Denver Postcard Club

Join us this coming Sunday, November 9, for the monthly meeting of the Denver Postcard Club.
Meeting will be held at the Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library Annex Building, located at 2048 S. Pontiac Way, Denver.

Doors open at Noon and the meeting begins at 1:00 PM.

November's them for the month is "Thank you". Bring a card from your collection or find one in the club boxes where the message has the phrase "Thank you."

It is also that time of year to be thinking about your membership renewal. If you'd like to go ahead and renew now, fill out the membership form that was attached to the email with newsletter and bring it with your annual dues to the meeting.

Also, mark your Calendar for the December Holiday Party to be held on Sunday, December 7. Details will be given at the November meeting.

AND NOW, FOR THE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAM FOR JANUARY!

November Speaker Spotlight: Stuart Collins
Topic: DeDisse Ranch and the Evergreen Lake

This upcoming presentation explores how the City of Denver acquired the DeDisse family ranch in 1919 and transformed it into Evergreen Dam and Lake—constructed specifically to control devastating seasonal flooding from the Bear Creek watershed. But there is much more to this story than simple flood control.

This is a narrative that weaves together the personal saga of the pioneering DeDisse family who homesteaded 390 acres in 1860,
Denver's desperate need to protect its citizens from deadly floods like the 1896 catastrophe that killed 27 people, and the
city's ambitious Progressive Era vision to create a mountain parks system stretching from Denver west through Golden to Echo
Lake. At the heart of this grand plan stood the flagship park: Evergreen Dam and Lake.

Our speaker, Stuart Collins is a professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at Purdue Global University. Stuart instructs a number of history and political science courses. He is also President of the Evergreen Mountain Area Historical Society (EMAHS). EMAHS recently successfully moved the Buffalo Park School from a local elementary school to the town's recreation district's campus
(Mashdale). Now, EMAHS will lead a community fundraising effort to restore the 1880s school, enabling it to serve as an educational resource.

Wishing everyone a safe 4th of July. Don't forget the Denver Postcard and Paper Show will be happening on July 18 and 19 at the Holiday Inn Express in Lakewood (Hampden & Wadsworth).
Hope to see you all there!