Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin

Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin The 1878 Healy House looks over historic and scenic treasures of the mining town of Leadville. Get a glimpse of life in a booming silver mining camp.

The grounds include a garden and gazebo, and the Dexter Cabin built in 1879. The Healy House and Dexter Cabin is a Community Museum of History Colorado. While the Healy House is open, we ask that you please call for tour reservations. Tour the lavishly restored Victorian home, built by August Meyer for his bride, which later became a fashionable boarding house for Leadville teachers and railroad f

amilies. In addition, we invite you to visit the plush 1870s log cabin built by James Dexter, Colorado's first millionaire. Stroll through the heritage gardens or enjoy the magnificent views from the gazebo. This is Leadville's oldest museum.

Join us on Saturday, September 12 for the opening of 12 Tablecloths Leadville! 🍽️This is the fourth and final chapter in...
08/26/2026

Join us on Saturday, September 12 for the opening of 12 Tablecloths Leadville! 🍽️

This is the fourth and final chapter in the groundbreaking series of installations by renowned artist Chloé Duplessis. 12 Tablecloths is a reimagined offering that honors the extraordinary contributions of Black women and the significance of domestic service in Leadville and across the American West during the silver and gold rush era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Site-specific versions of 12 Tablecloths have previously been on exhibition at the Center for Colorado Women’s History, the Trinidad History Museum, and Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center.

The artist talk will begin at noon, followed by exhibition opening and reception. Please RSVP in advance at: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8963507/RSVP-for-12-Tablecloths-Leadville-Opening-Reception

Location: Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin
912 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, CO
Date: September 12, 2026
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm

August 26, is Women’s Equality Day, celebrating the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which granted most (but not a...
08/25/2026

August 26, is Women’s Equality Day, celebrating the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which granted most (but not all) women the right to vote when it was ratified in 1920. Since its inception in 1973, the annual event highlights the achievements women have made while acknowledging that there’s a long way to go to reach true equality for all.

Read more about who was included and excluded in the 19th Amendment from the Colorado Magazine at: https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2020/08/16/what-does-equal-suffrage-mean
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Image 1: Eliza Burton "Lyda" Conley (Wyandot), the first Native American woman lawyer in the US (1902) and first to argue a case before the US Supreme Court (1909). Wikimedia Commons
Image 2: Badge celebrating the passage of the 19th Amendment with a vote cast for the Harding-Coolidge ticket. Wikimedia Commons

Saturday, Sept. 5th 🎥 Come and enjoy a viewing of "FRIEDL". The story of Friedl Pfeifer. We will be joined by the docume...
08/24/2026

Saturday, Sept. 5th 🎥 Come and enjoy a viewing of "FRIEDL". The story of Friedl Pfeifer. We will be joined by the documentary filmmaker, Chris Anthony for a Q&A after the film!

Before you head to the theater, visit Healy House to wet your appetite with stories of the 10th Mountain Division. On September 5th, we will be keeping the Winter Warriors exhibition hall open an extra hour (closing at 5 p.m.) PLUS offering $1 off general admission Sept. 5-7 for folks who bring in their movie ticket (or show a receipt/proof of purchase).

Running time: 53 minutes (with Q&A with the filmmaker to follow)
Tabor Theater | 310 Harrison Avenue
Doors at 6:30 / Film at 7:00
Register: https://taboroperahouse.app.getcuebox.com/o/99P7SYB1/shows/TGZ54LZP

Born and raised on a farm in St. Anton, Austria, Friedl Pfeifer became one of his country’s most accomplished alpine ski racers, winning numerous prestigious events including the legendary Grossglockner race.

🎙️ Stories are powerful vehicles that shed light on collective histories. They can convey personal backgrounds, shift pe...
08/24/2026

🎙️ Stories are powerful vehicles that shed light on collective histories. They can convey personal backgrounds, shift perspectives, and uncover the ways in which our experiences shape our identities. Stories connect people.

The Portrait of Colorado at 150 initiative is a collection of oral histories that will give future generations a glimpse of what it means, and what it's meant to be, a Coloradan. Together, we will co-curate at least 150 stories representing every region of our state.

Join us! The History Colorado team is here to support your own storytelling efforts. Schedule a consultation, access the online Oral History Toolkit, borrow story recording equipment, and attend one of our oral history webinars.

