Historic Lecture Series: Saving Yellowstone
Schedule
Sun Mar 19 2023 at 06:00 pm
Location
The Fort Restaurant | Morrison, CO
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Presenter: Dr. Megan Kate NelsonHistorian and author Megan Kate Nelson draws on her recent book, Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America, as she describes Yellowstone’s journey from crossroads of Indigenous trade and travel to the world’s first national park. Dr. Nelson will discuss the roots of the national park idea, the first scientific expedition to Yellowstone in 1871, and the debates around the passage of the Yellowstone Act in 1872, which created the park. Situating this story in the history of the Reconstruction period, Dr. Nelson will introduce lecture attendees to three men who pursued their own agendas in Yellowstone at this moment: scientist-explorer Ferdinand Hayden, investment banker Jay Cooke, and Hunkpapa Lakota chief Sitting Bull.
Saturday, March 18, 2023, 1:30 p.m.
Buck Recreational Center
2004 W. Powers Avenue
Littleton, CO 80120
This program is free to the public; however, registration is required through the South Suburban Parks & Recreation website, or by calling 303-347-5999.
Sunday, March 19, 2023, 1:30 p.m.
Goodson Rec Center
6315 S University Blvd
Centennial, CO 80121
This program is free to the public; however, registration is required through the South Suburban Parks & Recreation website, or by calling 303-347-5999.
Sunday, March 19, 6 p.m.
Dinner Lecture at The Fort
19192 Highway 8, Morrison, CO 80465
Menu: A 4-oz. Bison tenderloin and small trout filet with Fort potatoes, featuring chocolate negrita for dessert.
To purchase dinner lecture tickets and make reservations, please call Tesoro Cultural Center at 303-839-1671 or visit the ticketing link above.
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Where is it happening?
The Fort Restaurant, 19192 Hwy 8,Morrison,CO,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
