A Fireside Chat at Erie Community Library
May 18, 2009 by Matt
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A group of twenty-four gathered in the Living Room at Erie Community Library for a visit from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Historian Richard Marold arrived in a period wheelchair, sporting a bow tie and vintage FDR campaign button on his lapel. We learned about some of the New Deal projects in Colorado including as Red Rocks [...]
Historical Talk: Underground Railroad – Bonnie Carmody
February 12, 2008 by Matt
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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 [...]