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Notice posted February 2019: This site is no longer being updated. For news from the Jefferson County Historical Commission, please look for us on Facebook (@JeffcoCOHistoricalCommission) or at the Jefferson Co. website. We are also on Twitter, @JeffcoHistory. Posts and … Continue reading → [...]

2018 Jefferson County Historical Commission Historic Preservation Symposium – “Building Community: A Historical Perspective”

The Jefferson County Historical Commission (JCHC) held its 2018 Historic Preservation Symposium on May 19th at the Lakewood Heritage Center. This year’s theme was “Building Communities: a Historical Perspective.” John Steinle, a member of the JCHC, spoke about “How Volunteers … Continue reading → [...]

2018 JCHC Historic Preservation Symposium – May 19, 2018

Registration is now open for the 2018 JCHC Historic Preservation Symposium. This year the theme is Building Community: A Historical Perspective. Register early. Space is limited and last year we sold out! Here is the link to register! https://jchc2018symposium.eventbrite.com [...]

Judges Wall Celebrated November 2nd

by Bonnie Scudder, Chair, Jefferson County Historical Commission Judges Wall Project The Jefferson County Historical Commission, 1st Judicial District, and the Colorado Supreme Court Law Library celebrated the completion of Phase III of the Judges Wall, which features biographies of … Continue reading → [...]

The Jefferson County Historical Commission 2017 Hall of Fame and Historic Preservation Awards

The Jefferson County Historical Commission Hall of Fame and Historic Preservation Awards event was held on October 12, 2017 at the Mount Vernon Canyon Club. The event honored Hall of Fame recipients, Meyer Award winners, recent historic landmark designees and … Continue reading → [...]

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz divorce

After 20 tumultuous years of marriage, actress Lucille Ball divorces her husband and collaborator, Desi Arnaz, on March 4, 1960. The breakup of the couple, stars of the hit sitcom I Love Lucy and owners of the innovative Desilu Studios, was one of the highest-profile divorces in American history at ... [...]

Government under the U.S. Constitution begins

The first session of the U.S. Congress is held in New York City as the U.S. Constitution takes effect. However, of the 22 senators and 59 representatives called to represent the 11 states who had ratified the document, only nine senators and 13 representatives showed up to begin negotiations for ... [...]

FDR inaugurated

On March 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States. In his famous inaugural address, delivered outside the east wing of the U.S. Capitol, Roosevelt outlined his “New Deal”–an expansion of the federal ... [...]

Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis marry

On March 4, 1952, actor and future President Ronald Reagan marries his second wife, actress Nancy Davis. The couple wed in Los Angeles at the Little Brown Church in the Valley. Nancy Davis, whose real name is Anne Frances Robbins, met her husband in 1951. (MGM Studios signed her to a contract and ... [...]

Andrew Jackson holds “open house” at the White House

On March 4, 1829, Andrew Jackson upholds an inaugural tradition begun by Thomas Jefferson and hosts an open house at the White House. After Jackson’s swearing-in ceremony and address to Congress, the new president returned to the White House to meet and greet a flock of politicians, celebrities ... [...]

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