• Earth Wind and Fire II

    Spur of the Moment 8885 S Spruce Mountain Rd,, Larkspur, United States

    Earth Wind and Fire II is a socio-economic overview of Douglas County coupled with all the natural disasters the County experienced since its early settlement. RSVP: Nancy, 720.849.0718

    Free
  • Camp Amache

    Spur of the Moment 8885 S Spruce Mountain Rd,, Larkspur, United States

    At its peak population in 1943, Amache housed 7,310 Japanese people, making it the tenth largest population center in Colorado. Join us for the May 2025 LHS history lesson. You […]

    Free
  • Larkspur Spruce Mountain Walk

    Larkspur History Information Cabin 8720 Spruce Mountain Road, Larkspur, Colorado, United States

    A walk back in history down Spruce Mountain Road with a big surprise at the end of the walk. RSVP: Nancy, 720.849.0718

  • June Meeting & 60th Anniversary of the Flood

    Larkspur Town Hall 8720 Spruce Mountain Road, Larkspur, United States

    Learn about the havoc Mother Nature caused in two days of June 1965 in Southern Douglas County. You are welcome to stay for the monthly society meeting.

  • Old Town Larkspur Walking Tour

    Larkspur History Information Cabin 8720 Spruce Mountain Road, Larkspur, Colorado, United States

    Meet at the LHS Information Cabin, just south of Town Hall, for a walk along Larkspur’s past. Join us for a moderate walk and refreshments.

  • A Fateful Day

    Perry Park Country Club 7047 Perry Park Blvd, Larkspur, Colorado, United States

    It was an overcast, snowy Saturday in the Palmer Divide area on February 26, 1944, when Flight AF3155 went down in a rugged area of the Pike National Forest. Upon […]

  • Spruce Mountain Road Walk

    Larkspur History Information Cabin 8720 Spruce Mountain Road, Larkspur, Colorado, United States

    Meet at the LHS Information Cabin, just south of Town Hall, for a walk into the history of Spruce Mountain Road. Join us for a moderate walk and refreshments.

  • September LHS Monthly Meeting

    Larkspur Town Hall 8720 Spruce Mountain Road, Larkspur, United States

    No History Lesson

  • The 100-Year Floods in Douglas County

    Spur of the Moment 8885 S Spruce Mountain Rd,, Larkspur, United States

     On June 16, 1965, it started raining late in the morning, and 14 inches of rain fell in five hours. The storm started in Palmer Lake, where a tornado was […]

  • October LHS Monthly Meeting

    Spur of the Moment 8885 S Spruce Mountain Rd,, Larkspur, United States

    Douglas County Roots

  • Divide country

    Perry Park Country Club 7047 Perry Park Blvd, Larkspur, Colorado, United States

     Divide Country refers to a region along the Colorado Front Range that separates the drainage basins of the Arkansas River to the south and the South Platte River to the […]

  • November LHS Monthly Meeting

    Spur of the Moment 8885 S Spruce Mountain Rd,, Larkspur, United States

    Juan Rivera’s Colorado, 1765. Juan Antonio María de Rivera (1738–?) was a Spaniard and the first Euro-American to intensively explore the territory that eventually became the state of Colorado. In 1765, he […]

  • Louivers Tour

    45 min. lecture followed by a tour of the Club House, Bowling Alley, Church, and main homes of the Dupont VIPs (Capital Hill) …moderate walk and not handicap accessible.