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Join the Pikes Peak Historical Society
Join the Pikes Peak Historical Society :   You may now join the Pikes peak Historical Society, renew your existing membership, or donate to support PPHS activities on-line. Click here for more information

Pikes Peak Historical Society

image001The Pikes Peak Historical Society is a non-profit corporation organized under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3). The purpose of the Society is to encourage the preservation of the history of Florissant and the west slope of Pikes Peak, and to educate the public regarding this historical legacy.   The Pikes Peak Historical Society (PPHS) is funded solely through memberships and donations, and supports its mission through volunteers who serve on its numerous committees.
PPHS owns and operates two museums; The Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum, at 18033 Teller County Road #1 across from the Florissant Post Office, and the Schoolhouse Museum located at Teller County Road #31 and Wildhorn Rd.
In addition, PPHS volunteers serve on various committees to support the local area including:

  • Volunteer Docents greet visitors to our museums and are an integral part of our program.
  • A Cemetery Committee that manages the historic Florissant Pioneer Cemetery on behalf of Teller County.
  • A Chautauqua Committee that sponsors periodic free educational programs.

To get started
call the museum 719-748-8259 and leave a message
or
click the GET INVOLVED link.

Join us April 19, at 2:00 P.M. at Lake George Charter School for a Chautauqua presented by Mary Ellen Johnson.  Mary Ellen, author of a book series: Travels Across Time, the third of which is “The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek,” will discuss her research into the labor wars and unrest in Colorado around the turn of the 20th century.

The ANNUAL MUSEUM CLEANING will be the day before, 9AM on April 18th.  Jeff McCammon and Eva Miranda will guide us through the cleaning effort.  Thanks in advance!