PLHS hosts monthly historical talks and field trips on a variety of topics. They are usually held on the third Thursday of the month at the Palmer Lake Town Hall at 42 Valley Crescent St. Click here for directions. To submit an idea for an event, email PLHSPresident@gmail.com.
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“The Night of a Thousand Heroes”
March 17, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Postponed due to inclement weather. Rescheduled for June 16, 2022.
The Palmer Lake Historical Society invites the public to hear Tracy Beach present the program “The Night of a Thousand Heroes” based on her book of the same name. The presentation will include a short historical lecture on the history of the disastrous June 1921 Pueblo Flood, a slide show, and a presentation of historical flood artifacts.
Admission is free and open to all!
Doors open to the public at 6:30.
Light refreshments are served after the program.
Tracy Beach, raised in Salida, CO, is the author of “The Tunnels under our feet- Colorado’s forgotten hollow sidewalks;” “My life as a Whore- the biography of Madam Laura Evens;” “Frozen to the cabin floor- the biography of Baby Doe Tabor;” “Michael;” and “The Night of a Thousand Heroes.” She is currently working on two WW2 biographies.
