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Celebrating 50 Years

50th1965 - 2015

November 2015

Al Albrethsen, Grand Junction

Megan Bell, Delta

Jerry Brooks, Utah

Slim Farnsworth, Cedaredge

Peggy Malone, Fruita

Terry Nash, Loma 

Tom Sharpe, Loma

Gail Steiger, ArizonaPhoto courtesy of

Kathy McCraine

Caitlyn Taussig, Kremmling

Nona Carver, Mesa

Pat Martin, Grand Junction

Grand Junction Cowboy Poetry Gathering

2015

November 6 & 7Whitman Educational Center4th & Ute, Grand Junction

Daytime Programs: $2 per person suggested donation

Evening Performances: $7 per person

See inside for details!

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Cowboy Poetry Gathering 2015 Schedule

Saturday, November 710 am Get Ready for a Day on the Range

Host: Slim Farnsworth (Cedaredge, CO)Gail Steiger, Al Albrethsen, Nona Carver, Jerry Brooks

11 am Cowgirls Host: Pat Martin (Grand Junction, CO)Nona Carver, Caitlyn Taussig, Megan Bell, Peggy Malone

Noon Open Mic SessionAn invitation for anyone who wants to share a story or song to come on up to the stage!Host: Terry Nash (Loma, CO)

1 pm CrittersHost: Gail Steiger (Prescott, AZ)Slim Farnsworth, Megan Bell, Nona Carver, Terry Nash

2 pm The Good Old DaysHost: Caitlyn Taussig (Kremmling, CO)Pat Martin, Jerry Brooks, Terry Nash, Tom Sharpe

3 pm True Stories? Tall Tales?Host: Megan Bell (Delta, CO)Peggy Malone, Slim Farnsworth, Al Albrethsen, Pat Martin

4 pm By RequestHost: Tom Sharpe (Loma, CO) This session features all performers and gives everyone a chance to request a favorite poem or song!

7 pm Evening PerformanceHost: Tom Sharpe (Loma, CO)Jerry Brooks, Gail Steiger, Slim Farnsworth, Caitlyn Taussig

Friday, November 61 pm Catch Your Favorite Horse

Host: Peggy Malone (Fruita, CO)Al Albrethsen, Megan Bell, Gail Steiger, Jerry Brooks

2 pm Saddle Up and RideHost: Jerry Brooks (Sevier, UT)Caitlyn Taussig, Nona Carver, Pat Martin, Terry Nash

3 pm Open Mic SessionAn invitation for anyone who wants to share a story or song to come on up to the stage!Host: Nona Carver (Mesa, CO)

4 pm Singing Songs and Telling TalesHost: Al Albrethsen (Grand Junction, CO)Gail Steiger, Caitlyn Taussig, Peggy Malone, Terry Nash

7 pm Evening PerformanceHost: Nona Carver (Mesa, Colorado)Peggy Malone, Terry Nash, Megan Bell, Pat Martin

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Program News

Oral History ProgramThursday, November 19 • Noon

Whitman Educational Center • 248 S. Fourth St.

Join Family Health West's director of community relations and development, Angelina Salazar, and learn about how a group of farmers in the Lower Valley drove beet trucks to Utah to gather supplies to build their own community-owned hospital. Today, that hospital has grown to provide a host of health care services for your entire family, employing over 500 employees.

Oral History programs are held at the Whitman Educational Center, 248 S. Fourth St. They are jointly sponsored by the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society and are free to the public. The programs are held on the third Thursday of the month at noon. For more information please contact Ronna Lee Sharpe, rsharpe@westcomuseum.org, 970/361-1136.

Authors' Party November 7 • 10 am - 2 pm

Museum of the West • 5th and Ute

David P. Bailey ~ Distant Treasures in the Mist

Judy Blevins ~ Double Jeopardy, Swan Song, The Legacy and Karma

Jodi Buchan ~ Western Colorado Fruit and Wine: A Bountiful History

Laurena Mayne Davis ~ 125 People, 125 Years: Grand Junction’s Story

Jeff Dersham ~ Planets to Pulsars: A Citizen’s Guide to the Universe

Robert B. Elliot ~ Real Glider Replicas, Build and Fly the First Flyers and Inventing Flight

Bill Haggerty ~ Best Easy Day Hikes: Grand Junction and Fruita

Judy Thompson ~ The BagpiperAnd other local and regional authors!

In honor of the Museum of Western Colorado’s 2015 Cowboy Poetry Gathering, we will have a table for Cowboy Poetry authors with their books and tapes for sale.

Find the perfect gift and have it personalized for the holidays!

This event is a fundraiser for the

Museum of Western Colorado.

Light refreshments will be served.

Friday Evening Museum of the West Tours

November 20 • 5:30 pmBehind the Scenes

Museum of the West • 5th and Ute$5/person; preregistration not required

Changing Landscapes of Science

Due to one of the best crops he's had in recent years, Bruce Talbott has had to cancel his presentation for November 12, the last lecture in the series.

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Great Museums of ArizonaDecember 9 - 13 Register by November 6The Copper State is home to some of the nation's leading cultural institutions. Come see the world class cultural institutions in Flagstaff, Phoenix and Tuc-son-Native People museums such as the Heard, museums like the Phoenix Art and Desert Caballeros with foremost art collections, wonderful history muse-ums such as the Arizona Historical, Pueblo Grande with unparalleled archeo-logical presentations and spectacular botanical gardens at Arizona-Sonora Desert-nearly all of them accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.Led by Peter MacMillan Booth, Ph.D. $750/Museum member; $800/Non-member - includes transportation, admission and lodging $150 - deposit required to reserve space

Passport to Adventure

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

Over the years, this quote has erroneously been attributed to Mark Twain.

