12/10/2022
Come visit us tomorrow 12-10-22 from 10-12! Take a trip down memory lane, better yet take a memory with you and buy a cookbook or a new t-shirt. Hope to see you there.
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12/08/2022
Cookbooks are here and full of luscious recipes! Support the Sanford Museum and get one for yourself and a friend. See below to find out who to contact.
The Sanford History Museum’s fundraiser cookbook will be available next week! It contains nearly a hundred pages of mouth-watering recipes. A big thank you to everyone who contributed recipes!
There are two ways to get Cookbook(s):
LOCAL ORDERS: Call and leave a message for one of these Board members to arrange to pick up your book(s) and pay by cash or by check to Sanford History Museum, $20 per copy.
Kimberly - 719-298-6122
Glen - 719-496-6204
Lynette - 719-588-6410
MAIL ORDERS: Call Linda at 719-937-3143 after 5:30 pm on weekdays or any time on the weekend to place your order. You can make a payment by phone, online, or by mailing in a check. Your cookbook(s) will be mailed to you as soon as your check is received. $23 per copy includes shipping.
11/23/2022
The Sanford History Museum’s fundraiser cookbook will be available next week! It contains nearly a hundred pages of mouth-watering recipes. A big thank you to everyone who contributed recipes!
There are two ways to get Cookbook(s):
LOCAL ORDERS: Call and leave a message for one of these Board members to arrange to pick up your book(s) and pay by cash or by check to Sanford History Museum, $20 per copy.
Kimberly - 719-298-6122
Glen - 719-496-6204
Lynette - 719-588-6410
MAIL ORDERS: Call Linda at 719-937-3143 after 5:30 pm on weekdays or any time on the weekend to place your order. You can make a payment by phone, online, or by mailing in a check. Your cookbook(s) will be mailed to you as soon as your check is received. $23 per copy includes shipping.
10/29/2022
We need your recipes! Please email your recipe to [email protected] no later than 11/4/2022.
A photo is fine as long as it is legible. We plan to have this fundraiser cookbook ready in time for the holidays.
09/03/2022
Come and take a trip down memory lane, research your ancestors that served our great country, submit a recipe for our cookbook fundraiser and so MUCH more. Open until 6pm.
07/16/2022
We are open this afternoon. (Sat July 16) Please join us this evening at 6pm for Gather and Gab, a fun evening for sharing memories as part of our oral history project.
We have a favor to ask. Can you help us identify any of these photos? We would love to get as much info as possible -- names, dates, and locations.
07/11/2022
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07/11/2022
It's now easier to sign up for Sanford Museum's updates.
It's now easier to sign up for Sanford Museum's updates.
07/11/2022
Come join the fun this week!
07/04/2022
🎶 🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸
We are open today until 6 p.m. We are enjoying some patriotic band music. Did you know that Sanford used to have its very own brass band? Here they are in 1893. The drawing is part of the Sanford Museum Coloring Book.
07/02/2022
Come and see us! We may be open on some additional dates as well. If you drive by and the OPEN sign is on the door, feel free to drop in.
06/30/2022
The museum will be open from 2-6 pm, with a presentation beginning at 4:00. Stay tuned for more information about our plans for Heritage Month!
We are still looking for sponsors, donations and individuals to help for 1-2 hours for the kids activities or luncheon! Contact Amy Larson, Rachel Crowther, or Tammy Gilleland to help or email [email protected]
Thank you!
04/16/2022
Wishing you a lovely Easter weekend from the Sanford History Museum.
02/23/2022
SANFORD HISTORIAN – Sanford History Museum
The latest issue of the Sanford Historian is available now on our website.
http://www.sanfordhistorymuseum.org/?page_id=211
SANFORD HISTORIAN The Sanford Historian is a newsletter of the Sanford History Museum. It features museum news and biographical information about people in our local history. Click here to receive future issues via email. Sanford-Historian-Issue-6-February-2022Download Sanford-Historian-Issue-5-Nove...
11/11/2021
Thank you to all of the Veterans out there who have served our country! The Museum will be open today from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. if you would like to stop by and see the wonderful military collection honoring our very own Veterans.
07/24/2021
We have had so much fun during Heritage Month in July. Looking forward to this evening! Hope to see some of you at 6pm.
07/14/2021
Come see the museum this week! Tons of interesting things on display, including some hands-on things for the kids.
07/08/2021
Sanford Museum-Sangre NHA
Thank you to the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area for producing this video!
07/03/2021
⭐Playing now and on demand in Sanford Museum's Star Theater: video presentation of "We Call It Home", compiled by museum co-founder Mary June Miller. ⭐ 🇺🇸 Pocket Constitutions available for $2. 🇺🇸Come support the Sanford Museum. Open until 9pm today in honor of Independence Day.
