1. Tours for groups of six or more during the week can be arranged
Broomfield Depot Museum 2201 W 10th Ave Open Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tours for groups of six or more during the week can be arranged
call (303) or

2. PROVENANCE: TELLING AN OBJECT’S STORY
Sunday, Feb 19
Mamie Doud Eisenhower Library
Jacqui Ainlay-Conley
Museum Manager

3. “This is an orange rug of Iranian provenance"
What is provenance?
The place of origin or earliest known history of something. Synonyms: origin, source, place of origin
“This is an orange rug of Iranian provenance"
A record of ownership of a work of art or an antique, used as a guide to authenticity or quality.
“In 1975 United Airlines commissioned Peter Haywood to paint this scene for a menu cover.”

4. Exercises

5. Provenance for CCC Collection at the Fort Morgan Museum
Taped oral histories of CCC alumni in Morgan County.
Transcribed tapes.
Found enrollment and discharged records at the Colorado State Archives.
Collected artifacts from each alumni member and asked donors to describe them.
Lessons learned:
You learn more about people then they may tell you.
Over time items may get mixed up.
How to Find Information
The following records are held by the State Archives, and are searchable using our Archives Search database:
All Colorado Enrollment Records (View an example)
All Colorado Enrollment cards (microfilm/indexed)
Some of the other CCC records held by the State Archives include:
Applications/Discharge Notifications
Reports
Enrollment Reports
Narrative Reports
Annual/Quarterly Reports – CO Dept. of Public Welfare
Manuals and Handbooks
Correspondence
Rosters
Station Lists
Publications
Newsletters
Publicity
Maps
Photographs and Other Photographic Media
Request a CCC Record
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6. Provenance in “Stealing Banners: The Broomfield Star Prowlers”
A resident asked the museum if we wanted a banner from defunct Broomfield square dance club.
We asked the potential donor to tell us more about the banners and the club.
We learned she and another dancer made them. The club danced at several local actions over the years before ending up at the Crescent Grange and that sometimes clubs would steal banners from each other thus the second banner. What?
The donor described the stealing process, which we wrote down. We Googled “square dance club banner stealing” and up came the official rules from the national organization. It all matched.
We asked for more documentation and she gave us photographs showing the banner being used, the official tube for the stolen banner, and a certificate from a steal.