The following people may be helpful to you. We will add more as time goes on, so check back.
Proofing your paper
(helping to check if you have everything required, correct grammer, etc.)
- Linda Theil: Thiel_Linda@stvrain.k12.co.us
Local Historians
- Betty Ann Newby: 303.776.4127
- Pauli Smith: pauli@historichighlandlake.org
- Erik Mason Erik_Mason@ci.Longmont.co.us at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center (head of the archives)
Of course your teachers are one of your best resources for advice and help. Don't for get to use them!
Rubric
Coming soon
For more information, contact Historic Highlandlake executive director, Pauli Driver Smith at: pauli@HistoricHighlandlake.org.
Other Resources
- The Mead Town Hall Records
- Historic Highlandlake, Historical Society, St. Vrain Historical Society (Longmont), and the Berthoud Historical Society.
- Museums, such as the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center's archives, as well as other regional museums, such as the Berthoud and Platteville museums. All of these museums have information, artifacts and documents relating to Mead's history. You may find other museums and historical societies in the area that also have primary and secondary sources.
- Colorado State Archives
- St. Vrain Valley School District archives as well as each individual school's archives.
- Historic Mead area churches (Guardian Angels Catholic Church, Mead United Methodist
- Community Groups
- Community residents, including family members who lived in the Mead area who have first-hand knowledge of the person, place, thing, or event you are writing about.
- Longmont Library. This library has the early Longmont newspapers on microfiche.
- Colorado Historic Newspapers (online)
*Ephemera are generally things that are printed for a specific occasion or purpose and are not meant to last after their original use. Examples are: theatre programs, posters for events, ticket stubs, political leaflets, and bumper stickers.
**Artifacts are human-made or human-designed objects that can be used to understand something about the people, institutions, or cultures of the past.
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This page was updated on October 31, 2009