City of Greeley News

The Greeley Historic Preservation Commission continues the free 2019 History Brown Bag series held each month from January through October, noon to 1  p.m.  On Thursday, June 6th at noon, Military History Enthusiast and Geology and Geochemistry Professor Emeritus Don Runnells will present an illustrated talk about Battlefields, Cemeteries, and Monuments of World War II in western Europe.  He has made numerous trips to Europe to visit sites of important events in various wars, beginning with the Napoleonic Wars and continuing through World War II.  In this travelogue presentation of WWII sites he has visited, Dr. Runnells will share his photographs and impressions of places and events that helped to shape the outcome of World War II and thus the course of modern history in Europe.  The presentation will take place on the 75th anniversary of D-Day.  The presentation will be held in the Community Room at the Greeley History Museum, 714 8th Street.

Following are the many offers a part of the 2019 History Brown Bag series.  All presentations will be held at the Greeley History Museum, 714 8th Street, in the Community Room, unless otherwise noted.  Note several dates are different than the 4th Thursday of the month.

June 6             
WWII Battlefields, Cemeteries and Monuments, Don Runnells

July 25           
Young Chautauquans Perform, Young Chautauquans

August 22       
Slavery by Another Name: Reconstruction after the Civil War & the Jim Crow Laws, Jean Messinger

September 26 
Teetotalers, Stuffed Shirts & Canoe Paddlers: Union Colony Letter Writers, Museum Manager Dan Perry

October 24     
History of the Colorado Railroad Museum and artifacts, Michelle Kempema; this presentation will be held at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum, 680 10th Street and will be free of charge.

For more information, contact Betsy Kellums in the Historic Preservation Office at betsy.kellums@greeleygov.com or 350-9222.