What’s Happening in Golden Today?
6-6:55AM HIIT (Virtual)
8-9AM Morning StArt: An Artist Coffee Meetup with David Topping (Virtual – RSVP)
8:30-9:30AM Power Training (Virtual)
10AM Wild West Walking Tour (2 hours)
10AM and 1PM Wild West Short Tour (1 hour)
10:15-10:45AM Toddler Time @ Golden Library
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga (Virtual)
1-1:45PM Silver Sneakers Yoga (Virtual)
1-2PM The Friday Tour @ Colorado Railroad Museum
2-4PM DeLong Park Weedbusters @ DeLong Park
3PM Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic @ Foothills Animal Shelter
7-9:30PM and 8-10:30PM The Talking Dead Haunted Pub Crawl – SOLD OUT
(Note – there are a few tickets left for tomorrow’s 8PM Crawl!)
Saturday Preview
8AM-3PM 2nd Annual Dino Ridge High School Science Quiz Bowl @ CSM Marquez Hall (map)
9AM The Demon Dash 5K Race/Walk @ Golden High School (map)
9AM-4PM Holiday Craft Fair at Golden Gate Grange (map)
10AM Coffee with Councilors @ Golden Community Center (map)
12-3PM Golden Lions Club Annual Fall Chili Fest @ Barrels & Bottles Camp George West (map)
5-10PM Night at the Museums
The American Mountaineering Museum and Dinosaur Ridge will be open late in honor of Denver Arts Week.
Live Music
5PM Jay Martin @ Barrels and Bottles @ Camp George West
5-8PM RADO @ Goosetown Station
6PM Blue River Grass @ Over Yonder
7-10PM Keith Wren @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
8PM Stone Beat Invasion – Rolling Stone & Beatles hits @ Buffalo Rose
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
Golden History Moment
Trees were always scarce in this area, and those that grew here, along the creeks or in the foothills, were quickly claimed by the pioneers for shelter or fuel. For most of Golden’s 163 year history, most of our residents relied on coal to heat their homes and cook their food.
Coal always leaves some ash, which must be removed to keep the fire burning efficiently. Anyone who owned a home or business would have been thoroughly familiar with the endless cycle of feeding coal into the stove or furnace and removing the ashes.
What they do with those ashes? They were both messy and hot, with live embers often mixed in with the ash. In the 1930s, most homes in Golden had ash pits (or ash barrels or ash cans) in their backyard. Ideally, these were made of non-flammable material and had a cover to prevent the embers from escaping.
Many house, barn, and business fires were kindled by careless ash disposal. The Fire Department worried and lectured constantly about safe use of ash pits.
They were also a dangerous and attractive nuisance when children were around.
85 Years Ago
Sammy Nankervis Falls in Ash Pit
Sammy, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Nankervis, suffered severe feet and leg burns Wednesday afternoon, when he feel into the ash pit at his home on Twelfth street. His mother received bad hand burns when she pulled him out of the hot ashes.
Colorado Transcript – November 4, 1937
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
