The CSPM’s 2022 Lecture Series concluded this month with the program Remembering the New Deal in the Pikes Peak Region. 95 visitors experienced a research roundtable where participants provided insight into research on topics ranging from the Manitou Experimental Forest to food in the New Deal Era. We wanted to take a moment to look back at our 2022 Lecture Series.
Throughout the year, the presenters offered diverse perspectives and unique insights on Pikes Peak regional history. 2,249 attendees explored topics ranging from Colorado Springs’ black history to influential Colorado Springs women to historic preservation and more. We invite you to view a selection of the lecture recordings on our YouTube channel.Â
Join us in thanking our presenters and visitors for creating these meaningful conversations and experiences throughout the year. And look for the announcement of the 2023 Lecture Series schedule in early January!
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Enjoy a selection of 2022 Lectures
Colorado Springs Women You Should Know | Presented by Leah Davis Witherow
In honor of National Womenâs History Month, the CSPMâs Curator of History Leah Davis Witherow presented an illustrated program: Colorado Springsâ Women You Should Know. From our founding as a community, women have shaped Colorado Springs, the West, and even the nation in ways that often go unrecognized. Advocates, activists, authors, and artists â the women described in this program may be familiar in name but rarely in detail. By sharing their powerful stories, we can more fully appreciate their (and our own) roles in history.
Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue | Presented by Adrian Miller
Across America, the pure love and popularity of barbecue cookery have gone through the roof. Prepared in one regional style or another, in the South and beyond, barbecue is one of the nationâs most distinctive culinary arts. And people arenât just eating it; theyâre also reading books and articles and watching TV shows about it. But why is it, asks Adrian Millerâadmitted âcuehead and longtime certified barbecue judgeâthat in todayâs barbecue culture African Americans donât get much love? In honor of National BBQ Month, Adrian Miller, âThe Soul Food Scholar,â presented a regional perspective of how Black barbecuers, pitmasters, and restauranteurs helped develop this cornerstone of American foodways and how they are coming into their own today.