Learn more at www.historycolorado.org/initiative-portrait-colorado-150

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Photo: El Pueblo History Museum, Proclaiming CO Black history Oral History Collecting
Photo 2: Stories of the Pueblo Levee Mural Project

Cruz Rios was a member of the 87-K Company of the 10th Mountain Division. He hailed from Colton, California, where he en...
08/22/2026

Cruz Rios was a member of the 87-K Company of the 10th Mountain Division. He hailed from Colton, California, where he enlisted in the Army in 1943. Pictured here, looking through a scope, Rios volunteered as a mortarman and served on a mortar team during the 1945 Italian Campaign. The mortar teams worked with the M2 60 mm Mortar, an infantry support weapon that allowed for indirect fire against the enemy. The 10th Mountain Division used mortars in northern Italy to take mountainous positions from the Germans on the Gothic Line.

Visitors can learn more about the M2 Mortar and Cruz Rios’ story in the new exhibition, Winter Warriors: The 10th Mountain Division in World War II, now on view at Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin
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TMD391-2023-913, Denver Public Library

📢 Heads up! Beginning August 24th through the end of September, Healy House Museum will be OPEN on Mondays!!!Mondays, 11...
08/22/2026

📢 Heads up! Beginning August 24th through the end of September, Healy House Museum will be OPEN on Mondays!!!

Mondays, 11am - 2pm ⛰️ Experience historic and scenic treasures from the storied mining town of Leadville.

View, down a dirt street lined with boardwalks, over gabled residential rooftops of Leadville, Colorado. Creator: Jones...
08/20/2026

View, down a dirt street lined with boardwalks, over gabled residential rooftops of Leadville, Colorado. Creator: Jones, H. G., 1904. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-492

So exactly how does a Revolutionary War-era dress with a connection to George Washington find its way west and into Hist...
08/19/2026

So exactly how does a Revolutionary War-era dress with a connection to George Washington find its way west and into History Colorado’s Collection? Luckily for us, we have Collections Access Coordinator, Jori Johnson, to help us unravel the mystery! She’s got her detective’s hat on again, this time tracing the family tree branches associated with the gown, and verifying whether or not it really did appear at a ball with the nation’s first president.

Pour another coffee and settle in for this fascinating years-long journey into missing notations, mixed-up identities, and historical surprises—new from The Colorado Magazine!
Read more: https://h-co.org/revolutionary-war-inheritance

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Image 1: A mid-1800s colored illustration showing the Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington bidding each other farewell at Mount Vernon, during the Marquis' 1784 visit to the United States. It was on this trip that Lafayette also visited Rhode Island. Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection, National Museum of American History DL.60.2588

Image 2: Mehitable Green’s dress. History Colorado H.5775.1

Image 3: The confirmed last time this dress was worn was at a Greeley DAR event in February 1954, which means the dress had been worn for approximately 175 years at events in the United States. Greeley Tribune article included in the accession files for the dress. History Colorado H.5775.1

Winter Warriors: The 10th Mountain Division in World War II introduces a new generation of Coloradans to the incredible ...
08/18/2026

Winter Warriors: The 10th Mountain Division in World War II introduces a new generation of Coloradans to the incredible story of ingenuity, perseverance, heroism, and sacrifice in a deeply personal way - through photos, accounts, videos, and objects from the soldiers themselves.

See it on view today at Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin

10th Mountain Division Resource Center

Uncover local history and bring the past to life! We’re hiring a Museum Research & Interpretation Intern for the Healy H...
08/05/2026

Uncover local history and bring the past to life! We’re hiring a Museum Research & Interpretation Intern for the Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin in historic Leadville, CO! If you are passionate about historical research, public storytelling, and refreshing museum exhibits, this opportunity is for you.

The Details:
đź“Ť Location: Remote, Hybrid, or On-Site (Leadville, CO)
📅 Schedule: 8–10 hours/week (Sept – Dec 2026)
đź’° Stipend: $2,000 upon completion (Academic credit eligible!)
⏰ Apply By: August 31, 2026

What You’ll Do:
Dig into primary and secondary sources to uncover new stories about Leadville and Lake County.

Update tour guide manuals and design engaging educational materials for visitors.

Work with museum leadership to refresh existing exhibits using modern, dynamic storytelling.

Ready to build your museum career and leave your mark on Colorado history? Apply before August 31 athttps://d8l0866big5ps.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/media/document/2026/Museum%20research%20and%20interpretation%20internship%20-%20fall%202026.docx%20(1).pdf

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Leadville, CO
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