The Museum is open to the public on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10am until 4pm and on Wednesdays and Fridays from 1pm until 4pm.

Save the Date!

In October, we’re going to start to introduce the idea of Power of Place -- considering significant questions about our history including our community’s relationship with the use of land, waterways, and natural resources. On October 12th, we are going to look at sheep! Sometimes we forget that once there were more sheep than cattle in La Plata County. Join us on October 12th at the Museum for several programs.

Dr. Andrew Gulliford will be speaking at the Museum at 10:30 a.m. about his book "The Woolly West". This will be an in-person event only. Copies will be available for sale at the Museum that day.

In the afternoon, the Second Saturday Seminar will be at 1 p.m. online and streaming in the classroom. Pam Dyer, LPCHS Board member will be talking about the history and future of sheep in La Plata County. Register here.

Get ready for Halloween and learn what lies beneath Colorado's pioneer cemeteries! Join local author Eilene Lyon for an in-person booksigning on Saturday, October 26th at 1 p.m. at the Museum.

Oral Histories and Documentaries

It's live, Buffalo Soldiers: Return to Animas City The Video! If you missed the event or want to hear the story of the Buffalo Soldiers again, you can watch it now on our Youtube channel here.

We are absolutely thrilled to release this oral history "I Lived in the Rico Depot" presented by life-long Colorado resident, Joanne Branson Smith. Joanne's earliest memories of childhood are of her adventures in and around the Denver Rio Grande Southern (RGS) railroad depot in Rico, CO. Joanne gave this talk at the Museum in November, 2022 and volunteer Larry Bollinger has done an amazing job to preserve her memories. You can watch it on our Youtube channel here.

Learn about the Great Fire of 1889

Download a device friendly copy of the walking tour here or a printable version of the pdf here.