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Welcome to the Fort Collins Museum & Discovery Science Center’s blog! This is the place to come to keep up-to-date with what’s happening — from progress on the new museum to day-to-day goings-on, news, events, programs, behind-the-scenes … if you know us already, this is a way to get to know us better. And if you’re new to us, then we hope you’ll enjoy making our acquaintance!
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More to Explore · 10M ago

Heading towards the future

by Terry Burton, Digital Media Coordinator When we started this blog back in March 2008, we knew we’d have a lot to talk about. We’re museum geeks, so that means we’re interested in all kinds of stuff (some of them, admittedly, a little strange). We work at a museum that combines history, culture, a
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More to Explore · 11M ago

Evolution and Miss USA

by Katie Bowell, Curator of Interpretation Alright, I admit it – I watched the Miss USA pageant last Sunday. What can I say? I’m a sucker for sparkling evening gowns and a giant tiara. While I normally watch the program for the glitter and glitz, I was surprised and intrigued by one of the questions
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More to Explore · 11M ago

I’ve Been Frittering My Life Away…

by Katie Bowell, Curator of Interpretation I just discovered the blog Life Before the Dinosaurs, all about the wild and wacky world that existed pre-Triassic. That’s more than enough for nerd in me to get excited, but then I learned that the blog is written by a seven year-old. Seven! When I was sev
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More to Explore · 12M ago

From the Archive: Larimer County’s First Newspaper

by Lesley Drayton, Curator, Local History Archive We’ve been working on scanning the number one issue of the Larimer County Express newspaper, published in Fort Collins on Saturday, April 26, 1873. This fragile paper consists of four pages full of interesting tidbits and advertisements that shed lig
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More to Explore · 12M ago

The New Adventures of Auntie Stone

by Amy Scott, Volunteer Coordinator and Director of Visitor Services Worldwide sightings of a small doll donning a purple bonnet have prompted much whispering and curiosity. Who is this diminutive mystery woman who pops up at landmarks across the globe and, according to reports, always seems to be c
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More to Explore · 1Y ago

From the Archive: Ellen Michaud Remembers

by Lesley Drayton, Curator, Local History Archive The Fort Collins Local History Archive has hundreds of interesting oral histories in the collection, the bulk of which were recorded in the mid to late 1970s by community volunteers eager to capture the stories of many of Fort Collins citizens who ha
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More to Explore · 1Y ago

From the Archive: Student Hijinx!

by Lesley Drayton, Curator, Local History Archive The Fort Collins Local History Archive recently received a donation of scrapbook pages belonging to a student at Colorado A&M College (present-day Colorado State University) who was also a member of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon in the early 195
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More to Explore · 1Y ago

From the Collection: Dinner at the Tedmon House

by Lesley Drayton, Curator, Local History Archives I’m a big fan of the Tedmon House Hotel, which once stood at the northwest corner of Linden and Jefferson Streets in Fort Collins, Colorado. Featured in previous posts, the Tedmon House was an icon in Fort Collins from its grand opening in 1880 unti
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More to Explore · 1Y ago

Human Space Flight and the Civil War

by Katie Bowell, Curator of Interpretation Happy anniversaries, everyone! In case you didn’t know, today is the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight, and the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War. While we don’t recommend that you celebrate by attempting to secede
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More to Explore · 1Y ago

From the Archive: Opening the Door to Laporte

by Lesley Drayton, Curator, Local History Archives A short while back, the Fort Collins Local History Archive received a donation of 17 scrapbooks dating from the mid 1930s to the 1950s that contain hundreds of newspaper articles pertaining to the history of Laporte, Colorado. These scrapbooks were
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