The Stone Pillars in Early Fall
Photo by Bud Rockhill
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Oct. 2nd
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10AM-1PM - Community Blood Drive
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 10-11:30AM - Coffee with a Curator
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 4-11PM - Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch!
- 4:30-6PM - CANCELED: REDI Task Force Meeting
- 5-8PM - Furst Thursday Yappy Hour
- 5-7PM - Weekly Demonstration - What do you stand for?
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Special Meeting
- 6-7PM - Ukulele Thursdays
- 6-7:30PM - Working with Pen and Ink
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10-11:30AM Coffee with a Curator @ The Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
Photo Courtesy of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Gravesite
Join a member of the museum staff as they share some of the items in the collection. Includes coffee, light refreshments, and admission to the museum. Held the first Thursday of the month, September through November. Different topics each month. Meets at the Buffalo Bill Museum.
This month, learn more about the “20 Days or Buffalo Bill’s Pledge” script and Cody’s acting career.
While there is no charge, registration is required, and space is limited. Please register here.
Location:
Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
987½ Lookout Mountain Road (map)
5-8PM Furst Thursday Yappy Hour @ Golden Mill
Live Music
Dog Friendly Treats & Drinks
Doggy Chiropractor
Adoptable Dogs
More information
Location:
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (Map)
6PM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda & Packet
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send email comments to rrogers@cityofgolden.net.
The board will review the draft Parks & Rec Master Plan (which is included in the meeting packet).
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
Live Music for Thursday, Oct. 2nd
5-8PM Jessica Jones Duo @ The Golden Mill
5-9PM Karaoke @ The Golden Outpost
6:30-9:30PM DJ T @ Goosetown Station
- More Live Music
6PM Bill McKay Band @ New Terrain Brewing
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: A Kontribution
This image appears on a postcard with "K.K.K. funeral of Morrison boy June 12-1925" and "Golden" written on the back - Golden History Museum collection
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The Ku Klux Klan originated in the south, after the Civil War, but was relatively short-lived. In the mid-19-teens, a large scale revival of the Klan began, inspired by the movie The Birth of a Nation. That film showed a re-imagined, shockingly racist version of the south during Reconstruction, and depicted the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan as heroes.
This second generation Klan spread quickly throughout the U.S., including Colorado. Their tenets were pro-white Protestant and anti- anything else. They marketed themselves as a pro-morality social club but were known for burning crosses and hiding their identities beneath robes and hoods.
South Table Mountain was a popular gathering place for the Denver-area Kluxers. The various Klan chapters drove out to Golden on “the cement road” (Colfax). The automobiles would be stopped by robed and hooded Klansmen on horses and their identities checked before they were allowed to proceed up South Table Mountain towards Castle Rock. During their meetings, they burned crosses which, according to the Transcript, were at least 50 feet high and could be seen for miles around.
The Klan liked to make very public donations to what they considered worthy causes. In 1923 and 1924, the Transcript told of hooded Klansmen visiting the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist churches in Golden and donating money or, in one case, a rug.
98 Years Ago
The October 2, 1924 Colorado Transcript included this article about a Klan visit to the Methodist church.
KLANSMEN VISIT GOLDEN CHURCH
About thirty robed members of the Ku Klux Klan paid a visit to the Golden Methodist church during the Sunday night services and presented the pastor with a purse containing twenty-five dollars.
The Klansmen opened the door of the church just as the first hymn of the service was being concluded. They formed lines in both the aisles and at conclusion of the hymn, the spokesman went to the front and made a short talk. He informed the pastor and the congregation that the Klan admired the work being done by the church and stated that the Klan stands for the same principles as does the church. He then presented the money and asked the pastor to lead in prayer. Mr. Beattie gave a short prayer and the Klansmen filed out and entered automobiles which had been left standing at the curb.
The second Klan reached its height of popularity in the mid-1920s and crumbled by the early 1930s, largely due to embezzlement at both the national and local levels. It was reignited in the South during the Civil Rights Movement.
Golden History: Pioneer Physician
The building at 1115 Washington Avenue was originally built to house Kelly's Drigstore on the first floor and the Colorado Transcript on the second.
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The October 1, 1914 Colorado Transcript contains an obituary for Dr. James Kelly, "Pioneer Physician." Dr. Kelly moved to Golden in 1861.
He was a man of unostentatious nature, and in his capacity of physician he ws enabled to perform countless acts of charity which were never known expect to those who owe the life of a child or other love ones to the kindness of this pioneer physician.
In addition to his medical practice, he owned a drug store at 1115 Washington Avenue. For many years, the drug store operated the first floor and the town's newspaper, the Transcript, had offices on the second floor.
Today, Dr. Kelly may be best remembered because of the house he built at 12th and Cheyenne. That house, now the home of the Golden City Brewery family, is still known as "the Kelly Mansion."
Dr. Kelly was an active Mason, including participation in the Shriners and the Knights Templar. He was buried in the Masonic section of Golden Cemetery.
Weather
Overnight: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 6 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 56°F
Friday: Sunny, 84°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 57°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 79°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear, 47°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 66°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 45°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 65°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 67°F
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers, 48°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 71°F
News About Golden - October 2, 2025
City of Golden Weekly Digest
In this issue... Download PDF below.
CITY’S RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS
City of Golden
City staff have received an increasing number of inquiries from community members about the City’s response to homelessness. The rise in individuals experiencing homelessness is part of a growing regional and national crisis, and the expansion of emergency shelters and affordable housing has not kept pace with the number of people facing eviction and housing instability. Jefferson County currently has no emergency shelters, and those in Denver are routinely over-capacity... Read more...
Teen Iron Chef competitors take over Golden Library
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Looking around the Golden Library’s stacks and study areas now, it’s hard to tell that a few days ago, it was the fiercest cooking battleground this side of the Mississippi.
The library’s fourth annual Teen Iron Chef had record participation this year, and the 30-some competitors “had to take over the whole library,” as organizers said... Read more...
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