1968 Armistice Day in Crested ButteA talk by George Sibley at the 2024 Flauschink Slideshow In 1968 I walked into the local bar and immediately noticed 5 old men sitting around a table. It was unusual because typically you would see the old men sitting at the...
WHAT HAPPENS TO AN ITEM IN THE COLLECTIONS? When historic items walk through the door, museum staff always gets excited. It means we are going to hear new stories and learn more about our local history. The donor will meet with the curator and share what they know...
Window Exhibit She Will Not Be Silenced: Celebrating 100 Years of the Female Vote December 12, 2019 – January 31, 2020 Throughout the fall semester of 2019, we, a cohort of students in the History Department at Western Colorado University have been working on a...
The Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum is located in the historic building affectionately called Tony’s Conoco. Here’s a timeline of the building’s journey. 1883: John McCosker builds a blacksmith on the corner lot of 4th and Elk. By 1904: An...
