Be a part of something historically local. Become a member of the Johnstown Historical Society!
Help the Johnstown Historical Society continue its mission in our community.
Stop in and tour the Historic Parish House and Museum. Admission is free!
We need your help. Check out our flexible and one-time volunteer opportunities.
It’s not another meteorite—but it is coming!
Say hello to The Impact, our new quarterly email newsletter. There are stories behind the streets, buildings, people, and places we pass every day in Johnstown, and we’re going to share them with you. And while the name is a playful tribute to our famous meteorite, we think the stories of our past make an impact all their own.
Subscribe on or before September 15, 2026 for a chance to win a History Lover’s Gift Basket worth $200. Already subscribed? You’re automatically entered, too!
We’re working to digitize more than 120 years of The Johnstown Breeze and make its historic archives freely searchable online, and your support is needed.
Help preserve the stories that make our community unique. Through Your Story Matters, we’re collecting memories, photos, and reflections from community members to create a lasting archive of our shared history.
A Tribute To Johnstown, originally published in 1976, is returning! This commemorative edition will feature the original content while adding new stories, photos, and research from the past 50 years.
Cemetery Crawl
October 31, 2026
The 2026 Cemetery Crawl will be an incredible one-of-a-kind event. Attendees will meet Johnstown residents both past and present in a historically haunting cemetery tour of the Johnstown Cemetery. It’s the perfect way to experience Johnstown’s vibrant history and the remarkable figures who helped shape it. Join us for a delightful event where the past comes out to play!
Registration Opens: October 1, 2026
$10.00 Donation / Set of 6
Love local history? Our postcard sets are the perfect keepsake from Johnstown!
Individual postcards are available for a $2 donation. Stop by the Parish House and take a peek.
$10.00 Donation / Coin
A century after the 1924 meteorite made history, our 2024 Centennial coins celebrate the impact. Grab yours before they’re gone!
$15.00 Donation / Brick
For 70 years, Letford Elementary was a place of learning and memories. It was demolished in 2023, but you can keep its legacy alive with a piece to treasure at home or share with someone special.
The Johnstown Historical Society’s obligation to its community is to preserve, interpret, and protect Johnstown’s history. They accomplish that in various ways. About a year ago they took on the task of raising money to have the town’s longest running business – The Johnstown Breeze – digitized. There’s no other written record or resource that…
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Zola Arlene Coates was an exceptional teacher and citizen. Never married, she devoted her life to community. She was born at the Longmont hospital on June 7, 1907 and grew up in the Highlandlake-Mead area. She graduated as the Valedictorian of her class in 1925 and then attended Colorado Teachers College (now University of Northern…
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The Johnstown sugar factory impacted not only the immediate area, but the entire sugar beet industry. This unique refinery was built to extract sugar from molasses and was the only successful plant of its kind in the world. Willard Letford was influential in convincing the company to locate here. In 1920, the GW Sugar Company…
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