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Bigwigs & Benefactors of the Pikes Peak Region

1/17/2019

Part 2 of 7

The second installment of the 2014 Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, Bigwigs & Benefactors of the Pikes Peak Region.

Mike Olsen — Emcee
"The Penrose Legacy: Ventures, Vogue, & Vagary," by Joyce B. Lohse
"Fred Wade Barr: Benevolent Trail Builder or Tourist Entrepreneur?," by Eric Swab

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Bigwigs & Benefactors of the Pikes Peak Region

12/20/2018

Part 1 of 7

Currently defined as a powerful and important person, the term "bigwig" originated in the 17th century, when European nobility wore large wigs to show their high status. This series from the Pikes Peak Library District's 2014 Regional History Symposium, "Bigwigs & Benefactors of the Pikes Peak Region," presents a look at some of the significant people who have impacted the Pikes Peak region's history and development.

Tim Blevins and Paula Miller — Introduction
Mike Olsen — Emcee and Pennies From Heaven?
"Edmond van Diest: A Great Man for Colorado, Colorado Springs, & Colorado College" by David D. Finley

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Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region

9/20/2018

Part 6 of 6

The sixth installment of the 2010 Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region.

Leah Davis Witherow — Emcee
Kay Esmiol — Fannie Mae Duncan and the Cotton Club
Tim Blevins — Marketing a Messiah: Denver’s Divine Healer and His Inspiration of Entrepreneurs

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Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region

8/16/2018

Part 5 of 6

The fifth installment of the 2010 Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region.

Leah Davis Witherow — Emcee
Keith Fessenden — Colorado's First Railroads: Incline Railroads
Nikola Tesla Portrayed by Richard Marold

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Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region

7/19/2018

Part 4 of 6

The fourth installment of the 2010 Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region.

Leah Davis Witherow — Emcee
Beth Barrett -- From Prize Fights to Shakespeare: Traveling Entertainers in the Pikes Peak Region
Amy Ziegler -- Mining for Interest in the First National Bank of Cripple Creek Collection

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Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region

6/21/2018

Part 3 of 6

The third installment of the 2010 Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region.

Leah Davis Witherow — Emcee
Rick Sturdevant – Aeronautics and Astronautics: Pioneering Air and Space Business in the Pikes Peak Region
Judith Finley – Hustling the Tourists: Early Automobile Sightseeing in the Pikes Peak Region

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Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region

5/17/2018

Part 2 of 6

The second installment of the 2010 Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region.

Leah Davis Witherow — Emcee
Donald McGilchrist — The Quest for the Best: General Palmer’s Pursuit of Technological Innovation
Steve Ruskin — Science as Enterprise and Industry: The Monument Valley Park Geologic Section in Context

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Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region

4/19/2018

Part 1 of 6

Entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, and inventors have made the Pikes Peak Region a matchless place to live and work. Enterprise and Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region, the 2010 Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, featured presentations focusing on commerce, creativity, technology, tourism, transportation, and many other unique aspects of the region’s prosperity of the past, and potential for the future.

Leah Davis Witherow — Emcee
Dennis Daily -- Enterprise & Innovation in the Pikes Peak Region
Katie Rudolph -- Bumps in the Road- The Spirit of Enterprise & the Sociability Tour of 1914

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Military Matters: Defense, Development, & Dissent in the Pikes Peak Region

3/15/2018

Part 7 of 7

The seventh installment of the 2015 Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, Military Matters: Defense, Development, & Dissent in the Pikes Peak Region

Chris Nicholl – emcee
Col. John M. Chivington Portrayed by Ken Oyer

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Military Matters: Defense, Development, & Dissent in the Pikes Peak Region

2/15/2018

Part 6 of 7

The sixth installment of the 2015 Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium, Military Matters: Defense, Development, & Dissent in the Pikes Peak Region.

Michael L. Olsen – emcee
Mary Elizabeth Ruwell – U.S. Air Force Academy & Colorado Springs Community Interaction during the Vietnam War Era
Mary Sprunger-Froese – HEAVENS NO! Dissent to Space Warfare, 1983–Present
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