About
The Board of Directors of the Historical Society
All are volunteers. Without their many hours and dedication to community service,
the many fine projects and accomplishments of the PLHS would not have been possible.
President: M. Lawrie-Munro
Vice President: S. Ketchmark
Treasurer: M. Robohn
Secretary: P. Atkins
Museum Director: R. Davis
At Large: P. McCarthy
At Large: R. Voelker
At Large: B. Morehead
At Large: Susan Kuehster
Newsletter
1964 – The Society opened a museum housed in the present Palmer Lake Police Department offices (originally the AT&SF Section Foreman house).
1981 – The Society helped fund construction and moved to the new Lucretia Vaile Library and Museum.
1998 – The Society provided a lake fountain to replicate a fountain that existed at the turn of the century.
2001 – The Society and the Town of Palmer Lake completed a memorial honoring William (Bill) J. Crawford who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for action during WWII.
2006 – The Society commissioned a bronze statue of “Dizzy” a German Shepherd as a gift to the people of Palmer Lake. The statue commemorated the Society’s 50th anniversary and the 70th anniversary of the Palmer Lake Star. Dizzy helped build “The Star.”
2008 – The Society presented the first Return of the Rocky Mountain Chautauqua Assembly to Palmer Lake.
2009 – The Society commissioned a basrelief panel to commemorate significant historical events and people of The Town of Monument. The panel, along with additional historical art works, on display in the new Monument Town Hall represent a gift of the Society to the people of Monument and the Palmer Divide area. The Chautauqua revival expanded to three days.
Future – Vaile Museum building and exhibit expansions, and new publications are projects under consideration.
