Colorado Day Celebration
from:Colorado History Museum category:Arts and Entertainment posted:July 25th, 2008
Free museum admission and family activities at the Colorado History Museum for Colorado Day celebration
What: History Colorado’s Colorado History Museum will offer free museum admission and free family activities to celebrate Colorado Day on August 1. Colorado will celebrate its 132nd birthday of becoming the 38th state on August 1, 1876.
When: August 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: All activities will take place at the Colorado History Museum 1300 Broadway.
Activities include:
- Plaza: Heirloom toys and games (stilts, hoop and stick, graces, yo yos, Jacob's ladders, tops)
- Lobby: Hand crafts
- Classroom C: Butter churning, cow roping, saddle riding
- Classroom D: Fur trading with mountain men reenactors, striking flint and steel
- Classroom E: Mining with gold panning
- Museum Level: Exhibits and touchcarts
Public Info: Visit www.coloradohistory.org or call 303/866-3682
Media Info: Media who want to learn more about Colorado’s history can interview State Historian Bill Convery. Contact rebecca.laurie@chs.state.co.us to make arrangements.
