Devil's Gate History Talks

The Devil’s Gate History Club is in its sixteenth season with a wonderful line-up of speakers and topics. The season officially runs from September through April.

The History Club meets on the third Friday of each month, excluding December. These interesting lectures are free to the public, so bring your family, friends, or neighbors to learn about our local history while supporting preservation in the Landmark District.

September 21	Georgetown Firefighting Museum, special field trip to the Alpine Hose No. 2 Firehouse - Brent Kruger & Friends
October 19	Upper Bear Creek History & the Bear Creek-Idahoe Wagon Road The Bear Creek Valley and the eastern end of Clear Creek County was the breadbasket of the county supplying potatoes, rutabagas, and other root crops to the mining communities in the west end. There were also many sawmills which supplied lumber for the mines and for building the communities. Join us at 7:00 p.m. to learn more. -Presented by Tom Hayden
November 9 November 16	Alpine Wildlife for the Bighorn Sheep Festival -By Mary McCormac of Colorado Parks & Wildlife The History of the Anasazi -by Bill and Beth Stagsetter
December	NO MEETING
January 18	“Music of the Old West” -by Rex Rideout “From Lewis and Clark to Jack Thorp and Badger Clark he brings to life the music from another time on the instruments from that time.  As proprietor of Time Travel Music, Rex has performed at countless historic sites and museums across the West playing fiddle, banjo, mandolin and other instruments.  His music has been featured on television and radio such as CBS Sunday Morning, at museums like the Buffalo Bill Historical Center and the Denver Art Museum, and on the soundtracks of three National Park Service visitor center films.”
February 15	To be announced
March 15	To be announced
April	To be announced

About Devil's Gate History Talks

Devil's Gate History Club provides a forum for those interested in learning more about the history of the Georgetown-Silver Plume area and the relationship of that history to the local culture, economy, and environment, all within the broader context of the development of the Rocky Mountain West. More recently, the club has broadened its horizons to offer lectures about other interesting topics in the state of Colorado. Participants seek to advance their understanding of the area's history through research and discussion of historical topics.

Voluntary donations are accepted at each meeting to help cover expenses. An audio recording is made of each presentation; the tapes and CDs are available through Historic Georgetown may be checked out.

Meetings are usually on the third Friday of each month from September through May, except that no meeting is held in December. Unless otherwise announced, all meetings are held in the Georgetown Community Center on 6th Street, beginning at 7 p.m. The May meeting is a field trip to a nearby place of historic interest.