Apr-Jun 2026 | Towards a Colorado Playlist
The state of Colorado will celebrate its 150th anniversary, also referred to as a sesquicentennial, …
Apr-Jun 2026 | The Coolest State Flag
If you have ever seen an ARC Thrift Store commercial, you’ve heard that Colorado has "the coolest st…
Apr-Jun 2026 | Why Are Museums So Boring? Exhibiting History at the Broomfield Depot Museum
I have a confession to make. I do not like most history museums. This confession comes with no small…
Jan-Mar 2026 | The Backwards Time Traveler: Revisiting the 1976 Bicentennial and the American Freedom Train
In 2026, we will celebrate the founding of the United States 250 years ago, and 150 years of Colorad…
Jan-Mar 2026 | Cow Pies and Quilts: Broomfield’s 1976 Commemorations in the US Bicentennial and Colorado Centennial
In 1975, Broomfield organized a Centennial/Bicentennial Commission that was tasked with finding ways…
Jan-Mar 2026 | Celebrating the Life of Lloyd L. (Lew) Moir, Jr.
Lew was a former president of the Broomfield Historical Society, as well as a longtime volunteer and…
Dec 2025 | Stories of Early Farm Women
The dust was flying in furious bursts as two vehicles raced down the dirt lane. At the helm of each …
Dec 2025 | The Battle for the Field, Part 2
BY FORMER BROOMFIELD MAYOR, PATRICK QUINN On April 4, 1997, the Broomfield open space community cou…
Dec 2025 | The Monarch #2 Coal Mine Disaster
Sitting in an out of the way site in Broomfield, in Frank Varra Park between the Macy’s parking lot …
June 2025 | The Story of Wottge Farm
At the end of World War II, after the horrific crimes of Nazi Germany, there was a mass expulsion of…
June 2025 | Dinosaurs of Broomfield
You may have seen the news reports in the past year of a group of high school students looking for a…
June 2025 | The Battle for the Field
BY FORMER BROOMFIELD MAYOR, PATRICK QUINN Broomfield’s admirable commitment to preserving open spac…