In this ongoing series, we feature a piece from our Museum Director, Billie DeLancey, originally published in The Johnstown Breeze on October 23, 2025. Enjoy this look back, and keep an eye on the paper for the newest stories shaping our community. The Gray family’s roots in Johnstown date back to 1885 when James Albert…
Read MoreEarly Johnstown Schools
In this ongoing series, we feature a piece from our Museum Director, Billie DeLancey, originally published in The Johnstown Breeze on September 25, 2025. Enjoy this look back, and keep an eye on the paper for the newest stories shaping our community. In the late 1800s, country schoolhouses dotted the landscape on the edges of…
Read MoreHistorical Society Fundraising To Preserve The Johnstown Breeze Newspaper Archives
This is a piece from our Museum Director, Billie DeLancey, originally published in The Johnstown Breeze on September 4, 2025. Enjoy this story, and keep an eye on the paper for the newest stories shaping our community. A local newspaper is the beating heart of its community. Often the most factual account and near complete…
Read MoreJohnstown’s Early Fire Houses
In this ongoing series, we feature a piece from our Museum Director, Billie DeLancey, originally published in The Johnstown Breeze on August 22, 2024. Enjoy this look back, and keep an eye on the paper for the newest stories shaping our community. Johnstown’s first record of an organized group of fire-fighting, bucket-brigade volunteers was public…
Read MoreFeatured Quilter – Quilt and Craft Fair 2023
This year’s featured quilter honor goes to Mary Janes of Johnstown. She’ll be front and center against a backdrop of her favorite quilts. Come and see Mary’s quilts and plenty of others, too.
Read MoreParish House awarded state grant
The Johnstown Historical Society is a proud recipient of a recent History Colorado – State Historical Fund (SHF) grant for improvements to the Parish House and Museum grounds.
Read MoreForte featured quilter for Quilt & Craft Fair 2022
When Laurie Forte’s son Joseph started all-day kindergarten, she found herself with a hole in her days that she needed to fill. That was 33 years ago, and she’s been quilting ever since.
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