The Wheat Ridge Historical Society   

Invites you to our 

     Second Saturday Socials

      10 am to 2 pm

Our spring socials will be In-Person.

at the Baugh House 11361 W. 44th Ave    June & August

 at the Historical Park  July

Musicians and singers  are always invited and encouraged to join us for our sing alongs!! ​​

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​​​​​Bikes, BBQ & Bingo Social  June 14th  Join in the fun at the Baugh House for the best bicycle costume parade, followed by a ride on the Greenbelt. Learn about our local bike shops. Buy some awesome  BBQ from Mile High Smokers BBQ.

 Play some bingo and win prizes.

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Membership Appreciation Day ~ July 12

At the WR Historical Park (4610 Robb St.)  Potluck Picnic for members, community leaders, and residents. Learn about the Historical Society’s volunteer options and programs.  Bring a dish to share and your reusable picnic plates, cutlery and cup. We will supply the hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks.

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Heritage Day ~ August 9 After the Carnation Festival Parade  stop by for our Vintage Quilt display and ice cream social!!  Share your own Wheat Ridge story for our oral history project! !

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Our May Festival was enjoyed by many this year as they came to see the mural project live, The Model T club brought some awesome cars & trucks to enjoy. Fruitdale Farms brought over their chickens and turkeys for young and old to enjoy and learn about the varieties of fowl they are nurturing here in Wheat Ridge.  The ladies from Days Gone By participated in the May Pole Dances and gave a croquet demonstration. While youngsters enjoyed making puppets and may baskets    

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To see more photos from our social events go to our Facebook page or click on the link on our Events page then photos then albums to see each monthly event displayed. 

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​​​Join us for our Knit/Craft/ Quilt group on the Fourth Saturday of the month from 10 am to 2 pm at the Historical Park.  Share your projects, help each other with patterns and socialize! 

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 Our Fourth Saturday Work day is monthly from 10 am to 1 pm Help the Society with various projects  email for more information

 

Save the Date:       please note the corrected date

Dogs on “Paw-rade” ~ September 13

Apple Cider Day ~ October 11  

​Veteran’s Day Celebration with Car Show+ Craft/Hobby Fair ~ November 8   

Holiday Celebration with Gift & Cookie exchanges ~ December  13

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Looking for Storytellers of Wheat Ridge History, Wheat Ridge Clubs and groups to share their information at our events, craft demonstrators, food trucks, volunteers, musicians, singers, and historians to join us. Please leave a phone message at 303-431-9111 or  email wrhistorical@gmail.com  ​​​​​​​​

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​​Idella Lewis shares a story at our social event. We are looking for locals to share their Wheat Ridge Stories see the Word Document  questions to get you started writing your story to share with your family, friends and the Historical Society ! 

 

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​​​I would like to thank everyone who made our 50th Anniversary year so successful. Our members have done a great job bringing local history to our guests ! This year we won a 55th Anniversary Plate from the Carnation Festival for the Most Creative Entry. Our society was featured in the Wheat Ridge Living Magazine. The photos their wonderful photographer took are amazing. We actually made their year end edition as well. The Wheat Ridge Historical Society also won an award The Norm and Ethel Meyer Award. It is given each year by the Jefferson County Historical Commission (JCHC) to an individual or organization fostering and supporting historic preservation in Jeffco. This award was given to the Wheat Ridge Historical Society while we were celebrating 50 years of preservation support dedicated to Wheat Ridge’s heritage. We also are pleased to announce that the Wheat Ridge Historical Park and Baugh House were designated County Landmark properties on June 3, 2024. What a wonderful year!

We will continue to grow and thrive with your support so won't you join us this year and help support our continuing efforts to preserve and present local history.