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2009 Winter
Lecture Series
Presented by the Frontier Historical Society and
the Friends of the Glenwood Springs Branch
Library
All programs begin at 7:00
p.m. in the basement meeting room of the
Glenwood Springs Branch Library at 413 Ninth
Street
Thursday,
January 15th: TBA
Thursday,
February 19th: TBA
Thursday,
March 19th: TBA
Thursday,
April 16th: TBA
For more information,
call 945-4448 or 945-5958
Spring 2009
Clean-up Day at
Linwood Cemetery
as part of Colorado
Archaeology and Historic
Preservation Month
Saturday, May 16,
2009
Join the Frontier Historical Society
for a day of clean up at Linwood
Cemetery. Linwood (Pioneer) Cemetery is the
final resting place of John H. "Doc" Holliday
and the trailhead to the cemetery is located at
12th Street and Bennett Avenue in Glenwood
Springs. Meet at the trailhead at 10:00
a.m. Lunch will be provided.
Bring work gloves, sunscreen, insect repellent
and gardening tools. Help us ready the cemetery
for Memorial Day and the busy summer tourist
season.
Clean-up Day
2006
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Fall
2008
Ghost Walk
2008 Historic
Ghost Walk through
Linwood Cemetery
(Glenwood's Pioneer Cemetery)
October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25
& 26
Tours at 7:00,
7:45, 8:30 and 9:15 on Fridays and
Saturdays
7:00, 7:45 and 8:30 on Sundays
Bill Kight as Jasper Ward
Tours Leave Promptly, So
Don't Be Late!
Meet at the
trailhead to Linwood (Pioneer)
Cemetery at 12th and Bennett
where tour guides lead you up to
and through Glenwood's oldest
cemetery. You may meet
"Doc" Holliday as well
as many other Glenwood Springs
pioneers and hear their stories.
Different performers each
weekend. Tickets are $15 per
person and go on sale October 1st
2008. Tickets available in person at the
Frontier Historical Museum or
Through the Looking Glass
bookstore, both in Glenwood
Springs. Tickets also available for purchase
with Visa or MasterCard by calling the museum
(970) 945-4448. Bring a flashlight or
lantern and dress appropriately
for the weather. Kerosene
lanterns are also available for
purchase at the trailhead for
$10. Be advised that the hike to
the cemetery is moderately
strenuous.
Buy your tickets as soon as they go on sale
October 1st,
as this event sells out quickly!
John Hines as James M. Riland
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