Join us on Saturday for the Pikes Peak Regional History Lecture!
Katherine Scott Sturdevant, Professor of History & Stephen Collins, Professor of Communication at Pikes Peak Community College present:
Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln on Black Equity in the Civil War: A Historical-Rhetorical Study
The former slave abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, and President Abraham Lincoln, were not friends or confidants before the Civil War, despite accusations to the contrary. They met only three times. Yet they developed parallel and complementary goals and strategies to end slavery and to enable Black men to serve in the Union Army. Going back to their original words and deeds illuminates the trials and courage of both men, the inspirational growth of wisdom and mutual respect, and the delicate, imperative steps through political and ethical minefields that were necessary to accomplish freedom.
The Pikes Peak Regional History Lecture Series is FREE for Museum members. A $5 donation is suggested for non-members.
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It's Weird, Wacky and Wonderful Artifact Wednesday on Facebook!
In case you've missed it, the Museum features an unusual article every week on Wednesday and an historic photograph from the collection every Thursday on our Facebook page. The feature on Wednesday is called the Weird, Wacky and Wonderful Artifact of the Week. We try to pick something out of the collection that is unusual and different and that will hopefully amaze and delight our visitors. The feature on Thursday is called Photo Caption Thursday and it invites our friends and supporters to put on their creative thinking caps and come up with an appropriately clever and often humorous caption.
The Museum recently received an unusual artifact that will be the Wednesday, February 15 feature. It is a "Dr. Drescher's Pocket Electro-Magnetic Machine," manufactured by F.G. Otto & Sons of New York in the 1890s. The device, contained in its own wooden case, consists of two wet-cell batteries, a coil and assorted electrodes. By spooning bisulphate of mercury into the wet-cells and adding water, a current is produced that is transferred to a vibrating coil and then to various electrodes to provide a shock to the user. This is the deluxe model of three available units and, among them, provides the current of maximum intensity. The cost of this device was $8.00. Extra bisulphate of mercury was 15 cents per ounce.
Electro-magnetic therapy has been touted as a cure for various ailments ever since man was able to shock himself. Electrical stimulation for pain control was used in ancient Greece in 63 A.D. It was reported by Scribonious Largus that pain was relieved by standing on an electical fish at the seashore. Benjamin Franklin was a proponent of this type of therapy. Many devices were manufactured in the 1880s and 1890s that claimed to cure almost any ailment imaginable. While the claims that these shocks could cure anything and everything fall into the realm of quackery, electro-magnetic therapy has come of age. Today devices such as a TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) are used to successfully relieve pain and soothe muscle ailments.
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Darryl Thatcher and Harry Gautsche win 2011 Lucky Herzberger Award
Congratulations to Darryl Thatcher and Harry Gautsche, winners of the 2011 Lucky Herzberger Award for outstanding service to the Friends of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. The award was presented on Saturday, February 4, 2012 during the Friends Annual Meeting. Both men serve on the Friends Board of Directors and the CSPM Board of Directors and log dozens of volunteer hours for the Museum. Thank you for all you do, Darryl and Harry! |
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Children's History Hour
 Join the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum on the last Saturday of each month for Children's History Hour. We will read a children's book, offer a family-friendly tour, and create fun crafts! Some events will feature additional activities and even special visitors.
 . Saturday, February 25th
10:30-11:30am
This month's Children's HiSTORY Hour features Ave Lincoln's Hat by Martha Brenner and a tour of the Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times exhibit! Join us for this FREE, fun and educational family-friendly event!
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On Display Now: Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, a Man for All Times
Now through February 29th only!
Don't miss this traveling exhibition at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum focusing on the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, one of the most revered figures in American history.
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