The next History Hour series will take place Thursday, March 27, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Greeley History Museum, 714 8th Street.
Historian Meg Dunn will present “The Emma Malaby Grocery,” focusing on one of Fort Collins’ oldest buildings. Dunn will discuss the building’s history and its relocation, offering insights into life in downtown Fort Collins in the 1880s. The presentation will also cover Fort Collins’ early African American community, a tragic murder-suicide, and more. The building, recently donated to Historic Larimer County, is being prepared for its public reopening after many years.
Upcoming History Hour Presentations
- April 10: Holocaust 101 with Joan Clinefelter at the LINC Library, in partnership with the Holocaust Memorial Observances of Northern Colorado.
- April 24: Holocaust 101 by Joan Clinefelter.
- May 22: KKK in the 1920s in Colorado by Meg Dunn.
- June 26: 400 Years of Cowboys by Daniel Geary.
- July 24: Young Chautauquans Perform at The History Hour.
- August 14: Mexican American History Project Greeley by Emma Pena McCleave, Daniel Reyez, and Dr. Maria Sanchez.
- September 18: Colorado Water Law at 150: The State Constitution of 1876 and Greeley’s Role in Western Water Policy by Dr. Michael Welsh.
- October 16: From the Journey of Many to I by Tony Arguello.
History Hour presentations are held at noon unless otherwise noted and take place in the Community Room of the Greeley History Museum.
For more information, email Betsy Kellums at the Historic Preservation Office at betsy.kellums@greeleygov.com or call 970-350-9222.
About the Presenter
Meg Dunn graduated from the University of Michigan and taught math in Detroit and San Francisco. She began volunteering in the Poudre School District in 2003 when her children entered elementary school. In 2014, she took over the Forgotten Fort Collins website, which later became NorthernColoradoHistory.com. Dunn served on the Fort Collins Historic Preservation Commission for nine years and is currently the president of the Fort Collins Historical Society and vice president of the board of Historic Larimer County.
