Victor Heritage Daysat 500 Victor Avenue

Friday, the City of Victor is hosting a meeting from 2-4pm to discuss findings of the Historic Miner’s Union Hall Stakeholder’s Meetings. 5:30 PM Victor Heritage Days will commence on with our own La Jean Greeson presenting “June 6, 1904, the Breaking Point of the 1903-1904 Cripple Creek Strike”. Inside Victor City Hall, upstairs in the Council Chambers. Saturday, from 10 am- 1pm, “Show and Tell” at the Victor Community Center (northwest corner of Portland Ave and 2nd St.). Participants are encouraged to share their knowledge of the memorabilia/historical artifacts they have acquired from Victor or the Gold Camp District.  Come hear the stories, the history, and the “lore”.  The “treasures and tales” should be entertaining.   A “free” light lunch will be available. Historic Home and Building Tour within the city from 1:30 – 4:30 pm. Tickets for this event can be purchased for $10 at Twin Flame Gallery (102 S. 4th) and the Victor Artists’ Co-Op (southeast corner of 2nd and Victor Ave).  Tickets will also be available at all the tour locations.  A docent guided interior tour will be provided at all of the selected sites.  Specific locations and addresses will be announced on victorheritagesociety.com and on Facebook as the date draws near.  All proceeds from this event benefit sponsored activities of the Victor Heritage Society nonprofit. Saturday and Sunday at Victor City Hall’s Historic Fire Station and Railroad-Themed Dioramas will be on display.  A period costumed conductor will be on site to answer any questions about the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad and the Midland Terminal Railway.  From 9 – 10 am VHS Board Member Dan Black will be hosting a walk featuring information regarding the Midland Terminal Railroad.  Participants will gather at front of the Midland Depot on the corner of Granite and N 4th St. Sunday, 10 am The Friends of St. Victor’s Church will be holding a mass to celebrate the anniversary of the dedication of the Catholic Church.  Light refreshments will be served after mass. St Victor’s Church is located on the corner of 2nd St. and Portland Ave. At 11:30 am, Dan Black will be leading a walking tour about the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway also dubbed as the “The Short Line”. Participants are asked to meet at the corner of N 4th and Diamond Ave. 1:30 – 2;30 pm. Katherine Scott Sturdevant will present at the Cripple Creek Heritage Center on “John Harper, Deported Union Miner and the Victor Union Hall no. 32.” This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region’s one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.