Hey! In case you missed it yesterday, this is Day 1 of a thirteen-day journey exploring the previous homes of the Creston Valley Public Library. Saara and I will be back later today with Day (and Location) 2!
We Got Mail!
Okay, that’s perhaps a rather every-day occurrence. But today’s mail was unusually exciting. It contained a little notecard from Jill Hood, and inside that notecard was an old postcard of Creston, dated 1909, that she found while going through “stuff.” …
Grandfather’s Barn
You may have heard – we’re working on a new exhibit! Grandfather’s barn was always an intriguing place: crammed full of all sorts of stuff that he kept because he knew he might be able to use it someday. Grandfather …
Coffee Patio: An exercise in relaxing after doing nothing.
The hot weather is finally here. It felt like a long time in coming, after an unusually cool, wet spring. The length and tediousness of which, was probably not helped by the current state of discombobulation in the world that …
Coffee Patio
Join us on Wednesdays for our “ArtiFACT or ArtiFICTION” themed coffee patio at 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM! If you would like to play and guess if the artifact’s story on display is “ArtiFACT” or “ArtiFICTION”, you will be rewarded …
Coffee Patio
Please join us for Coffee Patio this Saturday, July 25th at 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and help us out with your feedback on a brand new exhibit! We’ve been working to try and put together a new exhibit in …
Standing Strong
We have exciting news – we have partnered with the Ktunaxa Nation Council to create an immersive exhibit! Standing Strong: Ktunaxa Traditions in a Changing World will be opening to the public later this summer, and we could not be …
It’s Apart!
Dismantling the logging arch yesterday went really well, thanks to our awesome volunteers – Chris, Skip, David, Todd, Walt, John, Lance, and Paul. We’ve identified a few original pieces of eastern hardwood, surprisingly – most of the logging arch’s wood …
Logging Arch!
Sometime between 1908 and 1913, C.O. Rodgers brought a logging arch into the Creston Valley, for use in the logging operations for his Canyon City sawmill. A logging arch is a horse-drawn log-skidding machine. Two huge wheels – ten feet …
The Trains are Running!
Casey’s Junior’s coming down the track, coming down the track, Casey Junior’s back… I’ve had the lyrics from the little Disney song running through my head all day because…. Our little model railway is open again! We had to close …