WMMI Monthly Speakers' Bureau Lectures - Reservation Required
The monthly Speakers’ Bureau Lectures, hosted by WMMI, are designed to inform and educate members and the general public on important subjects pertaining to the history and science of mining and industry.
Admission is always FREE to Museum members and just $5 per person for the general public.
Call 719-488-0880 for more information, or select the date below to reserve your space.
November Lecture
Ever wonder why the National Western Stock Show has had an influence on the livestock industry since 1906? Join the Western Museum of Mining and Industry (WMMI) on Tuesday, November 12, at 4 p.m. for the November Lecture Series: “The Denver’s Stockyards and the National Western Stock Show” with Keith Fessenden. Delve into the history of the Denver Union Stockyards and the National Western Stock Show’s lengthy relationship. Learn about packing houses and railroads and their connection with stockyards.
Keith is a Colorado native who grew up in mining towns in Colorado and northeastern Utah. He graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Agricultural Economics. He has volunteered with the stock show for 30 years and is currently the Western Historian/Archivist since April 2012. A life member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Keith researches both genealogy and Western U.S. history.
Reserve your spot today! Admission is free for museum members and $5 for nonmembers. Reservations are required. Reservations may be made at www.wmmi.org or by calling the museum at 719-488-0880. The museum is located at 225 North Gate Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80921 (off I-25 Exit 156).
Museum Members are FREE. General admission is only $5. Call 719-488-0880 for more information, or click on the button below to reserve your space.
2024 Lectures
Feb 13 - Lecture: Patric Ryan, "Tesla in Colorado Springs"
March 12 - Lecture: Leah Davis Witherow, "General William Jackson Palmer"
April 9 - Lecture: Gary Horton, "Woods Investment Co." (Cripple Creek)
May 14 - Lecture: Ellen Fisher "Did Rocks Help Colorado Territory become a State: Invention and Changing Lives during the Gilded Age"
June 11 - Rhonda Goodman-Gaghan: "Pueblo Revival Architecture"
July 9 - Lecture: Mike Torreano, "Code of the West"
August 13 - Lecture: Jim Crompton, "Digital Mining"
September 10 - Lecture: Susan Judy, "Exhibit Opening, Artist Talk"
October 8 - Lecture: Mel McFarland, "Colorado Springs: A Look Back"
November 12 - Lecture: Keith Fessenden, "The Western Stock Show"
