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Devil's Gate History Club Program 2009-2010

The Devil’s Gate History Club kicks off its fifteenth season with a wonderful line-up of speakers and topics. The season officially begins on September 18, 2009, and runs through May 21, 2010. The History Club meets on the third Friday of each month, excluding December. The 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 18	Camp Hale & the 10th Mountain Division in WWII - Earl Clark & Dick Over
October 16	Memories of a Colorado Pioneer - David Primus
November 20	The Wichita State Plane Crash on Mt. Trelease - Nick Ulmer
December	No meeting
January 15	Race Relations in 19th-century Georgetown - Christine Bradley
February 19	Historic Collections of the Hotel de Paris - Connie Bogaard
March 19	Early Roads of Berthoud Pass: Georgetown to Winter Park - Carol Hunter
April 16	Avalanche Control in Clear Creek County - Ray Mumford
May 21	Field trip through the George Rowe Museum, Silver Plume - Judy Caldwell

About Devil's Gate History Club 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. Participants seek to advance understanding of the area's history through research and discussion of historical topics. The club is sponsored by Historic Georgetown, Inc. (HGI), but the club has no formal memberships and no dues - all meetings are open to the public, and anyone interested in the subject is invited to participate, whether or not they are members of HGI. Voluntary donations are accepted at each meeting to help cover expenses. An audio recording is made of each presentation; the tapes and CDs are on file at HGI and may be checked out. Devil's Gate usually meets 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, beginning at 7 p.m. The May meeting is a field trip to a nearby place of historic interest. top

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