Our Upcoming FEBRUARY Event - Thursday, February 15, 2024                                        "UNION PRINTERS HOME" Past, Present, and Future

    Come join the Palmer Lake Historical Society and Ellie Hinkle, Director of History and Archives for the Union Printers Home.

    For more than 130 years, the Union Printers Home has been an  iconic landmark for the Colorado Springs area. Many postcards celebrate this magnificent retirement home for members in the printing and typographic union. Come learn about this impressive building with an amazing history.

    In 2021, the property was purchased by a group of local investors who plan to redevelop it into something new while preserving its  historical integrity. Bring a friend or two for this special program.

    Doors open at 6:30 PM, program starts at 7:00 PM.  Please stay afterwards for light refreshments and socializing.

In case of inclement weather, we follow District 38 weather alerts. We want everyone to be safe.

2024 Upcoming Programs include:

    January ~ Annual Potluck Dinner/Membership Meeting, February ~ Union Printer’s Home: Past, Present and Future, March ~ The 1871 Monument Cemetery, April ~ Pikes Peak Trolley History, May ~ Rosie the Riveter, plus History Day at the Western Mining Museum, June ~ Father’s Day Ice Cream Social plus U.S.   Forest Service Monument Nursery - Book Launch, July ~ Chautauqua, August ~ “Member’s Only” field trip to Trolley Museum, September ~ Cowboy Stories,   October ~ Colorado Historic Registry - Palmer Lake Star & Town Hall, November ~ Above and Beyond - A Hero’s Story about M SGT William John Crawford.

    Join the Palmer Lake Historical Society to receive e-mail invitations to these upcoming programs. We hope you will join us in 2024!

About the Palmer Lake Historical Society

Mission: The mission of the Palmer Lake Historical Society (PLHS) is to preserve, protect, promote, and provide access to historical data, artifacts and other items of significance relating to the Palmer Divide area and make resources available to the public primarily through the Lucretia Vaile Museum and annual programming.

Goals: The primary goals and objectives of the Palmer Lake Historical Society are to assemble, preserve, display (as feasible), and interpret historical objects and printed material pertaining to the Palmer Divide area that includes Palmer Lake, Monument, School District 38, the United States Air Force Academy, and as far east as Table Rock.

Please consider joining the Palmer Lake Historical Society. Various levels of participation available including family and senior memberships. All ages welcome. Newcomers to the area are welcome!

The Background of the Palmer Lake Historical Society

In 1956, a group of residents recommended that a manuscript detailing the founding of Monument, Palmer Lake and the surrounding Palmer Divide region be published. To accomplish this, they also recommended that a historical society be formed to continue the preservation of the area's history. 

At the Lucretia Vaile Museum in Palmer Lake, CO you will find exhibits showcasing the Palmer Divide history. The Palmer Lake Historical Society is a 501 (C)(3) educational non-profit organization. All staff and board members are volunteers serving the community, sharing history and stories of the past.

• http://www.palmerdividehistory.org