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Support Summit Historical Society through Colorado Gives on Dec. 10th.
If you set up a new monthly donation, Colorado Gives Foundation will match your first monthly donation up to $100 and the SHS Board and an anonymous donor have generously pledged to match donations up to $25,000!
Gather your friends and family for a yummy breakfast at the Elks Lodge. Your support helps Summit Historical Society preserve our community's historic buildings, present a full schedule of events each summer, and bring area history into our schools. Sunday December 15, 2024, 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM The Elks Lodge, #2561, 1321 Blue […]
Grab your Lunch and join Sally and Bruce Queen for an armchair tour of thirteen Presidential Libraries and Learn about their histories from Roosevelt to Biden. Many Presidential papers and records had been lost, destroyed, sold for profit, or ruined by poor storage conditions. In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought a better alternative. At […]
Member Only Event! Join Sandy and Sloan Colt for a February Full Moon snowshoe hike and Chili Cook-off. Enter your chili to compete for prizes and bragging rights as the Best Chili in Summit County! Voting is $1 per vote, with proceeds supporting the Summit Historical education and preservation mission. Enjoy a beautiful full moon […]
Join us for a special Meet and Greet with Author, Bill Fountain! This is a book launch for "Historic Landscapes: Ghost Towns and Townsites: Preston, Swan City, and More - Volume 4." Bill Fountain will be Zooming in to answer questions about his newest publication. Volume 4 and the entire 5 Book Bundle will be […]
The Summit Historical Society welcomes special guest speaker Nancy Kegan Smith, Retired National Archives and Records Administration Director, speaking on the First Ladies of the White House, via Zoom at 12pm MT/2pm ET. Summit Historical Society Board President, Sally Queen, will introduce her colleague, Nancy Kegan Smith, retired Director of the Presidential Materials Division at […]
Join us March 8, 2025 at our annual event, celebrating Women's History Month and honor two distinguished women who have made great contributions to education in Summit County. 2025 Woman of Distinction: Then - Lulu Buffington, first female superintendent of Summit County schools. 2025 Woman of Distinction: Now - Bonnie Ward, former superintendent of schools […]
Bring your lunch and join Jean Adams to learn about one of Summit County’s founding women; a homesteader in her own right, Emma Ballif Emma Lovisa Bengtsdotter was born March 23, 1868, in Torup (parish), Hallands Iän (county) Öfregård Sweden. She immigrated to the United States in 1886, first going to Des Moines, Iowa. In […]
Due to popular demand, American Girl Dolls Go To School is being moved to this summer! Summer date will be announced soon! Meet Clara, Summit County’s very own American Girl doll from 1904! Join her on an adventure alongside your own American Girl doll. Together, we’ll help write Clara’s Summit County story with special guest Sally Queen, […]
Join us at Saved By the Wine in Dillon for a special tasting experience with owner Erin O’Brien. Savor three exceptional wines as you are guided through tasting notes and intriguing insights into these noteworthy American wines. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Historical Society. Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Time: 5:00 - […]
In partnership with the Town of Dillon Marina, trained guides from the Summit Historical Society lead a leisurely historic tour of Lake Dillon. Learn about the building of Dillon Dam and the Roberts Tunnel and relocating the Old Town of Dillon. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings and 2nd Saturdays | June 3 - September 12 […]
In partnership with the Town of Dillon Marina, trained guides from the Summit Historical Society lead a leisurely historic tour of Lake Dillon. Learn about the building of Dillon Dam and the Roberts Tunnel and relocating the Old Town of Dillon. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings and 2nd Saturdays | June 3 - September 12 […]
