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Rio Grande Museum November Newsletter
November, 2019 Rio Grande County Museum will be hosting “HOLIDAY AT THE MUSEUM” with an opening reception on November 16, 2019 from 10am - 4pm. Several artists will be featured for this holiday...
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Honorable Carlos F. Lucero award recipient
Native-born Honorable Carlos F. Lucero was honored by Adams State University as the recipient of the Billy Adams Award during this year's Homecoming!The Hon. Carlos F. Lucero, circuit judge of the...
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Martha Kennedy Book Reading
On December 7th, Pearl Harbor Day, Martha Kennedy will read from AS A BABY DUCK LISTENS TO THUNDER as part of Holiday at the Museum. She will read chapters from her time on Hainan Island during...
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Historic train restoration stalls at Ogden’s Union Station [with Cumbres &...
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive No. 223 is seen outside Union Station in Ogden on Dec. 10. The 138-year-old historic train sits in pieces, consigned to limbo after a local...
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Local Motion: Dark Skies
Photo of Milky Way over Great Sand Dunes: NPS/Patrick Myers Article published on kvnf.orgThe International Dark Sky Association was founded in 1988 with the intention to protect the night skies for...
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Rio Grande County Museum Newsletter, Jan 2020
Del Norte Fairgrounds The staff of Rio Grande County museum wish you a Happy New Year and thank you for your support andinterest throughout 2019. We are looking forward to an exciting year in 2020.We...
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Trail Tales of the La Vereda del Norte Chapter of the Old Spanish Trail
Trail History and Importance Today by Doug KnudsenTraders, their mules, and their woolen goods are the "stars" of the trail—stars that were introduced to modern people to enrich their perspectives of...
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19th Amendment Exhibit at Rio Grande County Museum
by Louise ColvilleThis year marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Amendment was ratified by 36 states with Tennessee being the 36th...
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Basics for viewing the Milky Way and where to look for the “core”
1 - First tip would be to wait until the New Moon (defined as - the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth, or shortly thereafter when it appears as a...
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2020 Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museum Conference to be held in the San...
2020 ANNUAL MEETING IN ALAMOSAAPRIL 16-18, 2020 | ALAMOSA, COLORADOThe Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums is excited to announce their 2020 annual meeting in Alamosa,in the Mystic San Luis...
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$10,000 grant awarded from Colorado Tourism Office
The San Luis Valley Museum Association was awarded a $10,000 Tourism Development grant by the Colorado Tourism Office. The grant will allow us to develop a driving tour app for the Los Caminos...
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South Fork a land rich in history and cultures
by Lindsie Ferrell South Fork’s rich history of mining, railroads, lumber, and early settlers combines with the modern-day adventure town and creates a captivating story that forms the foundation on...
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Headwaters Alliance is working to conserve the glorious night sky in Mineral...
On dark nights, most people in the world can only pick out a few lonely stars due to the rapid increase of global light pollution. However, on this cold night in Creede Colorado, I can pick out whole...
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Coming Soon!
The San Luis Valley Museum Association has partnered with the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in the development of a driving tour app for the Los Caminos Scenic and Historic Byway!See our...
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New Documentary Explores History and Culture Connecting Three National...
The Martinez brothers of Los Sauces (Lasauses), Colorado, are descended from generations of Hispanic ranchers, just one of the many cultural groups who lived or passed through the San Luis Valley....
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Navigating the Night Sky
Crash Course: Amateur Astronomy with Tracie BeudenThis video is being provided by the International Dark Sky Association during their 2020 International Dark Sky Week that was held online during...
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Kit Carson Controversy
Pencil on paper of Kit Carson, 1863 by E. A. Burbank. Original from the collection of Bonhams Recent protests over Confederate statues have sparked removal across the country and not just Confederate...
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Museums of Southern Colorado Opening Status
The following is the listing as of 06/26 for those museums that will be opening or remaining closed. Please note it is very important, and for some required, that you contact the museum via email or...
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3 Scenic Byways: Short Walks, Long Views
Check our latest collaboration effort on a -- 3 Day, 3 Scenic Byways Itinerary -- that will take you through Trinidad, Stonewall, La Veta, Fort Garland, the Great Sand Dunes National Park and...
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