When: Sun, Nov. 26, 2017, 4:30pm to 7:30pm
Where: Jefferson Unitarian Church, 14350 W 32nd Ave · Golden
NOTE: Please ONLY RSVP if staying for Dinner by Thursday, November 23rd at 6:00 pm. November is our annual meeting, where we will be voting for new Board directors and sharing our proposed annual budget, so we ask members to please show up early by 4:30 PM this month.
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Jefferson County Landmarks with Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel.
Dr. Noel’s talk will be an overview of Jefferson County’s many landmarks from Golden’s Welcome Arch to the Sculptured House, from Red Rocks to Conifer, from JCRS (Jewish Consumptive Relief Society; also the nearby shopping area that includes Casa Bonita; JCRS supplied the land for the shopping area and for the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design) to Mount Olivet. Prof. Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel will argue that amid rapid growth it is vital that JeffCo preserve some of its historical treasures.
Thomas Jacob Noel is a Professor of History and Director of Public History, Preservation & Colorado Studies at the University of Colorado Denver. Tom is the author or co-author of 50 books many articles. He was a longtime Sunday columnist for The Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News. He appears regularly as “Dr. Colorado” on Channel 9’s “Colorado & Company.”
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After the presentation, supper and wine will be served. A suggested donation for dinner is $10 and $3 for wine. The menu will be posted here soon. To make sure we have enough food and drink, please RSVP to this Meetup OR by email/phone to Barb Bailey by Thursday, November 23rd at 6:00 pm (barbaile@aol.com, 303-979-0508). For our monthly meetings, the RSVP count is for dinner only.
More About Dr. Noel
Tom completed his B.A. at the University of Denver and his M.A. and Ph.D. at CU-Boulder where his mother (a psychiatrist) and grandmother (a teacher) also did their graduate work. Please check Tom’s website, www.dr-colorado.com, for a more about Tom and an updated list of his books, classes, tours and talks. Tom’s latest books including A Short History of Denver, Denver Landmarks & Historic Districts (https://www.amazon.com/Denver-Landmarks-Historic-Districts-Timberline/dp/1607324210). His book, Colorado: A Historical Atlas, won three prizes as the best regional history book of 2016.
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