Monte Vista History Museum
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Potatoes, broncos and sheep, Oh My!
110 Jefferson Street PO Box 323 Monte Vista, CO 81144 Contact: (719) 849-9320 Email Us Hours/Admission: Open 11:00-3:00 Tues - Wed Memorial Day (May) through Labor Day (Sept) Winter Hours by Appointment Free admission - Donations Appreciated |
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The Society was organized in 1987 as a non-profit volunteer group committed to the preservation of historical documents, photographs, and buildings in Monte Vista and surrounding areas. Fifteen Monte Vista buildings have been placed on the National and State Registry of Historic Places through its efforts. A collection of over 4,000+ photographs (indexed) and articles, history reference books, and memorabilia are available to the public.
Read a short History of Monte Vista.
The Society is dependent upon annual memberships, donations, and the sale of books, photographs and periodicals for its continued efforts. The photos in this collection are available for sale under the Society Photograph Policy with a 6-week turnaround time. Please see our Photograph Categories. Copyrights may apply.
Some of our accomplishments since our establishment:
Renovation of 110 Jefferson St. to become our History Center.
Designation of the History Center/Musuem and the Carnegie Public Library to the National Register.
Nominating the Monte Vista Downtown Historic District to the National Register.
Copying and preserving a representative collection of 250 O.T. Davis photos with a grant from the State Historical Fund.
Developed a Walking Tour of downtown Monte Vista.
Created the 125th anniversary commemorative playing cards with unique historic images of Monte Vista on each playing card.
Monte Vista Crane Festival
In the heart of the arid San Luis Valley is a birdwatchers paradise. Lush wetlands provide year-round habitat for songbirds, water birds, coyotes, deer and other wildlife. Starting in 1952 a series of water works were created at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge to restore some of the wetlands that were common throughout the Valley when it was first settled. In March and September, twenty thousand migrating Sandhill Cranes use the refuge as a major stopping point. This migration is one of the Valley's greatest spectacles and is celebrated every spring in early March at the Monte Vista Crane Festival.
Read a short History of Monte Vista.
The Society is dependent upon annual memberships, donations, and the sale of books, photographs and periodicals for its continued efforts. The photos in this collection are available for sale under the Society Photograph Policy with a 6-week turnaround time. Please see our Photograph Categories. Copyrights may apply.
Some of our accomplishments since our establishment:
Renovation of 110 Jefferson St. to become our History Center.
Designation of the History Center/Musuem and the Carnegie Public Library to the National Register.
Nominating the Monte Vista Downtown Historic District to the National Register.
Copying and preserving a representative collection of 250 O.T. Davis photos with a grant from the State Historical Fund.
Developed a Walking Tour of downtown Monte Vista.
Created the 125th anniversary commemorative playing cards with unique historic images of Monte Vista on each playing card.
Monte Vista Crane Festival
In the heart of the arid San Luis Valley is a birdwatchers paradise. Lush wetlands provide year-round habitat for songbirds, water birds, coyotes, deer and other wildlife. Starting in 1952 a series of water works were created at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge to restore some of the wetlands that were common throughout the Valley when it was first settled. In March and September, twenty thousand migrating Sandhill Cranes use the refuge as a major stopping point. This migration is one of the Valley's greatest spectacles and is celebrated every spring in early March at the Monte Vista Crane Festival.
