CCHS Timeline
COMMERCE CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY TIMELINE
APRIL 25
FIRST URCC MEETING
SEPTEMBER 20
FIRST PIONEER PICNIC
DECEMBER 19
FIRST CITY LIGHTS CHRISTMAS BUS TOUR
2008MARCH
DEBRA BULLOCK SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH ARCADIA
PUBLISHING TO WRITE A HISTORY BOOK ABOUT COMMERCE CITY
JULY 24
MOTION AT A URCC MEETING TO ORGANIZE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
AUGUST 21
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
SEPTEMBER 26
2ND ANNUAL PIONEER PICNIC
NOVEMBER 4 (At El Jardin Restaurant)
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION SIGNED BY ORGANIZATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS
NOVEMBER 20 (At El Jardin Restaurant)
BY LAWS SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATIONAL BOARD
DECEMBER 12
2ND ANNUAL CITY LIGHTS CHRISTMAS BUS TOUR
2009FEBRUARY 7
501 (C)3 STATUS AWARDED TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FEBRUARY 8
1ST GRANT AWARDED TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BY (QUALITY COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME) 2000.00.
FEBRUARY 11
MEETING WITH CITY MANAGER (Jerry Flannery)
FEBRUARY 19
1ST ELECTION OF BOARD FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MARCH 17
COMMERCE CITY HISTORY BOOK PUBLISHED AND RELEASED WITH VARIOUS BOOK SIGNINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY (Author Debra Bullock)
APRIL 25
1st ANNUAL BRUNCH
JUNE 1
VIDEO HISTORIES PROJECT
SEPTEMBER 25
3RD ANNUAL PIONEER PICNIC
OCTOBER
1st EXHIBIT LOCATED AT THE COMMERCE CITY RECREATION CENTER (Veteran’s Memorial History)
OCTOBER 25
PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL THEY APPROVED THE USE OF THE BUILDING AT 7450 HIGHWAY 2 FOR THE COMMERCE CITY MUSEUM
DECEMBER
COMMERCE CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SIGNED BUILDING LEASE
2010JANUARY 20
LEASE FINALIZED, BUILDING AVAILABLE
MAY 1
2nd ANNUAL BRUNCH
MAY 6, 7
1st GARAGE SALE
SEPTEMBER 24
4th ANNUAL PIONEER PICNIC
OCTOBER 5,6
2ND GARAGE SALE
NOVEMBER 17
1st ANNUAL FRIENDS BREAKFAST RECEPTION
DECEMBER 17
4th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS BUS TOUR
2011JANUARY 20
NEW ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS (Tracey Snyder, Kristy Sumner)
JANUARY 25
MEETING WITH MAYOR FORD, CITY MANAGER, BRIAN MCBROOM (About possible purchase of the Black House, and Dog Track memorabilia)
APRIL 26
DELIVERY OF THE FIRST COLORING BOOK TO ALL THE 2ND GRADE CLASSES IN District 14 and 27J (within the Commerce City Boundaries)
JUNE
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY ABOUT THE BLACK PROPERTY
JULY
RETRIEVEL OF ITEMS FROM THE MILE HIGH KENNEL CLUB
OCTOBER 1
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY TO ESTABLISH A HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
OCTOBER
TWO BUILDINGS DONATED TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BY SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT
NOVEMBER 10
DEMOLITION BEGINS ON THE MILE HIGH KENNEL CLUB, CCHS RETRIEVED MEMORABILIA
NOVEMBER 15
RETRIEVEL OF ITEMS FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT
NOVEMBER 20
DEMOLITION STARTS ON THE SACWSD OFFICE BUILDING
2012JUNE
ADAMS CITY HIGH SCHOOL DEMOLITION
SEPTEMBER
ESTABLISHED THE ACHS HISTORY CLUB
2013FEBRUARY
CCHS ANNUAL MEETING AND NEW BOARD ELECTIONS
MARCH
MEETING WITH THE CITY FOR THE CONTER BUILDING
APRIL
FINALIZED NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CONTER BUILDING LEASE
JUNE
MOVED INTO CONTER BUILDING OUR FIRST MUSEUM!
SEPT
GRAND OPENING OF THE COMMERCE CITY HERITAGE AND CULTURAL CENTER
NOV
JUNE YOUNGER RESIGNS AS BOARD MEMBER
2014MARCH
NEGOTIATIONS WITH ADAMS 14 TO CREATE A LOCAL HISTORY CLASS WITH ADAMS 14
MARCH
REBA DROTAR APPOINTED AS BOARD MEMBER
FEBRUARY
CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN
SEPT
FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY – AT MUSEUM
2015SEPT
SECOND ANNIVERSARY – AT MUSEUM
2016JAN
MUSEUM OPENS SIX DAYS PER WEEK
2017DESIGNED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HISTORY EXHIBITS AT THE NEW HEADQUARTER BUILDING
DEVELOPED A REMOTE HISTORY DISPLAY IN 6 LOCATIONS
2018ADDED A NEW REMOTE DISPLAY AT THE CIVIC CENTER LOBBY
2019DESIGNED AN OUTDOOR DOG TRACK HISTORY EXHIBIT
CREATED A NEW WEBSITE WITH VIRTUAL EXHIBITS
2020TOWER ROAD HOME TO MANY VERY LARGE WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS SUCH AS AMAZON, LOWES DISTRIBUTING, NEXUS DIA, ASCENT, SCOUT GOLD LOGISTICS AND MORE.
NEW ALSUP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND STEAD SCHOOL, L.C. FULENWIDER CAMPUS OPENS FALL 2021.
2021COMMERCE CITY 70TH ANNIVERSARY
2022DOTTIE BAKKE HOUSE PRESERVATION EFFORTS
2023