2011–12 Lecture Series
Colorado in Our Time: 20th Century Memories

How do we know if our experiences, memories, or actions will make history? The 2011–2012 lecture series focuses on recent history: the people, places, and ideas we’ve witnessed, read about, pondered, and experienced. We’ll get a glimpse of Colorado during the social and political upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s as we explore the communes of southern Colorado, and learn what it was like for one of the Little Rock Nine to move here in the ‘60s. We’ll discover the political legacies of Patricia Schroeder, the first woman from Colorado elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and Byron White, the only Coloradan appointed to the Supreme Court. We’ll explore environmental issues with lectures on wildfires and Colorado’s ever-present battle over water.

All lectures take place at 1 and 7 p.m. at the NEW History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver. 

Call 303-866-4686 or e-mail us for more information.  

Sponsored by the Walter S. Rosenberry III Charitable Trust.