Loveland Historical Society

05/30/2026

We are open until 1 today! Come on down and bring the kids!
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05/23/2026

Our first Open House event this season is Saturday, May 30th from 10am to 1pm!

All Aboard! Bring the kids for an on hands display with the Colorado Model Railroad Museum from Greeley. See our Garden Railroad, Estes Valley Model Railroaders and other displays.

05/23/2026

An awesome program last night by Dr. Derek Everett; thank you! We have more programs and events to come, all summer long. Our next monthly program will be Thursday, June 18th. James Madison: Author of the Constitution by Kurtis Kelly.

05/21/2026

Reminder to our members that we are holding our annual business meeting this evening before the May program. The meeting begins at 6pm and we will be voting on a couple of bylaws updates and electing board members. Doors will open at 5:30.
The public program, Beets, Brazos, and Bayonets: Sugar and Labor in Colorado by Dr. Derek Everett, begins at 6:30pm.

04/30/2026

We still have some availability for the May 6, 2026 private tour at History Colorado's
38th Star: Colorado Becomes a State exhibit in Denver.
History Colorado Museum will be conducting a private, guided tour for Loveland Historical Society. You do not need to be a member to register for this event. The number of attendees is limited. Each attendee will be responsible for their own transportation to and from the museum. Carpool opportunities may be available. For those who wish to arrive early, we plan on meeting in the onsite cafeteria starting around noon. Everyone is responsible for their own admission price of $25, and lunch. Registration with us is required to attend.

RSVP using the form in this link:

04/18/2026

Great information from Doug McCormick, who presented our April program on Thomas Jefferson. Thank you Doug!
Our next program will be May 21- Beets, Brazos and Bayonets: Sugar and Labor in Colorado by Dr. Derek Everett.
Programs are every third Thursday at Loveland Museum, 6:30pm. Doors open at 6.

03/20/2026

Thank you to all who were able to attend Ken Jessen's Pioneer Roads program last night; we had a full house!
Join us again April 16th, for: Thomas Jefferson’s Tombstone Epitaph, by Doug McCormick. ✍🏻

03/06/2026

Our March 19th program is entitled: Larimer County Pioneer Roads by Ken Jessen.
The first road into Larimer County
with scheduled stage and postal service was the Overland Trail. It forged new routes combined with existing ones. Other formal roads followed: the Big Thompson Canyon Road, which opened Loveland as the gateway to Estes Park, replacing the old Pole Hill Road; Fall River Road into North Park; the ambitious Trail Ridge Road, which became part of US 34, the highest continuous road in the United States; and Poudre Canyon Road, opening the upper canyon beyond what the Red Feather Lakes Road had done.

02/16/2026

Our Thursday program (February 19th) is Abraham Lincoln: An Unfinished American Journey.
From his frontier boyhood, Lincoln grew alongside the new nation, a parallel journey that would put leadership and moral convictions to the test during America’s most fractured days. Drawing upon Lincoln’s letters and quotations, often amusing, always astute, history re-enactor Kurtis Kelly delivers a first person portrayal of an American icon, culminating in the profound wisdom of the Gettysburg Address.
Our programs continue on the third Thursday each month beginning at 6:30pm at Loveland Museum. Doors open at 6pm.

01/25/2026