and weekends. Everything...
Join the Telluride Foundation in celebrating and honoring Rolley, 2013 Outstanding Citizen of the Year. Event at Arroyo Telluride, 220 East Colorado, Thrs, October 3, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. The Telluride Foundation’s Board of Directors voted Dean Rolley as the 2013 Outstanding Citizen. Rolley was one of 14...
[caption id="attachment_33632" align="alignright" width="215"] From the archives of the Telluride Historical Museum[/caption] On Tuesday, the Telluride Historical Museum celebrated its designation as an Affiliate Museum of the world-renowned Smithsonisan Institute. But none of us under the roof of the former-hospital-turned-celebrated repository of regional history is resting...
[caption id="attachment_33227" align="alignright" width="300"] Ames Power Plant[/caption] Editor's note: The article in the Huffington Post stated that Nikola Tesla was an great inventor who never made it to the top of the pyramid: "Wednesday (that was 7/10) is inventor Nikola Tesla's 157th birthday. "The Serbian engineer, who moved...
