Westminster Historical Society

02/11/2026

Update: Our 2026 academy has reached capacity and we are no longer taking applications. If more spots become available, we will reopen applications.

2026 FIRE CITIZENS' ACADEMY | Do you have a burning desire to get an inside look at our fire department? The 2026 Fire Citizens' Academy is your chance to see what it takes to protect our community, meet our crews, and learn fire and life safety information.

Courses are a mix of classroom and hands-on activities. Topics include: fire service history, wildland firefighting, water rescue, EMS, vehicle extrication, and more!

Schedule:
- Wednesdays, March 11 - May 6, 6:00pm-9:00pm (note: class will not be held on March 25)
- Saturday, May 2, 9:00am-1:00pm, optional hands-on day

For more information and to submit and online application, please visit: www.westminsterco.gov/fire (Events & Programs page) or access the above QR code!

12/08/2025

December 9 is Colorado Gives Day!
Westminster Historical Society is a great organization to make a donation. Preserving artifacts and telling the history of the city. Lights, computers, telephone, insurance are items that need paid to do the work. Thank you for any size donation!!!!❤️

11/25/2025

All shops on 73rd will be open by Station 1 and the Aar Gallery. After tree lighting take time to shop and get a head start on supporting small businesses !❤️

11/25/2025

Have you signed up for your Santa visit yet?

Santa and his decorated antique fire truck will be parked and waiting for your visit! Bring your letters for Santa, snap a family photo, and grab a candy treat.

▪ Sunday, December 7 - Friday, December 12, nightly
▪ 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
▪ Westminster City Hall - 4800 W. 92nd Ave.

Registration is open to Westminster residents only. Sign-ups are now open! Visit www.westminsterco.gov/santa for more information and to grab your spot!

11/18/2025

The year was 1990 – Nelson Mandela was released, NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope, and the movie Home Alone was released. It was also the year that 15 Westminster businesses opened their doors. Congratulations and thank you for serving Westminster for 35 years!

To read more about the 35 Year Legacy Business Award recipients, visit: https://bit.ly/4elL2xo

11/18/2025

Great family, friends, community event! Santa will arrive and bake sale and craft items for sale…..

Kick off the holiday season and light Colorado’s tallest living Christmas tree! Check out Christmas carolers, visits with Santa, vendors, and more! Presented by the Westminster Historical Society.

🎄 Partner Event: Home Town Christmas in Historic Westminster
📆 Friday, December 5
🕐 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
📍 Russell Park Honoring Firefighters ( 73rd Ave. & Bradburn Blvd.)

06/23/2025

July 12, 2025
Mark you calendars!!!!

Great family event…. Game starts at 10am

06/23/2025

July 12, 2025
Mark your calendars!
Great family event! Free event and we do take donations.
Game starts at 10 am and bleachers are on site or you can bring a lawn chair.

05/03/2025

Membership meeting today! May 3 at the Bowles House 10-11 am

04/27/2025

THE WESTMINSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEEDS YOUR HELP IN FINDING THESE PEOPLE!!! We’d love to get in touch with them and invite them to our special General Meeting at the Bowles House this Saturday, May 3rd FROM 10:00-11:00. Please contact me at [email protected] Here’s whom we are looking for:

Abeyta, Kendra (picture)
Abeyta, Mrs. (teacher)
Anselmo, Beth (quilt-square participant)
Ault, Bobby (picture)
Beck, Craig (picture)
Bishop, Christy (picture)
Bishop, Merilyn (teacher)
Brunton, Tina (mentioned in newspaper article)
Chea, Channy (picture)
Cisneros, JoAnn (quilt-square participant)
DeWitt, Heather (picture)
Ehlers, Mrs. Pat (teacher)
Evans, Mike (mentioned in newspaper article)
Fantozzi, Michael (mentioned in newspaper article)
Gochenour, David (participant)
Haubert, Niki (mentioned in newspaper article)
Horne, Lydia (quilt-square participant)
Leonard, Shanna (quilt-square participant)
Lewis, Holly (quilt-square participant)
Limmer, Latitia (quilt-square participant)
McDaniel, Reid (quilt-square participant)
Opplinger, Garret (picture)
Ortega, Jessica (picture)
Padilla, Terry (picture)
Ramierez, Michael (quilt-square participant)
Romero, Vinnie (quilt-square participant)
Russell, Janet (picture)
Russell, Jason (quilt-square participant)
Russell, Mrs. (quilter)
Schieferecke, Mrs. (quilter)
Sinicki, Jamie (quilt-square participant)
Stone, Kori (picture, mentioned in newspaper article)
Sundberg, Kirsten (quilt-square participant)
Takata, Terri (quilt-square participant)

If you know of anyone else associated with this quilt project as well, I'd love to know.

04/21/2025