Aurora History Museum's Fall Speaker Series
Access is included with a daily admission ticket or annual membership.
Our Fall Speaker Series highlights topics from history, science and culture. Visit the museum to discover these diverse topics and keep learning whatever your age. These events are included with museum admission, but free for members. Please note that the seance after the lecture on Nov. 11 has an additional cost.
Black Cowboys in Colorado with Acoma Gaither
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6 p.m.
Emmy Award-winning public historian and Associate Curator of Black History at History Colorado, Acoma Gaither, will talk about the lives and experiences of Black cowboys in Colorado and the West.
Register for Black Cowboys.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2-Spirit Presentation
Thursday, Nov. 5, 6 p.m.
Learn about the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2-Spirit people (MMIWG2S) with cultural anthropologist Daniel Oxendine of the Lumbee Tribe. Explore the history, ongoing impact and the work of Red Threads, a digital archive preserving these stories.
Register for MMIWG2S talk.
History of Spiritualism and Seance
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 6 p.m.
Join James Lopez to learn how the séance emerged from the 19th-century spiritualist movement and spread across the American West, including Colorado’s own lively culture of mediums, spirit guides and “spook exposers.” Then, for an additional fee, participate in a demonstration séance in Aurora’s own Trolley 610.
Lecture: 6 to 7 p.m. Included with admission (Free for members).
Trolley Séance: 7:15 to 8 p.m. Additional $10 fee.
Registration coming soon.
Colorado’s Aviation History
Thursday, Nov. 12, 6 p.m.
Coloradoans have started airlines, set records and created life-saving technologies like ejection seats and aerial ambulance service. Explore aviation history with Chuck Stout, aerospace historian and former Curator of the Wings Over the Rockies.
Register for Colorado Aviation History.
Turning Over a New (Fossil) Leaf: Colorado's Paleobotanical Discoveries
Saturday, Nov 14, 11 a.m.
Join Dr. Gussie Maccracken for a look at new discoveries in Colorado’s fossilized flora. See how plant fossils reveal the ancient forests that once covered the state and hear about research she is currently conducting at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Register for Turning Over a New (Fossil) Leaf.
Mexica Instrument Experience
Saturday, Nov. 14, 6 p.m.
Discover the sounds, stories, and rhythms of pre-Hispanic instruments native to Mexico through a live performance and teach-in. Magdiel Ilhuikatekpatl Esai is a musician, producer, and danzante (traditional dancer) creating music with ancestral instruments and sounds.
Register for Mexica Instrument Experience.
An Evening with Poet Laureate, Crisosto Apache
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 6 p.m.
Spend an evening with Colorado’s Poet Laureate, Crisosto Apache. Crisosto is a Mescalero, Chiricahua Apache and Diné poet, associate professor of English and Creative Writing, and an Indigenous LGBTQ+/Two-Spirit writer, educator and advocate.
Register for an Evening with Chrisosto Apache.