However, credit for it must be given to author H. Jackson Brown's mother.

Regardless of the origin, it's still one of our favorite quotes.

Looking ahead!A taste of our Passport to Adventure 2016

Galapagos Islands Cruise August 8-17, 2016 • Register by April 8, 2016

Visit the famous Galapagos Islands with two evolution experts: Dr. Julia McHugh and Jen McCollough. We will take a 20-passenger yacht cruise to the islands of San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Espanola, Floreana, Genovesa, Rabida, and Santiago. Bring your camera, walking shoes, swim suit, and plenty of sunblock because we will be hiking, touring, and snorkeling these legendary islands! See volcanoes, penguins, hammerhead sharks, giant tortoises, finches, boobies, sea lions, tropical fish and so much more!

$7,750 Museum member/$8,000 Non-member; single supplement = +70%Includes: travel insurance, airfare from GJ to Quito, Ecuador, domestic airfare from Quito to the Galapagos Islands, hotel, hotel and island transfers, all excursions, transit control card, cruise, meals, park admission fees, park guides, and snorkeling gear and use of an underwater camera.Does NOT include: tips, alcohol, use of a wetsuit, or airline baggage fees.

Photo courtesy of © Norton Photography

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boun·ti·fullarge in quantity; abundant.

"Our community, sponsors, partners, and volunteers provide bountiful support."

We are proud to be part of your community. From our house to yours, thank you.

Happy Thanksgiving.

THE LAST GREAT MINING BOOM: THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY IN WESTERN COLORADO, 1890-1985A Traveling BLM Exhibit from the Anasazi Heritage Center

THE NUCLEAR AGE ON THE WESTERN SLOPE: RADIUM AND U-BOOM ARTIFACTSArtifacts from the collections of the Museum of the West

Where: Museum of the West 462 Ute Ave., Downtown Grand Junction

When: Open to the Public November 13, 2015 - February 13, 2016

Info: (970) 242-0971

Brought to you by the Bacon Family Foundation50th

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Exhibit News

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The Loyd Files Research Library and Archives recently received three images of the 1912 Midland Trail expedition from the grandson of H.A. Bradeen.

In October 1912, H.A. Bradeen was one of the 27 motorists that drove ten cars from Grand Junction to Salt Lake City as part of A.L. Westgard's plan to create a national coast-to-coast auto highway. Westgard dubbed this route “The Midland Trail” and the Midland Trail Association was formed later that year in Grand Junction to promote it. The trail proved to be quite difficult with the road often dwindling to wagon tracks and deep mud causing problems as well. The motorists made the journey in 12 days and Salt Lake City greeted the pioneers with a banquet. The drivers shipped their cars home via railroad.

To learn more about The Midland Trail, please visit the Loyd Files Research Library and Archives. Our winter hours are Monday 10 am - 1 pm, Tuesday through Thursday 10 am - 4 pm, and Friday 10 am - 1 pm.

From Our Collections

COLORADO GIVESThanks to the generous support of community members like you,

the Museums of Western Colorado have been

DiscoveringPreserving

Sharingthe rich history of the Grand Valley for 50 years.

Your continued support will help us to safeguard the historical and paleontological legacies of Western Colorado for generations to come.

Please take a few minutes to support us on Colorado Gives Day.For additional information: Dana Krydick at dkrydick@westcomuseum.org

50th1965 - 2015

Celebrating 50 Years 1965 - 2015

Museums of Western Colorado

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BREAKFAST with SANTADecember 5 • 9 - 11 am

Dinosaur Journey Museum550 Jurassic Ct., Fruita

As November turns into the Holiday Season, don’t forget to get your tickets for Breakfast with Santa. Join us for a festive event with both Santa Claus and dinosaurs!

You will enjoy a hot breakfast from McDonald’s among the prehistoric giants, followed by a performance by the Adagio Dancers, story time with Mrs. Claus, and then, of course, the man himself – Santa Claus!

Only 150 tickets will be offered for this popular event, so don’t wait!

$8 per person pre-registration is requiredCall 970.242.0971, ext. 212.

Breakfast with Santa comes only once a year!

Calendar

Museums of Western Colorado P.O. Box 20000 Grand Junction, CO 81502-5020

www.museumofwesternco.orge-mail: museumofwesternco@gmail.com

Cross Orchards Historic Site3073 F Road • (970) 434-9814Closed for the season.

Dinosaur Journey Museum550 Jurassic Court, Fruita • (970) 858-7282October 1 - April 30Monday - Saturday • 10 am - 4 pmSunday • Noon - 4 pm

Museum of the West462 Ute (5th & Ute) • (970) 242-0971October 1 - April 30Monday - Saturday • 10 am - 4 pmClosed Sunday

Loyd Files Research Library Monday • 10 am - 1 pmTuesday - Thursday • 10 am - 4 pm Friday • 10 am - 1 pmClosed Saturday and Sunday

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U.S. POSTAGE PAIDGrand Junction, CO

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RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

NOVEMBER 6 & 7 see inside for hours Grand Junction Cowboy Poetry Gathering Whitman Educational Center

7 10 am - 2 pm Authors' Party Museum of the West

13 U-Boom exhibit opens to the public Museum of the West

19 Noon Oral History Program Whitman Educational Center

20 5:30 pm Friday Evening Tour Museum of the West

26 Happy Thanksgiving! All sites will be closed.

DECEMBER 5 9 - 11 am Breakfast with Santa Dinosaur Journey Museum

8 Colorado Gives Day www.ColoradoGives.org