Pioneer Town Museum Surface Creek Valley Historical Society Cedaredge, CO

06/01/2026

We wholeheartedly support this tribute to Richard Udd, and acknowledge his many years of service to both the Historical Society and Pioneer Town serving not only as its president, but in many other capacities as well. A truly remarkable, well respected and loved man. We miss him.

Ribbon Cutting at Richard Udd Park 🌳✂️

The Rotary Club of Cedaredge was honored to join the Udd and Locke families and the Town of Cedaredge for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Richard Udd Park. 🎉

For several years, our club has proudly cared for this town-owned roadside park, welcoming travelers on their way to and from Grand Mesa. 🚗🏔️ Through seasonal cleanups, planting flowers 🌷, repainting picnic tables and pavilions 🎨, and adding permanent benches 🪑, Rotary members have worked to keep this special place beautiful and inviting for residents and visitors alike.

Following Richard Udd’s passing in June 2025, Rotary proposed naming this previously unnamed park in his honor. We are grateful to the Town of Cedaredge for embracing this idea and helping create a lasting tribute to a man whose commitment to our community was extraordinary. ❤️

Richard served Cedaredge as Trustee, Mayor, and President and Treasurer of the Rotary Club of Cedaredge Foundation. His leadership, humility, and dedication to service left a lasting impact on our town. ⭐

This park now stands as a reminder of Richard’s legacy and the Rotary motto he lived so well: Service Above Self. 💙💛

We look forward to continuing our partnership with the Town of Cedaredge as we care for the Surface Creek Valley 🌄 and honor those who have helped make our community such a special place.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this meaningful celebration. 🙏

The photo: A special honor was bestowed upon Richard Udd's fiancée, Karen Locke, who, together with Mayor Hart, performed the ribbon-cutting.

05/28/2026

Great reminder of Pioneer Town's history. Thank you Jerry!

Pioneer Town Museum is a living history museum operated by the non-profit organization, the Surface Creek Valley Historical Society, in Cedaredge, Colorado

05/25/2026

We’re excited to partner with the Cedaredge Library to bring Storytime to Pioneer Town this summer.

Join us Tuesday, June 2 at 1:30 PM for stories, crafts, and hands-on fun inspired by pioneer life and local history. Designed for ages 0–5, each month will feature a new theme that invites kids to explore, learn, and create in a setting that feels straight out of a storybook.

We’re so happy to collaborate with the library to bring more family-friendly programming to our community, and we hope to see you there!

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The Museum will be CLOSED this SUNDAY MAY 24th.
Summer days/hours resume next week

05/22/2026

Thank you to local historian Zebulon Miracle for a fascinating Third Thursday History Talk at Pioneer Town! Guests learned about the history of mapping, surveying, and how historic land records can still help uncover the stories of homesteads, property lines, irrigation systems, and early settlement across the West.

One especially interesting part of the evening was learning how early surveyors mapped the land using long metal survey chains, carefully measuring distances across rugged terrain to divide land into townships, sections, and homestead parcels. Those original surveys became the foundation for many of the property boundaries still used today.

We’re also sharing this original plat map of the Cedaredge area, showing Township 13 South, Range 94 West. Take a look and see if you can spot where you live, where your family homestead was located, or land connected to your family’s history. It’s incredible to think that many of these lines and parcels were first measured by hand more than a century ago.

Thank you again to Zebulon for sharing his knowledge and passion for local history with our community. Be sure to follow Pioneer Town’s page and watch our website for upcoming history talks throughout the year!