by summithistorical | Mar 9, 2021 | Women of Distinction
Nanci’s father was a pilot, so she grew up all over the U.S. After graduation from high school in California, she attended the University of Colorado, partly because she wanted to learn to ski. While at C.U., studying for her teaching degree, Nanci met and married...
by summithistorical | Mar 6, 2020 | Women of Distinction
Edna Strand was born to Norwegian immigrants in Minnesota. She attended college at Penn State, where she became the first woman to join the ski club. Edna organized the first Penn State ski championship and took the state downhill and slalom titles in 1941. In 1942,...
by summithistorical | Mar 4, 2020 | Women of Distinction
Mary Ellen Gilliland, local historian, story-teller and author, and hiking enthusiast has written 17 books and nearly 200 magazine and newspaper articles. She is a popular speaker for convention and community groups, and has presented to over 100 audiences. The...
by summithistorical | Mar 10, 2019 | Women of Distinction
Lula, a true woman of the west, lived for more than six decades in Frisco, Dillon, Montezuma and Keystone, Colorado. One of eight children who grew up on a homestead ranch close to the town of Elizabeth, Colorado, she came to Summit County in 1902. She arrived via...
by summithistorical | Feb 10, 2019 | Women of Distinction
Summit Historical Society lost a great friend and volunteer with the passing of Harriett Bobo last summer. Harriett was a tireless volunteer, working with many Summit County cultural and environmental organizations. Harriett was born in Florence, Alabama. She attended...
