Nov. 26, 2020

Episode 8 - Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Jennie and Dianne discuss the founding of the oldest cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Evergreen Cemetery as well as Colorado Springs will be celebrating their 150th anniversary in 2021! It is a cemetery that is near and dear to Dianne's heart as she has spent the past 20 years volunteering there to help keep it maintained and preserve its history. They will talk about some of the notable people buried there and how you the listener can help to support this ordinary, extraordinary cemetery.

Show Notes

To purchase your 2021 Evergreen Cemetery calendar, simply click here: http://evergreencemeterysociety.org/

Resources for this episode include:

Hartshorn, D., 2020. Evergreen Heritage: Preserving History. [online] Evergreencemeterysociety.org. Available at: <http://evergreencemeterysociety.org/> [Accessed 3 December 2020].

Colorado Springs. 2020. Evergreen And Fairview Cemeteries. [online] Available at: <https://coloradosprings.gov/evergreen-and-fairview-cemeteries> [Accessed 3 December 2020].

Visit Colorado Springs. 2020. History & Heritage. [online] Available at: <https://www.visitcos.com/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/> [Accessed 3 December 2020].

Colorado Springs. 2020. A Brief History Of Colorado Springs. [online] Available at: <https://coloradosprings.gov/cos-150/page/brief-history-colorado-springs> [Accessed 3 December 2020].

Ambriz, C., 2020. William Jackson Palmer | Articles | Colorado Encyclopedia. [online] Coloradoencyclopedia.org. Available at: <https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/william-jackson-palmer> [Accessed 3 December 2020].

Poemhunter.com. 2020. Francis Henry Maynard - Francis Henry Maynard Poems - Poem Hunter. [online] Available at: <https://www.poemhunter.com/francis-henry-maynard/> [Accessed 3 December 2020].

Lewandowski, T., 2020. Sherman Coolidge: Arapaho Priest In A Changing World | Wyohistory.Org. [online] Wyohistory.org. Available at: <https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/sherman-coolidge-arapaho-priest-changing-world> [Accessed 3 December 2020].

“Carlos Montezuma: Changing is Not Vanishing.” 28-minute documentary on the life of Yavapai activist, physician and journalist Carlos Montezuma, one of the founders of the Society of American Indians, accessed June 17, 2020 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1arhXZjQIY&t=346s.