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VOLUME 158 | ISSUE 42
WEEK OF OCTOBER 17, 2024
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Learn more about the female pioneers New Native American arbor a space for ceremony, celebration in Golden History Park behind Golden’s new historic street signs All along Clear Creek, even
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Jacob Gonzales, 13, watches as his dad and other color guard members present the American and Colorado flags Oct. 6 during the Golden History Park’s annual Autumn Fest. Gonzales later PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN performed a grass dance in the history park’s new Native American arbor.
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blocks away, passersby could hear continual drumming from the Golden History Park. Every hour, they told the story of Colorado’s first peoples — how they were here for thousands of years, how they are still here today, and how they will remain here for many generations to come. As part of its fourth annual Autumn Fest, the Golden History Museum & Park dedicated its new Native American arbor in a special Oct. 6 ceremony. The open-spaced circular structure will serve as a gathering space for both Golden History Museum and Native American programs. Steve LaPointe, chair of the museum’s Native American Advisory Board, helped design the arbor, calling the project a “labor of love.” He thanked everyone involved “for making this dream a reality.”
More than a century after their streets were renamed, Golden is recognizing the female pioneers three city streets were originally named after. During the week of Oct. 1, city crews installed historic street name signs along Illinois, Maple and Elm streets recognizing their original designations as Mary, Helen and Nettie streets, respectively. They were named for Mary Boyd, Helen Berthoud and Jeannette Ferrell, respectively, who were behind some of Golden’s earliest businesses and organizations. All three were inducted into the Jefferson County Hall of Fame in 2022 by the Jefferson County Historical Commission. Illinois, Maple and Elm streets’ names aren’t changing, but the new signs simply honor their original namesakes, city officials clarified.
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BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM