Join John Spidell and the Palmer Lake Historical Society on Thursday, September 21 for a program featuring his trip with the National Geographic expedition trip to Antarctica. John has been a member for many years and generous sponsor of the Father's Day Ice Cream Social and is looking forward to sharing details about his trip with us. We hope you can join us! Newcomers to the area welcome! Doors open at 6:30. Program starts at 7:00. Light refreshments follow with socializing. Held at the Palmer [...]
Come join us for the popular Father's Day Ice Cream Social. Sunday, June 18 from 2-4 in the afternoon. (Rain or Shine). FREE and open to the public. Step back in time when you could relax for a few hours sitting in a park on a summer's day. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the Village Green. Music provided by Craig Walter. We'll provide ice cream and pie. Thank you to our generous sponsor John Spidell, The Spidell Foundation for helping make this special event possible. Â
As a benefit to being a member of the Palmer Lake Historical Society you are invited to join Jim Sawatzki, Telly Award Winner on a member’s only walking tour of historical Monument and Palmer Lake. Limit 30 guests per hike. We hope you can join us! Jim was our Palmer Lake Historical Society’s 2022 president and is an award-winning director who has produced many historical videos about the Palmer Divide such as Star on Sundance, The Life & Times of General William Jackson Palmer and has led m [...]
Please join us and bring a friend. Socialize after the show with light refreshments. Thursday, March 16. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Program starts at 7:00 pm. FREE and open to the public. Join the Palmer Lake Historical Society for a presentation on the Denver KKK during the 1920s. Ms. Shaun Boyd, Curator of Archives from History Colorado in Denver, will present on how the Klan pressured local governments, why it differed from the KKK of the South & why it grew to over 30,000 enrollees before dw [...]
Join the Palmer Lake Historical Society as we meet Rocky Shockley & T. Duren Jones, authors of Easy Hikes to the Hidden Past: Pikes Peak Region Edition. Learn about some wonderful walks, hikes, bike rides. Make discoveries of the region's-often hidden-historic past. Rocky & T. Duren provide well-researched trail explorations with an educational "treasure hunt" for relics of times gone by that should not be forgotten. The Pikes Peak Region Edition covers Monument & Palmer Lake, Colo [...]
Join the Palmer Lake Historical Society and meet Mr. Brett Lobello, Director of Regional History & Genealogy from the Pikes Peak Library District. Brett will share information about researching through their Special Collections. They are housed in the historic 1905 Carnegie building adjacent to the Penrose Library in Colorado Springs. Learn how to use the library for special research projects. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Program starts at 7:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served after the prog [...]
