Money of the American Civil War
Fighting a war is an expensive undertaking, especially for a largely agrarian society whose capital is invested in slavery and cotton land. […]
Category: Museum Blog
Acquisition Recognition – Women of Woodcraft Ledger
The ledger pictured above was recently donated the museum. While the outside appears as a simple ledger, the inside contains insight into […]
Laura Huntley
In 1974, a large collection of over 1,800 objects were donated the museum by Laura Huntley. Laura was an avid antique collector […]
Ruth Carter
Not only was Ruth Carter the first female mayor of Cañon City, she was the first woman in Colorado to gain the […]
Pioneer Women
While many of the street names in Cañon City are named after early male settlers, many of those men came west with […]