07/03/2021
06/26/2021
Sanford 8th Grade, 1934
Back: Amy Stewart, teacher; Allen (Bud) Christensen, Ferrell Reynolds, Earl Christensen, Kieth Morch, Richard Morgan, Max Lucero, Jim Holman
Middle: Arlene Smith, Elaine Crowther, Adah Poulson, Marvell Morgan, Edith Woodward
Front: Merrill Crowther, Ed Martin, James Crowther
[Corrected to add missing name]
06/19/2021
We are open every Saturday in June, and we also have plans for July!
06/19/2021
Sanford Museum updated their website address.
Sanford Museum updated their website address.
06/12/2021
The Sanford History Museum is open today and every Saturday in June, from 10am-2pm. If you're in town, stop by and get a glimpse of our local heritage.
06/05/2021
The Sanford Museum is open Saturdays in June, 10am to 2pm. Come in and see what treasures of local heritage are inside!
10/06/2020
The Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway driving tour app is ready for your enjoyment and just in time for some leaf peeping! There's a Story Here!
Download the app:
https://www.travelstorys.com/download/
Thanks to the partnership with the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area and their funding; as well as funding from the Colorado Tourism Office @ Visit Colorado, San Luis Valley Federal Bank, and the SLV Tourism Association @ Visit San Luis Valley, Colorado
08/22/2020
Anyone remember Katie's Place?
04/22/2020
12/10/2019
2020 Annual Meeting in Alamosa – Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums
2020 Annual Meeting in Alamosa – Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums
The Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums is currently seeking session proposals for our 2020 annual meeting in Alamosa, Colorado. Our theme is
08/27/2019
Exploring Summitville
Some of our early residents worked at Summitville.
The Summitville mining site has long been a part of the story of Rio Grande County and the town of Del Norte.
07/18/2019
Happening now...!
07/13/2019
07/04/2019
America's Founding Documents
Happy Independence Day! Your holiday challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to find a few quiet moments to read and ponder our Delcaration of Independence. Leave a comment below and let us know how it goes.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs
The Declaration of Independence expresses the ideals on which the United States was founded and the reasons for separation from Great Britain.
06/21/2019
The Sanford Museum: Memories of the Past – Colorado Central Magazine
The Sanford Museum: Memories of the Past – Colorado Central Magazine
The Sanford Museum: Memories of the Past September 1, 2017 / Editor / 2017 September By Mary Pope-Cornum Sitting in the middle of the main street of Sanford, Colorado is a white-washed, Spanish-style adobe building. A hand-painted sign above the door declares this the Sanford Museum. The sign was ar...
05/01/2019
Happy May Day from the Sanford Museum!
04/22/2019
We found this lovely couple's photo in our archives without any names attached. Can anyone out there identify them?
04/19/2019
Raise your hand if you ever wore one of these in a parade.
02/23/2019
Opera houses early homes of entertainment
Our neighboring towns of Manassa and Antonito and their opera houses! Great history info.
https://conejoscountycitizen.com/article/opera-houses-early-homes-of-entertainment
From about 1870 until 1920, historians say entertainment and civic events in most of the cities and towns of Colorado were centered in what were called “opera houses.”
12/09/2018
You can give this a try at the Sanford Museum on your next visit.
11/04/2018
Thank you Jon Crowther for the great photo. This is indeed an important part of our local history.
Great historic part of the area.
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Are you interested in taking a road trip through history on Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic &Historic Byway?! The majestic 129 mile route is located in southern central Colorado’s beautiful San Luis Valley.
Areas/Places featured:
the Town of Blanca, City of Alamosa, Fort Garland, San Luis, San Acacio, Town of Manassa, Town of Antonito , Mogote, Platoro, and Town of Sanford
Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center
Jack Dempsey Museum & Park
Sanford Museum
Luther Bean Museum
Ryan Geology Museum
Sangre de Cristo Heritage Center
Engine No. 169
Stations of the Cross
Town of Mosca and the Mosca Pit-Stop
Sand Dunes Swimming Pool & RV
Colorado Gator Farm
The Old Spanish Trail
Blanca Wetlands
San Luis Lakes State Park
Baca National Wildlife Refuge
Dos Hermanas Restaurant
Dutch Mill Restaurant
Warshauer Mansion
Haberlein Murals
Capilla de Viejo San Acacio
San Acacio train depot
All-Gon Restaurant & Pizzeria
Manassa Opera House
Colorado Welcome Center
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
La Manga and Cumbres Passes
Learn the history of the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic& Historic Byway on the new TravelStorys App! Download it here: http://travelstorys.com/download/
Or listen to the tour remotely: http://travelstorys.com/tours/221/Los%20Caminos%[email protected]
Areas/Places featured:
the Town of Blanca, City of Alamosa, Fort Garland, San Luis, San Acacio, Town of Manassa, Town of Antonito , Mogote, Platoro, and Town of Sanford
Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center
Jack Dempsey Museum & Park
Sanford Museum
Luther Bean Museum
Ryan Geology Museum
Sangre de Cristo Heritage Center
Engine No. 169
Stations of the Cross
Town of Mosca and the Mosca Pit-Stop
Sand Dunes Swimming Pool & RV
Colorado Gator Farm
The Old Spanish Trail
Blanca Wetlands
San Luis Lakes State Park
Baca National Wildlife Refuge
Dos Hermanas Restaurant
Dutch Mill Restaurant
Warshauer Mansion
Haberlein Murals
Capilla de Viejo San Acacio
San Acacio train depot
All-Gon Restaurant & Pizzeria
Manassa Opera House
Colorado Welcome Center
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
La Manga and Cumbres Passes
Learn the history of the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic& Historic Byway on the new TravelStorys App! Download it here: http://travelstorys.com/download/
Or listen to the tour remotely: http://travelstorys.com/tours/221/Los%20Caminos%[email protected]
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Hi, my mother, Wanda Rae was quite involved with the Sanford Museum. Although she passed away two years ago my father is still living and very interested in sending a contribution to the museum. While I see an address, he would like to have the name of an individual to whom he should send his contribution. Also, who is on the current Board of Trustees for the Museum? Would you please pm me with this information? Thank you.
