Events Schedule Last Updated: 05/11/26

Latest Past Events

4th Annual Plum Street Fall Heritage Festival

Join the Western Fremont Historical Society for the 4th Annual Plum Street Heritage Fall Festival on Sunday, October 11, from 12–3 PM at the Cotopaxi‑Mullins History Center. Free admission.

At 1:30 PM, Historian Betsy Denney will share “Cotopaxi and Area Tales” under the front canopy.

Enjoy home‑baked pies, hot dogs, chips, drinks, and explore the History Center’s artifacts and research collection during this Heritage Open House.

Bring a chair if you’d like. Come for the stories, stay for the food and history. We look forward to seeing you.

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Western Fremont Historical Society – Open House

WFHS History Center 70 County Road 56, Howard

The Western Fremont Historical Society invites the community to an Open House at the Howard History Center on Sunday, June 28 from 1–3 p.m. or on July 4 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. at 70 CR 56 in Howard. Admission is free.


This month’s featured exhibit showcases new additions to the Society’s historic map collection, including the Colorado Territory map, early ownership maps from Coaldale, Hardscrabble, and Penrose, detailed maps of Colorado and Kansas, and Nancy Colvin Hirleman’s historical map of Custer County. Visitors are encouraged to explore the displays, chat with the Society’s historian, and share local memories.

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Western Fremont Historical Society – Open House

WFHS History Center 70 County Road 56, Howard

The Western Fremont Historical Society invites the community to an Open House at the Howard History Center on Sunday, June 28 from 1–3 p.m. or on July 4 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. at 70 CR 56 in Howard. Admission is free.

This month’s featured exhibit showcases new additions to the Society’s historic map collection, including the Colorado Territory map, early ownership maps from Coaldale, Hardscrabble, and Penrose, detailed maps of Colorado and Kansas, and Nancy Colvin Hirleman’s historical map of Custer County. Visitors are encouraged to explore the displays, chat with the Society’s historian, and share local memories.

(Click on the event title above for more info.)