BEYOND THE BUILDINGS: Diverse Voices from the Past

Click on the stories below to learn about the people behind the Foundation's historic conservation easement properties.


Temple Israel: A Lake County Frontier Synagogue

Minette Miller, born in Leadville, Colorado in 1894, worshiped at Temple Israel and is buried in Leadville's Hebrew Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Temple Israel Museum Collection.…

Wink's Panorama: A Gilpin County African-American Oasis

Wendall “Wink” Hamlet (left) poses for a photo with his brother, Clarence, in the 1950s. Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library Special Collections. Children stand in front of a…

La Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (S.P.M.D.T.U.): A Conejos County Civil Rights…

Top:  Members of theLaSociedadProtección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (S.P.M.D.T.U.) Concilio Superior in Antonito pose on the south side of the building in 1938, Photo Courtesy…

Perry-Mansfield: A Routt County Creative Legacy

Top: Perry Mansfield students strike a pose on the Main Lodge. Above: Camp founders Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield. Photos courtesy of Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts…