Educational Program

Don Lawrie at Glen Cove - Don Sanborn Collection The Manitou Springs Heritage Museum proudly hosts local skier and historian Don Sanborn and his presentation, “A History of Skiing on Pikes Peak”.  The presentation will accompany the launch of our new winter exhibit called “Ski Areas of the Pikes Peak Region”.  The presentation will cover […]

The Manitou Springs Heritage Museum proudly hosts Award-Winning local western writer and historian, Mike Torreano, and his presentation, “The Old West and The Code of the West”.  Mr. Torreano takes his audience back to the Old West, and The Code of the West and talks about bygone times that spawned values that are still relevant […]

The Manitou Springs Heritage Museum proudly hosts Tina Cox and her presentation, “Manitou Greenstone-A Tale of Two Greenstones”.  See this engaging and educational program addressing a largely forgotten but highly significant chapter of Manitou Springs’ history.  Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society member Tina Cox will explain how her experience in learning about metamorphic greenstone in Alaska […]

Nick Sanborn 1958 Winner Pontiac No. 99 The Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb originally started by Spencer Penrose in 1916 has now been running for over 100 years. This presentation will look at how the race has changed over time, how the course has changed, how safety measures evolved and how the cars, divisions and […]