Erie Historical Society» co http://eriehistoricalsociety.org "Preserving the past for the future" Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:32:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Anne Dyni coming to the Erie Community Library on Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. http://eriehistoricalsociety.org/anne-dyni-coming-to-the-erie-community-library-on-nov-12-at-630-pm/ http://eriehistoricalsociety.org/anne-dyni-coming-to-the-erie-community-library-on-nov-12-at-630-pm/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:45:49 +0000 Matt http://eriehistoricalsociety.org/?p=35

Anne Dyni, Boulder County historian and author, will present historic images and captivating stories of the early Colorado pioneers who came here in covered wagons. Their stories will amaze and inspire you.

Homesteading Along the Front Range
November 12th   6:30pm
Erie Community Library
400 Powers Street
Erie, CO 80516
720-685-5200

]]> http://eriehistoricalsociety.org/anne-dyni-coming-to-the-erie-community-library-on-nov-12-at-630-pm/feed/ 0 Historical Talk: Underground Railroad – Bonnie Carmody http://eriehistoricalsociety.org/historical-talk-underground-railroad-bonnie-carmody/ http://eriehistoricalsociety.org/historical-talk-underground-railroad-bonnie-carmody/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:26:15 +0000 Matt http://eriehistoricalsociety.org/historical-talk-underground-railroad-bonnie-carmody/ Please join us Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00pm at the Erie Middle School Auditorium for a Historical Talk. Bonnie Carmody will be talking about the Underground Railroad. The talk will cover the reason for the underground railroad and the symbols used by the slaves to negoiate safe travel to the north. Ms. Carmody will have pictures of some of these symbols. She will not have the quilt she made but will show blocks from her next quilt.

Bonnie Carmody was born in Boulder and went to school in Lafayette. She has lived in Longmont for 15 years and is an active member of the Quilters Group.
The book she is using is written by Ms. Tobin “Hidden in Plain View”.

Admission is free. We hope to see you there.

If you have any questions please contact Sarah Wise at 303.828.4561

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