The Fort Collins Historical Society is trying something new this month and we hope you’ll want to check it out.
For our April meeting, we’re partnering with CSU's Department of History to showcase work from their Graduate Student Research Conference. The theme this year is "Striving Towards Equity," and it brings together some compelling and surprising local and regional history.
📍 Old Town Library (201 Peterson St)
🕡 Monday, April 27, 6:30 pm
🎟️ Free and open to the public
We’ll have two graduate researchers presenting their talks:
- "Jumping over the Foul Line: How Baseball Helped Northern Colorado End Segregation"
- "Wild Irises: How Teachers Participated in Academic Circles in Denver Public Schools, 1900-1960"
Both talks dig into some big questions, like where do we see fairness, justice, and inequality in the past? And how can studying history help us understand those ideas today?
This is also a chance to hear from emerging historians and get a preview of the broader conference happening at CSU with additional free sessions on May 1st (more details available at our event).
If you’ve been to our talks before, this one may feel a little different. Expect a wider range of topics and regionality, new voices, and some fresh perspectives on Colorado history.
Hope to see you there!