History in our own backyard
January Event
Join the Roxborough Area Historical Society for a very special Annual Meeting.
After a brief Annual Report from the RAHS President, Dr. Bonnie J. Clark from the University of Denver will share with us the history of Amache.
During World War II, Americans of Japanese ancestry were removed from their homes and placed into confinement camps throughout the western US. This presentation overviews the methods and results of eight seasons of landscape archaeology at one of those sites—Amache—located in southeastern Colorado. The site contains an incredibly well-preserved record of how the people incarcerated there transformed a hostile landscape through strategy and skill. By integrating a program of historical research, community engagement, and intensive garden archaeology, the University of Denver Amache project is expanding the view of what incarceree gardens are, how they were created, and their importance, both to those who made them and us today.
Dr. Bonnie Clark is a Professor in the Anthropology Department at the University of Denver (DU), as well as the Curator for Archaeology of the DU Museum of Anthropology. She is the author or editor of numerous publications. She co-leads the Amache Community Archaeology Project, a community collaboration committed to researching, preserving, and interpreting the physical history of Amache, Colorado’s WWII-era Japanese American internment camp. In 2022, Dr. Clark’s was the recipient of a commendation from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan.
Upcoming Events
Amache Japanese Internment Camp History - January 23, 2025 at Annual Meeting
Please email suggestions for events you would like RAHS to sponsor to [email protected]
Recent Events
November 14, 2024 - Slocum Cabin Presentation
October 26 and 27, 2024 - Homestead Hikes in Roxborough State Park
Thursday, September 26, 2024 - Highline Canal and Seven Stones
Thursday, August 29, 2024 - History of Chatfield State Park
Thursday, June 27, 2024 - Staunton Cabin Tour
Thursday, January 25 , 2024- Annual Meeting
* Members Only Event
Membership reminder:
Become a member of RAHS and you'll assist in bringing information about history in our own backyard to others. Please consider renewing your membership if you are already a member! Annual memberships begin on January 1 of each year and remain active until the following December 31. Individual annual memberships are $25, family annual memberships are $30, lifetime memberships are $200 (includes immediate family) and business/corporate annual memberships are $100.
Roxborough Historama Map |
In January 2021, a historama map created by Gladine Fritz Imes of the Roxborough Park area was installed at the Roxborough Park Community Center.
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A Special Thank You
At the 2021 Annual Meeting the Roxborough Area Historical Society honored Chad Bergman with a lifetime membership in honor of his efforts on our behalf.
Douglas County Colorado ... Prehistory to 2020
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Images of America: Roxborough
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