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The lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Gypsum, after a December 15,1990, late night fire. According to Fire Chief, Dave Vroman, the blaze was traced to a furnace recently installed. First Lutheran Church of Gypsum and Mount of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Vail took over ownership of the structure in 1989. Members were remodeling the structure to convert it into a parish hall. "Last week's fire destoyed 88 years of history in downtown...
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The lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Gypsum, after a December 15,1990, late night fire. According to Fire Chief, Dave Vroman, the blaze was traced to a furnace recently installed. First Lutheran Church of Gypsum and Mount of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Vail took over ownership of the structure in 1989. Members were remodeling the structure to convert it into a parish hall. "Last week's fire destoyed 88 years of history in downtown...
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Pastor Jim Berggren painting the cross on the steeple at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gypsum. The painting was done on October 3, 1988, in anticipation of the centennial celebration of the Church on October 8, 1988.
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The congregation of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gypsum in front of the church on October 8, 1988, the centennial celebration.
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The Centennial cake for the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gypsum, Oct. 8, 1988.
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Saint Marys Catholic Church in Eagle, Colorado, circa 1980. The church was originally the Eagle School at 215 Capitol St. Built in 1890, it was used as a school until 1916 when it was sold to the Catholic Church.
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"The McCoy Community Church project in 1934, with all volunteer labor. The work force was subject to change from day to day. In this group are: Joe Tuyls, Cliff Daniels, Ed Bulkley, George Shepard, Frank and Harry Groh, Earl Brooks (kneeling(, Burdette Bulkley, James Funk (the High School teacher), Ralph Kayser, Clinton Strait and Charles (Bud) Kier. The Bulkleys and Kier were from Toponas." -- McCoy Memoirs p.102 [Title supplied from catalog prepared...
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Ida Herwick and her children, Thanksgiving 1894, at church services in Wolcott. Back row, L to R: Paul, age 10; Frederick, age 13; WIlliam C., age 15 Front, L to R: Tina, age 3; Ida, Age 33; Mary, age 18 mos.; Oren age 5; Birdellah, age 17; Guy, age 6 "For several months she had been putting a little money away for a special occasion, and she intended that having a family portrait done would be it. Of all the things she could think of, having...
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Sea Duran, longtime Red Cliff resident, at the Shrine of the Stations of the Cross, San Luis. A group from St. Patrick's Parish, Minturn, visited in April 2000. Sea was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society in Red Cliff and was married to Joe Duran. She was a homemaker and child-care provider.
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Parishioners from St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Minturn, on a pilgrimage to Denver (May 6, 2010). They visited Sacred Heart Church, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Back, from left: Eli Finlay, Debbie Buckley, Fr. Hugh Guentner, James Jank, Irene Meador, Pat Riggin. Front, from left: Angela Beck, Ann Madison, Adelina Sandoval, Carla Gurascio.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Church, 0440 Bear Creek Road in Edwards, Colorado, possibly in the early 1980s.
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1913 Eagle School, now (1986) a Catholic Church. Sixth child from left (front row) wearing a hat is Rolland Randall. Approximately 88 children and teachers in the photo, lined up in 3 or 4 rows. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The school building in Eagle, Colorado, 215 Capitol St. Built in 1890, it was used as a school until 1916 when it was sold to the Catholic Church. The school is surrounded by a picket fence and boardwalk. On front: "31, City School, Eagle, Colo., Forsyth-Pho."
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Front view of the Methodist Church and parsonage, Eagle, Colorado. The Church was organized under the name of Christ Methodist Church. W. W. Winne, who preached (1899-1900) but was not an ordained minister, arranged for a five hundred dollar loan from the Denver Missionary Society. With this money and donated labor, the one-room church was completed in July 1900; the parsonage was built in 1902.
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The church, built in 1906 on the corner of Main St. and Toledo [191 Main St.], served the Presbyterian denomination for 96 years. In 2002, the congregation built a larger church 4 miles west of Minturn. This older church has a high-ceilinged interior, original high-peaked windows and almost century old light fixtures. Two of the six original lights date from the early 1900's and came from the old county seat in Redcliff while the other 4 were made...
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Front view of the Methodist Church and parsonage, Eagle, Colorado. The Church was organized under the name of Christ Methodist Church. W. W. Winne, who preached (1899-1900) but was not an ordained minister, arranged for a five hundred dollar loan from the Denver Missionary Society. With this money and donated labor, the one-room church was completed in July 1900; the parsonage was built in 1902. The church's address is 138 Howard St., Eagle, Colorado. [Title...
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"James P. Carrigan, who was appointed pastor of St. Stephen's in Glenwood Springs in 1910, began making monthly visits to celebrate Mass in Thomas Minturn's section house. With his encouragement, local Catholics formed St. Patrick's parish on September 13, 1913. Thanks to a $500 gift from the Catholic Extension Society and funds raised by parish suppers and plays, a church was constructed in the fall of 1925. Howard G. Bayers built the one-story,...
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"At long last a lot was bought, the gift of a 3-room house was accepted, moved and renovated, and became St. Vincent's Church. It was dedicated by Bishop Tihen of Denver, assisted by the Rev. J. P. Corrigan of Glenwood Springs in June 1924. ... The building was originally a house owned and given by Mrs. Anna Murmann Hyrup, and was moved onto a lot which also belonged to Mrs. Hyrup. Father Corrigan obtained the bell from the Church in Glenwood Springs...
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Jehovah's Witnesses Church in Edwards, Colorado, possibly in the early 1980s. End view of the church hall attached to the Church proper.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eagle. Alex Macdonell served as a Deacon. The church was originally a school building.