Join the Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation staff for a weekly webinar series highlighting projects and programs in Colorado.
History Colorado staff will be sharing their knowledge with you every Wednesday at noon using the Zoom platform. Click on any webinar to register or watch a recording of previous webinars.
The National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado Register of Historic Properties are the backbone of our national and state preservation programs. Learn how and why a property can be listed in one of these registers and what benefits it can receive.
History Colorado’s State-Approved Museum and Curatorial Repository Program enables County, and municipally supported museums/repositories in our State to hold archaeological and paleontological collections locally. By State law all archaeological artifacts and fossils found on any State, County or local public lands belongs to the State of Colorado. However rather than transferring these collections to Denver (History Colorado), the aim of this program is to keep these collections within the hands of local communities - close to where they originated. This enables local communities to then more fully appreciate and manage the own heritage’s collections. This webinar will provide an overview of the program as well as how local governments might support and collaborate with their local museums and repositories on new possible outreach projects.
What is historic preservation? How can I get involved? Get an overview of the history, methods, and programs from the staff of the Colorado Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation.
This webinar is designed to kick off Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month and give those having limited or no familiarity with archaeology a brief introduction to the profession, common terms, and preservation issues. The webinar will also explain the purpose and organization of the Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification (PAAC), which is History Colorado's Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation's main education and certification program for those wanting a greater connection to the great archaeology of Colorado.
Calling all Future Archaeologists and Historic Preservationists! May is Colorado Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month (AHPM) and for several years, professionals from around the state came together to design a poster to honor and celebrate Colorado’s preservation work. While professionals are pretty smart, the people, places, and things that we preserve are important to everyone! This year, we are looking to the future and asking YOU to find materials around your home to design Colorado’s AHPM poster.
If you have questions or want to bounce off ideas, participate in our digital meeting with the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation staff!
El Pueblo was a mid-19th Century trading post on the Arkansas River, built on what was then the Mexican-American border. It lasted for about 12 years, destroyed in a Christmas Day raid in 1854. It was excavated in the 1990s by Dr. William Buckles. Learn about the history and archaeology of this scrappy little fort!
Calling all Future Archaeologists and Historic Preservationists! May is Colorado Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month (AHPM) and for several years, professionals from around the state came together to design a poster to honor and celebrate Colorado’s preservation work. While professionals are pretty smart, the people, places, and things that we preserve are important to everyone! This year, we are looking to the future and asking YOU to find materials around your home to design Colorado’s AHPM poster.
If you have questions or want to bounce off ideas, participate in our digital meeting with the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation staff!
May is Colorado Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month, and for several years professionals from around the state came together to design a poster to honor and celebrate Colorado’s preservation work. While professionals are pretty smart, the people, places, and things that we preserve are important to everyone! This year, we're looking to the future and asking YOU to find materials around your home to design Colorado’s AHPM poster.
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 plays a major role in the protection of historic properties across America. This webinar will provide an introduction to the process and provide you with the tools to understand how Section 106 can affect your community.
Calling all Future Archaeologists and Historic Preservationists! May is Colorado Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month (AHPM) and for several years, professionals from around the state came together to design a poster to honor and celebrate Colorado’s preservation work. While professionals are pretty smart, the people, places, and things that we preserve are important to everyone! This year, we are looking to the future and asking YOU to find materials around your home to design Colorado’s AHPM poster.
Three winners will be selected and announced via an online event.
Interested in learning the history of your house? Whether it’s a mansion or a modest dwelling, History Colorado’s collections hold clues about buildings—and the individuals associated with them. Learn how to successfully research your property with Erika Schmelzer from the Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation.
