Keeping the History of the Palmer Divide
Since 1956
LUCRETIA VAILE MUSEUM HOURS:
Wed 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
66 Lower Glenway Street
P.O. Box 662
Palmer Lake, Colorado 80133
Program includes overview of 2024 programs, preview of 2025 programs and election of the 2025 officers. We will provide ham, rolls, coffee and tea. Please bring a dish to share (salad, desert, side).
The Palmer Lake Historical Society will be hosting General William Jackson Palmer portrayed by Dave Harmon. General Palmer will share stories about his Quaker upbringing, the civil war and his contributions to the expansion of transportation in the American West during the late nineteenth century. General Palmer is also well known for his philanthropy. Please […]
Explore the lives of four unforgettable women who called Colorado home during the turbulent years of the Pikes Peak Gold Rush. Katrina Murat was one of Colorado’s first Anglo settlers. She was an adventurous spirit who lived in Palmer Lake at the end of her life. Amache, a Cheyenne woman, married an Anglo man and […]
Cost: FREE and OPEN to the Public Please join us to hear Patric Ryan, who will share his research information on why Nikola Tesla chose Colorado Springs, CO. This Experimental Station, built in 1899 by the inventor for his study of the use of high-voltage, high-frequency electricity in wireless power transmission. Patric is an author […]