Evenings Of History

Evenings of History Programs at the
Wright Opera House

472 Main Street

Ouray, CO 

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OCHS Members are Free

$5 for nonmembers 
 

Summer 2026*

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*All talks take place at 7:00 pm at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St., Ouray

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Tuesday, June 16  "Gus Begole: The First Days of Ouray"

                                Alan Todd

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Tuesday, June 23  "Fashionable Ouray: What Folks Wore in the Early Days"

                                Amy Exstrum

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Tuesday, June 30  "SPECIAL PRESENTION"  Ouray 150: The Early Years

                                Ouray County Historical Society

                                Board of Directors

                                 

 

Tuesday, July 7      "The Veins Beneath the Rock"  The Living

                                       Legacy of Thomas K. Walsh

                                 Keith Mulhern & Michael Peddecord

                                 

​Tuesday, July 14    "Growing up in the San Juans in the Late 1800's"

                                  Jenny Hart and Leo Williams

                                 

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Tuesday, July 21    "W.H. Jackson: Photographer of the 19th

                                  Century American West"  

                                 Kevin Chismire

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Tuesday, July 28     "From the OCHS Photo Collection:​

                                  An Album of Recreation & Celebration" 

                                 Gail Zanett Saunders

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Tuesday, Aug 4       "Trading, Raiding, and Bargaining" 

                                  How the Ute Bands Negotiated Survival in Western Colorado

                                            Sondra Jones

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Details will also be posted on the OCHS Calendar

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The OCHS Museum looks forward to welcoming you to
these in-person presentations!