Summit Historical Society
Our Staff
Welcome to
Summit Historical Society
Sally Queen
President of the Board
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Sally is a 30 year museum professional who has worked with museums as large as the National Museum of American History as well as small volunteer historical societies. Sally’s specialty is historical clothing and textiles and nonprofit governance. Sally has been coming to Summit County since 1983 and moved here full time in 2015.
Bruce Queen
Collections Researcher
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Bruce is a retired 26 year veteran of the US Air Force. He retired at the rank of Colonel in 1998. Following his Air Force career, he spent an additional 16 years with Northrop Grumman Corp as a Director of Business Development. He became a Summit County property owner in 2000 and a full time resident in 2015.
Peggy Schaller
Collections Management Consultant
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Peggy Schaller established Collections Research for Museums, a museum consulting firm that specializes in cataloging/collection management training and services, in November 1991. It is the mission of Collections Research for Museums to inspire museums to improve their professional standards, collections stewardship and service to their constituency through training in, and assistance with, documenting, preserving, protecting and managing their collections.
Molly Speer
Marketing Director
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After graduating from the University of Kansas, Molly moved to Summit County to play in the snow and photograph Colorado’s historical steam trains.For the the past 27 years, she has spent her time working in education, Human Resources, producing large scale events and freelance marketing.She supports the Society in preserving and collecting fascinating information and telling Summit County’s historical stories to residents and guest of all ages.
The Summit Historical Society (SHS) was incorporated on October 25, 1966. It operates as a private, nonprofit, member-based, tax-exempt State of Colorado 501(c) (3) corporation. As such, contributions are tax-deductible because of section 170 IRS Code.
The Society’s vision is exploring the past to better understand the present and positively influence the future. We make our projects highly visible for direct public benefit. As a result, the Society provides a showcase for the protection and improvement of historical sits and artifacts that tell the stories of Summit County, Colorado’s people, places, and things. Many of these activities are rare educational and recreational opportunities.