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Hello Neighbor -- "Three National Heritage Areas in three Western states released a documentary that explores the historical and cultural connections between their areas. “Hello Neighbor” premiered during Pioneer Days in Manassa, Colorado, a town whose history embodies the story of the San Luis Valley as a multicultural crossroads along the Old Spanish Trail."
"The 30-minute film ...includes the remarkable sequence of events that ties together the history of the three NHAs involved: an encounter in New Mexico that led a Hispanic resident of Colorado to aid Mormon settlers from Utah when they arrived in the San Luis Valley in the 1870s."
Manassa Pioneer Days
Manassa, Colorado
Old Spanish Trail - La Vereda del Norte Chapter
Old Spanish Trail Association
Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic Byway
Sanford Museum
Conejos County Museum & Visitors Center
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center
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"The 30-minute film ...includes the remarkable sequence of events that ties together the history of the three NHAs involved: an encounter in New Mexico that led a Hispanic resident of Colorado to aid Mormon settlers from Utah when they arrived in the San Luis Valley in the 1870s."
Manassa Pioneer Days
Manassa, Colorado
Old Spanish Trail - La Vereda del Norte Chapter
Old Spanish Trail Association
Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic Byway
Sanford Museum
Conejos County Museum & Visitors Center
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center
https://www.nps.gov/articles/discovery-road-hello-neighbor.htm?fbclid=IwAR2It0tgvVvwf8BXtktJfYPTEIvau_WdD3u9h0ZRsXn5-FBS76FnG-fiy2c
"Now a scenic agritourism destination in the San Luis Valley, it boasts big, wide skies, snow-capped peaks, and rippling sand dunes — along with an independent spirit infusing its art, landmarks, and food. Explore like a history seeker, nature lover and cultural connoisseur as you travel across Colorado’s distinctive southern landscape."
As you make your plans for your summer vacation make sure to check out the 8 museums located within the Heritage Area @ https://www.museumtrail.org/museums.html
Sanford Museum (Sanford)
Conejos County Museum & Visitors Center (Antonito)
(San Luis)
(Alamosa)
(Alamosa)
San Luis Valley Museum (Alamosa)
Jack Dempsey Museum (Manassa)
Fort Garland Museum (Ft Garland)
Visit Colorado Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
https://www.colorado.com/articles/soak-history-natural-beauty-sangre-de-cristo-national-heritage-area?fbclid=IwAR0MDpf7UYLj8umMPH8wNj4_IT7sY70BCFw2m39o_Bbn-1w19eAFfbx6Ops
As you make your plans for your summer vacation make sure to check out the 8 museums located within the Heritage Area @ https://www.museumtrail.org/museums.html
Sanford Museum (Sanford)
Conejos County Museum & Visitors Center (Antonito)
(San Luis)
(Alamosa)
(Alamosa)
San Luis Valley Museum (Alamosa)
Jack Dempsey Museum (Manassa)
Fort Garland Museum (Ft Garland)
Visit Colorado Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
https://www.colorado.com/articles/soak-history-natural-beauty-sangre-de-cristo-national-heritage-area?fbclid=IwAR0MDpf7UYLj8umMPH8wNj4_IT7sY70BCFw2m39o_Bbn-1w19eAFfbx6Ops
On this day in 1806. When you visit the San Luis Valley make sure to visit the Zebulon Pike Stockade located just northeast of the town of Sanford. Make a visit to the Sanford Museum as well to take in more of the history of Pike's explorations.
https://www.museumtrail.org/sanford-museum.html
https://www.museumtrail.org/sanford-museum.html