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Thank you to everyone who attended the.... Old West SHIVAREE Membership Roundup November 19 - The Pour House
What a view--Mount Sopris, as seen from Carbondale and the Roaring Fork Valley. This inspiring poster, showing a variety of magnificent Sopris views from the Museum's collection of vintage postcards, will be available at Potato Day 2011. Look for our booth in the park! Or, you may order it by mail. Send your check to: Mt Sopris Historical Society, PO
Box 2, Carbondale, Colorado 81623 Small poster: 11" x 17" - $8 each including postage Large poster: 16" x 20" - $30 each including postage* * * * * *
* * * * * * * Our Mission: To bring together persons interested in history, especially the history of the Roaring Fork and Crystal River valleys and vicinities in Colorado and to encourage awareness of history. To discover, collect, and preserve any material and information that establishes or illustrates the history of the area. To provide for the maintenance and preservation of historical materials and information and for their accessibility to anyone who wants to examine or study them. The Society shall also attempt to establish and preserve historic information, objects, buildings, monuments, markers and sites. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT'S
YOUR OPINION about naming the eastern Peak of Mt. Sopris after John Denver? Write a letter and share your thoughts
on the matter. The Mt. Sopris Historical Society Board does not take a position on the subect, but we encourage you
to share your ideas by writing to the Mt Sopris Historical Society and to the contacts below: Lou Yost Executive Secretary, U.S. Board on Geographic Names 703.648.4552 BGNEXEC@usgs.gov FAX (703) 648-4549 Garfield County Commissioners, listed below: What's new at MSHS? Hear interview on Radio Free Aspen. OWN "RED STALLION IN THE ROCKIES"
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inside the Mt. Sopris Historical Museum in Carbondale, Colorado...you'll be standing inside an authentic homesteader’s
cabin built in the 1880s. The Museum showcases the treasured tools, photographs and household goods that tell the story
of Carbondale’s past, its development as a place known for closeness to the land, spirit of community and magnificent
scenery.
Mission Statement
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Mt. Sopris Historical Museum in Carbondale, Colorado
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