CCHS Timeline

APRIL 25

FIRST URCC MEETING

SEPTEMBER 20

FIRST PIONEER PICNIC

DECEMBER 19

FIRST CITY LIGHTS CHRISTMAS BUS TOUR

MARCH

DEBRA BULLOCK SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH ARCADIA

PUBLISHING TO WRITE A HISTORY BOOK ABOUT COMMERCE CITY

JULY 24

MOTION AT A URCC MEETING TO ORGANIZE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

AUGUST 21

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

SEPTEMBER 26

2ND ANNUAL PIONEER PICNIC

NOVEMBER 4 (At El Jardin Restaurant)

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION SIGNED BY ORGANIZATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS

NOVEMBER 20 (At El Jardin Restaurant)

BY LAWS SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATIONAL BOARD

DECEMBER 12

2ND ANNUAL CITY LIGHTS CHRISTMAS BUS TOUR

FEBRUARY 7

501 (C)3 STATUS AWARDED TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

FEBRUARY 8

1ST GRANT AWARDED TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BY (QUALITY COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME) 2000.00.

FEBRUARY 11

MEETING WITH CITY MANAGER (Jerry Flannery)

FEBRUARY 19

1ST ELECTION OF BOARD FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MARCH 17

COMMERCE CITY HISTORY BOOK PUBLISHED AND RELEASED WITH VARIOUS BOOK SIGNINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY (Author Debra Bullock)

APRIL 25

1st ANNUAL BRUNCH

JUNE 1

VIDEO HISTORIES PROJECT

SEPTEMBER 25

3RD ANNUAL PIONEER PICNIC

OCTOBER

1st EXHIBIT LOCATED AT THE COMMERCE CITY RECREATION CENTER (Veteran’s Memorial History)

OCTOBER 25

PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL THEY APPROVED THE USE OF THE BUILDING AT 7450 HIGHWAY 2 FOR THE COMMERCE CITY MUSEUM

DECEMBER

COMMERCE CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SIGNED BUILDING LEASE

JANUARY 20

LEASE FINALIZED, BUILDING AVAILABLE

MAY 1

2nd ANNUAL BRUNCH

MAY 6, 7

1st GARAGE SALE

SEPTEMBER 24

4th ANNUAL PIONEER PICNIC

OCTOBER 5,6

2ND GARAGE SALE

NOVEMBER 17

1st ANNUAL FRIENDS BREAKFAST RECEPTION

DECEMBER 17

4th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS BUS TOUR

JANUARY 20

NEW ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS (Tracey Snyder, Kristy Sumner)

JANUARY 25

MEETING WITH MAYOR FORD, CITY MANAGER, BRIAN MCBROOM (About possible purchase of the Black House, and Dog Track memorabilia)

APRIL 26

DELIVERY OF THE FIRST COLORING BOOK TO ALL THE 2ND GRADE CLASSES IN District 14 and 27J (within the Commerce City Boundaries)

JUNE

NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY ABOUT THE BLACK PROPERTY

JULY

RETRIEVEL OF ITEMS FROM THE MILE HIGH KENNEL CLUB

OCTOBER 1

NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY TO ESTABLISH A HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD

OCTOBER

TWO BUILDINGS DONATED TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BY SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

NOVEMBER 10

DEMOLITION BEGINS ON THE MILE HIGH KENNEL CLUB, CCHS RETRIEVED MEMORABILIA

NOVEMBER 15

RETRIEVEL OF ITEMS FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT

NOVEMBER 20

DEMOLITION STARTS ON THE SACWSD OFFICE BUILDING

JUNE

ADAMS CITY HIGH SCHOOL DEMOLITION

SEPTEMBER

ESTABLISHED THE ACHS HISTORY CLUB

FEBRUARY

CCHS ANNUAL MEETING AND NEW BOARD ELECTIONS

MARCH

MEETING WITH THE CITY FOR THE CONTER BUILDING

APRIL

FINALIZED NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CONTER BUILDING LEASE

JUNE

MOVED INTO CONTER BUILDING OUR FIRST MUSEUM!

SEPT

GRAND OPENING OF THE COMMERCE CITY HERITAGE AND CULTURAL CENTER

NOV

JUNE YOUNGER RESIGNS AS BOARD MEMBER

MARCH

NEGOTIATIONS WITH ADAMS 14 TO CREATE A LOCAL HISTORY CLASS WITH ADAMS 14

MARCH

REBA DROTAR APPOINTED AS BOARD MEMBER

FEBRUARY

CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN

SEPT

FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY – AT MUSEUM

SEPT

SECOND ANNIVERSARY – AT MUSEUM

JAN

MUSEUM OPENS SIX DAYS PER WEEK

DESIGNED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HISTORY EXHIBITS AT THE NEW HEADQUARTER BUILDING

DEVELOPED A REMOTE HISTORY DISPLAY IN 6 LOCATIONS

ADDED A NEW REMOTE DISPLAY AT THE CIVIC CENTER LOBBY

DESIGNED AN OUTDOOR DOG TRACK HISTORY EXHIBIT

CREATED A NEW WEBSITE WITH VIRTUAL EXHIBITS

TOWER ROAD HOME TO MANY VERY LARGE WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS SUCH AS AMAZON, LOWES DISTRIBUTING, NEXUS DIA, ASCENT, SCOUT GOLD LOGISTICS AND MORE.

NEW ALSUP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND STEAD SCHOOL, L.C. FULENWIDER CAMPUS OPENS FALL 2021.

COMMERCE CITY 70TH ANNIVERSARY

DOTTIE BAKKE HOUSE PRESERVATION EFFORTS