Sat, Jan 10
|Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
🏛️We the People: A Hands-On History Workshop🏛️
As we approach Colorado’s 150th year and America’s 250th… Explore the past like a historian at CSPM’s We the People workshop.
Time & Location
Jan 10, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA
About the event
📚 About the Program
Join us for the first event of the 2026 “We the People” lecture series — a special, hands-on history workshop where participants get to explore original archival material from CSPM. Under the guidance of historian Amy Kohout, you’ll learn how historians interpret the past, using letters, diaries, newspapers, maps, photographs, and more. Together, we’ll examine how sources shape our understanding of history, and practice building your own evidence-based narratives.
This session will also reflect on the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood.
🎓 About the Presenter
Amy Kohout is Associate Professor of History at Colorado College and Co-Chair of its Environmental Studies & Science Program. She specializes in U.S. cultural and environmental history, with a focus on the American West, empire, museum studies, and the history of natural history. Her award-winning book, Taking the Field: Soldiers, Nature, and Empire…