Colfax Heritage Museum

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

Please remember for whom we celebrate these holidays.

04/11/2026

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04/04/2026

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04/03/2026

What's happening with the Colfax Hotel?

Originally the Gillen Hotel, it was briefly called the Marvin Hotel in 1922 before being renamed the Colfax Hotel, owned at various times by the Gillen family and later Grandma Stone (1935), who was famous for her chicken and dumplings.

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03/10/2026

We were offered some impressive shoe repair equipment for the museum from a former Colfax resident whose father and grandfather ran a business here through the '40s. I’m hoping someone might know about his shoe repair business, or possibly have photos. Thanks!

03/07/2026

The Colfax Museum is excited with their newest addition, this Fairbanks Dormant scale originally from the freight building on Main Street.

Fairbanks dormant scales are heavy-duty, industrial platform scales designed to be installed flush with the floor or in a shallow pit, allowing for easy, drive-on weighing of heavy cargo. Originating in the 1800s for grain elevators and railway use, these durable, mechanical, scales became the standard for industrial weighing.

If anyone can build the historical provenance for this scale, please contact the museum.

02/27/2026

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02/27/2026

2026 Big Boy No. 4014 Coast-to-Coast Tour
Western Leg Schedule

02/19/2026

The museum is closed today due to weather.