WELCOME TO
THE HINSDALE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WEB SITE
The Historical Society was established in October 1973 and opened its first
museum in the Finley Block in July 1975. The building was leased at that time
and when it was sold the museum moved to a succession of other rented
quarters, including what is now the Cinnamon Inn for a couple years starting
in 1979. The Society returned to the Finley Block in 1987 and purchased it in
1989 in trade for four town lots the Society owned in Foote & Richardson
Addition and $65,000 cash, the latter including $10,000 from the Boettcher
Foundation and $20,000 from the Gates Foundation. We expended upwards
of $100,000 in improvements, including grants in 1998 and 1999 from the
State Historical Fund totaling $65,000, for new heating system, roof, electric
wiring, handicapped accessible bathroom, and stone and mortar repair.
We are very proud of our accomplishments to date. We could not have done
them without the support of our members, the community and our grantors.
Please take a few minutes to browse through our site. If you have any
questions or suggestions for improvement, please let us know. Thank you for
visiting.
THE HINSDALE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WEB SITE
The Historical Society was established in October 1973 and opened its first
museum in the Finley Block in July 1975. The building was leased at that time
and when it was sold the museum moved to a succession of other rented
quarters, including what is now the Cinnamon Inn for a couple years starting
in 1979. The Society returned to the Finley Block in 1987 and purchased it in
1989 in trade for four town lots the Society owned in Foote & Richardson
Addition and $65,000 cash, the latter including $10,000 from the Boettcher
Foundation and $20,000 from the Gates Foundation. We expended upwards
of $100,000 in improvements, including grants in 1998 and 1999 from the
State Historical Fund totaling $65,000, for new heating system, roof, electric
wiring, handicapped accessible bathroom, and stone and mortar repair.
We are very proud of our accomplishments to date. We could not have done
them without the support of our members, the community and our grantors.
Please take a few minutes to browse through our site. If you have any
questions or suggestions for improvement, please let us know. Thank you for
visiting.
| © 2007 HCHS • Post Office Box 353 130 North Silver Street • Lake City, CO 81235 • 970-944-2050 • Email |
| One of the objectives of this web site is to share Hinsdale County and Lake City's past. If you have photo's that relate to our early history, information on events, stories of your family when they lived here or other tidbits that might be of interest, please share them with us. We would love to post your stories and photos on the web site. Please don't hesitate to contact us with what you would like to share and we will be glad to work with you. |
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