Coronavirus Update
Public Health References
CDC * Colorado * Jefferson County * City of Golden
There were no new deaths today, for the second day in a row, and Golden’s case count has actually dropped, from 85 down to 84!
Jefferson County’s case count page says that as of 3PM yesterday, there were 1,002 cases in Jefferson County (up from 971). There have been 36 deaths (unchanged!) and 239 are hospitalized (up from 236). There are 84 known cases in Golden (down from 85).
The State-Wide Stay-at-Home Order is in effect through April 26, 2020. Everyone is asked to wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth when leaving the house. City and County fire restrictions are in place. Clear Creek is closed to all recreational activities.
Virtual Golden
Posted Yesterday – 15 minutes:
Behind the Scenes at the Golden History Museum with Nathan Richie.
Live Events Today:
8-9AM Zumba
8:30AM Downtown Merchants Monthly Meeting via Zoom
10:15AM Virtual Baby & Toddler Time with the Library
12PM Virtually Golden Series by Golden United:
The Great Influenza Pandemic with Frank Blaha – Click here to join the Zoom meeting.
6PM Golden United Housing Task Forum – Register for the Zoom meeting here.
6PM Call In: BYOB(ook) Group – Re-read an Old Favorite
Take the book club out of the Library! Every Tuesday get ready to talk about books with others. Prepare by reading any book that falls into the given theme and gear up for some great book recommendations! Call 303-502-5189 to participate. Looking for a title in the theme? Check out these suggested reads.
6:30PM Trivia League hosted by the Golden Elks Lodge
Entry fee is $20 per person. Proceeds of the entry fee are split 50% between two top winners / 50% with the Lodge. If you would like to play, please contact Gina Frank at 720-201-6184 or gina.golden2740@gmail.com for the Zoom link. Following are the rules for the Zoom Trivia Night:
1. Materials needed – pen and paper only
2. Four rounds of 10 questions each round
3. Individuals will play, rather than a team.
4. NO GOOGLING!
5. A 10-second time limit from the end of the question. Participants have 10 seconds to write down their answer after the question is asked.
6. At the end of each section of 10 questions, the host gives the answers, and each player self-grades their sheets.
7. Each player reports their score to the host who tracks it (for ongoing Trivia League).
8. We will take a short break after the first two rounds (halfway through).
9. Host is responsible for providing questions!
Golden History Moment
When I asked subscribers what Golden history topics they would like me to cover, one question was Where did Golden’s original settlers come from–southerners who lost all, newly freed folks, soldiers with PTSD. Did those folks find a home in Golden?
Golden was founded in 1859 and reached a population of about 1000 before the Civil War. Anecdotally, we had a fair number of both southerners and northerners, and there was occasional friction between those factions. Golden’s population diminished considerably after the war, and the 1870 census shows a population of only 587.
Southerners
Not many southerners returned to Golden after the Civil War. In looking through the census data, I saw only 24 residents who were born in states that belonged to the Confederacy (and of those, 4 were black). Another 56 residents came from border states (slave-holding states that stayed with the union). Of those, 5 were black.
Newly-Freed Folks
Golden had only 12 black citizens (in a population of 587). All of them were born in the Confederacy, Border States, or the District of Columbia, so perhaps they came to Colorado for a chance to start anew in an area that had never had slavery.
Soldiers with PTSD – no idea!
The 1870 Census had another interesting inclusion: they asked everyone for the value of their real estate holdings and their personal estate. I thought you might be interested in seeing the wealthiest people in town. Apparently there was a lot of money to be made in flour and railroads.
Nathan Sales $50,000 (personal estate $5000) physician
Charles Welch $40,000 (personal estate $5000) real estate dealer
David Baines $50,000 proprietor of flour mill (Golden Mill)
William Loveland $30,000 contractor in rr construction
John Bush $25,000 RR contractor
Obed Crissman $16,500 (personal estate $5000) Proprietor, flour mill
Leander Schafer $15,000 formerly a locomotive builder
Hugh Howell $15000 (personal estate $3000) Hotel keeper
Joseph Standley $12,000 (personal estate $70,000) banker
Oscar Barber $10000 flour mill proprietor (Rock Flour Mill)
