Loveland Historical Society

02/07/2025

Loveland Historical Society members braved the chill on Thursday morning to see the historic Great Western Railway passenger depot moved 100 feet to the south.

02/07/2025

Join us for our February program at the Loveland Museum
Thursday, February 13.
6:30 — 7:30 pm
Revisiting the 2013 Flood by Chris Carlson, Storm Water Manager.
How close did Loveland come to losing all water and power services? The behind-the-scenes details of how community resources worked together to save the city’s infrastructure.

02/07/2025

The Great Western Depot building was moved to its temporary foundation today. Here are some pictures of the morning events. It's going to be moved from its historic location to a City-owned piece of land just a few yards to the south. This means the building will retain its historic context, but it will now be located on a site where it can be landmarked and preserved. Thanks to everyone who has donated towards this effort.

01/19/2025

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Work has begun on a project to move two historic train depots onto city property for the purpose of historical preservation, with the smaller of the two structures already out of the ground and on …

01/11/2025

Looking for photos of Loveland or anything related to Loveland's history? Check our our online collections page and sort through thousands of digital photos as well as submit photo requests! https://thelovelandmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/

01/09/2025

Program reminder for tonight!
Hope to see you there!

01/04/2025

Please join us for our January program next Thursday, the 9th at 6:30pm:
On the 100th anniversary of the first-ever wintertime East Face Summit of Longs Peak, Kurtis Kelly will recount the events in a thrilling narrative of the harrowing story of the Agnes-Walter climb. In the basement of the Loveland Museum from 6:30-7:30pm. Free and open to the public. Bring your friends!

Loveland Museum

12/14/2024

Thank you to all the generous donors who participated in the Colorado Gives campaign this year! We appreciate you very much!
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12/13/2024

Masons spent Wednesday morning removing a crumbling brick chimney from one of two historic Great Western Railroad depots in preparation for their relocation to city property.

12/12/2024

Reminder for our December 12th program. We hope to see you there!

12/10/2024

Today is the day!
Support your favorite nonprofits today with a donation. You can find many organizations on the Colorado Gives site, including the Loveland Historical Society!
We are able to provide programs and tours and maintain the Medina Family Cemetary, The Milner-Schwarz Farmhouse Museum and Historic Garden Railroad and our newest project, Save the Loveland GW Depots, with our amazing volunteers and from your donations. If you appreciate the work we do and can afford to give, thank you! Please consider joining us; our members and volunteers are wonderful people. ♥️
https://www.coloradogives.org/donate/LovelandHistoricalSociety

12/06/2024

Loveland Museum is hosting an artist reception with Wayne Armstrong and Holocaust survivor Osi Sladek on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 1pm to 3pm.

We hope you will join us at the Loveland Museum for a reception for our new exhibit featuring portraits of regional Holocaust survivors on December 8th from 1-3 pm.

12/04/2024

Please join us on Thursday, December 12th, when Kurtis Kelly will be presenting a reenactment of Enos Mills (1870-1922). Mills was a visionary for the modern field of guided nature interpretation and is remembered as the father of Rocky Mountain National Park. Our programs are the second Thursday, monthly in the basement of the Loveland Museum from 6:30 -7:30 pm. Free and open to the public.

12/04/2024

Today is a great day to support organizations that are important to you! The Loveland Historical Society and other nonprofits depend on our wonderful volunteers and the generosity of our communities to keep bringing great programs and educational opportunities your way.
Please consider making a donation on this Giving Tuesday or any time!
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12/03/2024

FirstBank’s Trivia: Join us for a fun week of Trivia with Colorado Gives Foundation and FirstBank!
Help Loveland Historical Society win $1,000 by visiting FirstBank’s blog from Monday, December 2 to Friday, December 6. Trivia questions will be posted twice a day, and winners will be randomly selected from the correct answers. If you win, you get to choose a nonprofit to support. Results and winners will be announced within two hours of each question. Game on and good luck!
https://efirstbankblog.com/COGivesDayTrivia/

11/30/2024

When you set up a new monthly donation on https://www.coloradogives.org/donate/LovelandHistoricalSociety, Colorado Gives Foundation will match it up to $100. This limited-time offer only lasts until the $250,000 match runs out, so don’t wait! Help us and other nonprofits sustain our work year-round.

11/14/2024

Reminder for tonight!
Thursday, November 14th: Reflections of Our Gentle Warriors, presented by Brad Hoopes.
For the past 20 years, Brad has been researching and interviewing to help preserve the stories of local veterans from WWII to the present. To date, he has interviewed over 600 veterans. He is a published author and is deeply involved in veteran organizations.
Loveland Historical Society monthly programs are free and open to the public. Your donations are very much appreciated!
6:30PM Loveland Museum.

10/25/2024

Join us on Thursday, November 14th for our program: Reflections of Our Gentle Warriors, presented by Brad Hoopes.
For the past 20 years, Brad has been researching and interviewing to help preserve the stories of local veterans from WWII to the present. To date, he has interviewed over 600 veterans. He is a published author and is deeply involved in veteran organizations.
Loveland Historical Society monthly programs are free and open to the public. Your donations are very much appreciated!
6:30PM Loveland Museum.

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