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Allan (left) and Mauri Nottingham at the Nimon-Walker Award. The award is given to recognize the preservation of local history in Eagle County. In 2014, the Nottingham Family was recognized for all the contributions over the years to Avon and Eagle County. Allan and Mauri accepted the award for the family.
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Bill Heicher telling Jake Borah stories during the Gypsum Cemetery Tour July 16, 2011. The tour was sponsored by the Town of Gypsum in celebration of Gypsum's Centennial, held July 9-17, 2011. The Porchlight Players, a local drama group, portrayed interesting citizens of the town buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Jacob "Jake" Borah was born April 13, 1847, and died July 19, 1929. He came to Gypsum in 1875 with his brother, Al, and became internationally...
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Brian Hall of the Porchlight Players, portraying both mountain man John Root during the Gypsum Cemetery Tour July 16, 2011. The tour was sponsored by the Town of Gypsum in celebration of Gypsum's Centennial, held July 9-17, 2011. The Porchlight Players, a local drama group, portrayed interesting citizens of the town buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
John Root was born in 1835 and died December 1919. He came to the Eagle River valley while the Ute...
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Cast and ECHS docents for the River View Cemetery Tour, a production of the Eagle County Historical Society and the 2014 fundraiser.
Front row, L to R: Sarah Pounder (Violet Buffehr), Cooter Overcash (Hank Elliott), Cindy Jones (Augusta Nelson), Doug Lewer (Hugh Luby), Sandy VanCampen (docent), Janice Tonz (Sophie Knight)
Back row, L to R: Kathy Heicher (docent), Donna Spinelli (Elvira Schlegel), Brian Hall (Billy Booco), Laura Thompson (docent),...
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Dacia Belisle Woodworth portraying Iva Oleson during the Gypsum Cemetery Tour July 16, 2011. The tour was sponsored by the Town of Gypsum in celebration of Gypsum's Centennial, held July 9-17, 2011. The Porchlight Players, a local drama group, portrayed interesting citizens of the town buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Bob Mayne is standing in the center of the photo.
Iva Bernice Beck Oleson was born March 2, 1879, and died Sept. 26, 1974. She came...
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Town of Eagle workers grading the area next to the barn in preparation for the relocation of Bob Mayne's donated farm house, which serves as the Information Center in Chambers Park.
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Louise Walker and Jim Nimon pose by a poster congratulating them on being the first recipients of the annual Nimon-Walker Award. The award recognizes individuals for their contributions to preserving Eagle County history. The Eagle County Historical Society and the Eagle Valley Library District present the award each year in the spring.
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The Chambers barn at right and the foundation for the Information Center in Chambers Park, on the banks of the Eagle River, in October/November 1988.
The Chambers horse barn was originally located at the site of the present I-70 interchange on the Chambers Ranch. It was moved to temporary storage in 1981, while the Eagle County Historical Society raised funds for a foundation to be built. It was seated on the foundation in 1984 and opened to the...
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The foundation for the Information Center at Chambers Park about ready for the restored farm house.
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Jessica Kline of the Porchlight Players, portraying Anna Norgaard during the Gypsum Cemetery Tour July 16, 2011. The tour was sponsored by the Town of Gypsum in celebration of Gypsum's Centennial, held July 9-17, 2011. The Porchlight Players, a local drama group, portrayed interesting citizens of the town buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Anna Helen Schmidt Norgaard was born January 21, 1847, in Osterlendidt, Denmark. She died January 28, 1937. SHe...
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Kris Keys of the Porchlight Players, portraying both O. W. Daggett and Ed Slaughter during the Gypsum Cemetery Tour July 16, 2011. The tour was sponsored by the Town of Gypsum in celebration of Gypsum's Centennial, held July 9-17, 2011. The Porchlight Players, a local drama group, portrayed interesting citizens of the town buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Orin W. Daggett was born January 4, 1861, and died April 16, 1942. He owned and operated the...
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Lucinda Hanke portraying Julia Stremme during the Gypsum Cemetery Tour July 16, 2011. The tour was sponsored by the Town of Gypsum in celebration of Gypsum's Centennial, held July 9-17, 2011. The Porchlight Players, a local drama group, portrayed interesting citizens of the town buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Julia Ann Kuhllman Stremme was born March 18, 1859, and died December 31, 1935. She and her new husband, John Stremme, arrived in Gypsum...
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The Mayne farm house being moved from the Eagle County Fairgrounds to its final location at Chambers Park to become the Information Center.
18) Pearl Henderson
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Pearl Henderson, one of those responsible for the development of the Red Cliff Museum.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Porchlight Players, a local drama group, during the Gypsum Cemetery Tour July 16, 2011. The tour was sponsored by the Town of Gypsum in celebration of Gypsum's Centennial, held July 9-17, 2011. The Porchlight Players portrayed interesting citizens of the town buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
From l. to r.: Rudy Olin, Kris Keys, Terri Vroman, Jessica Kline, Lucinda Hanke, and Eagle County Commissioner Sara Fisher.
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Rudy Olin portraying Charley Johnson during the Gypsum Cemetery Tour July 16, 2011. The tour was sponsored by the Town of Gypsum in celebration of Gypsum's Centennial, held July 9-17, 2011. The Porchlight Players, a local drama group, portrayed interesting citizens of the town buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Charley (Charles H.) Johnson died about July 26, 1901. He was a Dotsero cattleman who was murdered by a gunshot to the back of the head...
