Pueblo Archaeological & Historical Society

06/13/2026

06/11/2026

06/07/2026

Pictures from the PAHS field trip to the Bear Basin Ranch Saturday.
A big thanks to Gary Ziegler for showing us the historical and pre-historic places and artifacts on the ranch.

06/06/2026

PAHS members participated in the Unearth a Story event at the Pueblo Rawlings Library. The event was a huge success with a large turnout. The following are a few pictures of our table. We also had a mock dig set up for kids that was quite popular.

05/28/2026

PAHS members, our next field trip will be June 6th to the Bear Basin Ranch. This Field trip is limited to PAHS members.

Not a PAHS member? It's easy to join and you can also enjoy fun, educational and interesting activities. Just click the following link. https://www.pueblo-archaeology.org/

There are two ways to join, electronic and a paper application.

05/18/2026

Saturday, PAHS members participated in the Amache Pilgrimage at the Amache Japanese relocation camp, cemetery and museum in Granada. Over 7,000 Japanese Americans were interned at Amache during W11. Participants were mostly decendents of these internees, but the general public was also welcomed to attend the ceremonies.
A big thanks to Dr Bonnie Clark, archaeology professor at Denver University who has been conducting archaeological digs at Amache for over 9 years and Charles Fugate DU grad student who is also helping with the summer dig program. Bonnie and Charles took the time to make the tour special for our group.

05/17/2026

The Pueblo Archaeological & Historical Society welcomed University of Denver Master’s candidate Charles Fugate May 7th at the Hoag Theatre PCC. Charles talked about Community in Concentration Camps - Finding Food and Family at a Japanese American Relocation Center. His talk centered around Japanese American relocation during WW11, in particular the Amache Camp near Granada.

05/06/2026

A Reminder!! Tomorrow Night!!

May is Archaeological and Historical Preservation month, and to celebrate this, the public is invited to the Pueblo Archaeological and Historical Society's free May speaker program. The speaker topic is the Amache Internment Camp where Japanese Americans were interned outside Granada Co. during WW11 . Our Guest speaker is Charles Fugate from Denver University. The talk will be at 7:00pm at the Hoag Theater 900 W Orman Ave, on the PCC campus.
The program will also be streamed on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82229717695

05/04/2026

Please join us here at the Pueblo County Historical Society & Heritage Museum on May 20, 2026 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM for another Heritage Night Lecture - Colorado Insane Asylum (1879-Present) by Nancy Hall! This lecture will highlight the various years the Colorado Insane Asylum was operating, the rapid switch of owners in the 1990s and causing a name change of the Institute, and some artifacts from the Colorado State Hospital Museum.

You don’t want to miss this!🎉

This event is FREE and First Come, First Serve! We will open the doors at 5:30 PM :)

04/30/2026

PAHS recently had a "Meet -up" at the Coyote Den in Penrose. We were treated to a talk by Carly Thorson owner of the Indian Springs Trace Fossil Area, who told us about life in the Ordovician period 450 million years ago. Carly had fossils to show us from the period that are abundant at the Indian Springs site. A big thanks to Carly and her daughter for taking the time to talk to us.