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CANCELED 

This will be rescheduled for a future date.

Lafayette Before Mary,

Stories of Boulder County history told by a pioneer who was here.

A historical storytelling reenactment will be preformed by Donlyn Arbuthnot portraying her Great-grandmother, Mary Bader Arbuthnot.  Long before Mary Miller was establishing the town of Lafayette, Mary Bader arrived with her father, looking for a new life after the Civil War.  She met  and married William Arbuthnot, a former Gold Hill miner, the son of the Gold Hill Constable, a  homesteader, fighter of water rights, and like herself, a Mennonite.  Come and join in a conversation with Mary Arbuthnot about "the olden days" in Boulder County before there was a Lafayette and have some fun learning about life as it was once lived in our County.

 * CANCELED* Sunday March 3, 2019 *CANCELED*

Doors open at 3:30, program 4 - 5pm

The Hive, East Simpson Coffee Company

414 East Simpson St.

Lafayette, Colorado

What others say about Donlyn's storytelling performances:

Donlyn, you are a mine of knowledge of indeterminable depth! Thanks for all  your persistence and skill.  ~~  John Sand, Past-President, Gold Hill Club, Gold Hill, Colorado

Donlyn's character interpretation of Mary Bader Arbuthnot is enhanced by her total immersion in the image of this strong pioneer woman.  Fielding questions from the audience is downright fun as she holds fast to her presence in the 19th Century.  It takes a comprehensive knowledge of local history to pull this off, and Donlyn is a master.  ~~ Anne Dyni, Historian; Niwot Historical Society Board Member; Author, Niwot, CO

Organizations where history has come alive through one of Donlyn's storytellings...

Gold Prospectors of the Rockies (Denver Chapter)

Ghost Walk, Ghost Talk; Historic Boulder
Niwot Historical Society
Boulder Valley Parks and Recreation
Boulder History Museum

Gold Hill Sesquicentennial, Gold Hill Club

Haystack Mountain Golf Course

Larimer County Genealogist Society

Foothills Kiwanis Club, Boulder
Niwot Elementary School
Private Parties & Family Reunions
Shepherd Valley Waldorf School
Daughters of the American Revolution (various chapters)
Carnegie Branch Library for Local History, Boulder
Boulder Public Library, Friends of the Library
Lafayette Historical Society
St. Vrain Valley Pioneer Association

Longmont Genealogy Society

Red Hat Ladies (various chapters)

Boulder Optimist Clubs

Dakota Ridge High School, Jefferson County

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