Check out our YouTube Channel. Not only do we have Zoom recordings from recent virtual presentations, we have been able to upload video recordings made in 1998 – 2004 from the Historic Speaker Series. Homer Sharpton, Henry Willie, Jack Willie, are names that may ring a bell.
A complete listing of all YouTube Channel follows:
- Manitou Springs Historic Speaker Series
- 1998 The Mineral Springs of Manitou Springs presented by Marie Bettie (Sharpton) Daniels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjPyb3_EAAY&t=6s
- 1998 Manitou Springs Business Pioneers presented by Homer Sharpton and Belvadene Boyd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4TnJKaqvEg
- 1998 Pikes Peak America’s Mountain presented by Paul Idleman and Mike Doty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWavBB0RXHA
- 1998 Hi Jinx and Horseplay presented by Allan Dickey, George Skiffington, Belvadene Boyd and John Paulson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fXnaNZbnVI
- 2001 “Mabel Willie – Manitou’s Most Colorful Mayor” presented by Henry Willie, Jack Willie and Jane Hart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNKsJzjgP3w
- 2004 The Davis Castle, Pumpkin House to Prom Queen. The Rigors, Surprises and Joys of Restoration presented by Neil Plass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky56nZ2qfSE
- 2003 Hold That Pose. Historic Photos of Manitou Springs presented by Jack Elder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QMdXiHI3Y
- Exhibits
- Van Briggle – The Manitou Connection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TerC1_5rUbs
- Pikes Peak Peanut Pusher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbYKSD9um4Q&t=1611s
- A Visual History of the Mount Manitou Incline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQG-9OTsyRE&t=300s
- 2020 Speaker Presentations
- The Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum Hall of Fame presented by Don Sanborn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnCqJPjbj1U
- The Peak of Racing – Pikes Peak International Hill Climb presented by Chris Lennon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJifOHRaZTQ&t=68s
- The History of Baseball in Colorado Springs presented by Roger Hadix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UivdQbEc09o
Nikola Tesla presented by Patric Ryan as part of Kool Science Festival
https://youtu.be/1BMmdGn5cyY
The Summit of Pikes Peak presented by Eric Swab
https://youtu.be/w7_GfXP59S0
200th Anniversary of Edwin James’ Ascent of Pikes Peak presented by Phil Carson
https://youtu.be/oiS1rKscR-A
2021 Speaker Series
CH Rockey Presented by David Ball
Discovering the Anza legacy presented by John Anderson
Fremont Experimental Forest Station 1909 – 1935 presented by Eric Swab