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Fountain Families Lecture Series

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JUNE 14 - 11:00 a.m. - Museum Basment - Light Refreshments will be served

Torbit/Toothman Families

Fountain History Through the Eyes of The Torbit/Toothman Families

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The Torbit/Toothman families arrived in the Fountain Valley in the late 1800s. Although many of pioneering families left the area after a few decades, the Torbit/Toothman families stayed in the Fountain Valley. They knew they were living in historical times and saved many documents, artifacts and stories of Fountain’s early years. Both families were great storytellers and spent many evenings telling their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren stories of the early days. In this way, Fountain’s history and the key players came alive to all those generations in a way that could not be replicated by a history book.

 

Join us as Fountain natives and Torbit/Toothman descendants, Cathy Murphy and Stephen Torbit, bring to life many of the stories and artifacts of Fountain’s past.

JULY - 11:00 a.m. - Museum Basment - Light Refreshments will be served

Niles/Whalen Families

AUGUST - 11:00 a.m. - Museum Basment - Light Refreshments will be served

Higbee Family

Other Local Events

  • May 28-30 – 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. – 1888 Blast Commemoration – Peaks and Pines Brewery, Learn local history of the 1888 train explosion. Coloring Contest, Co-sponsored with Fountain Valley Historical Society, Friends of Fairview Cemetery, Peaks and Pines Brewery

  • May 31 – 10:00 a.m. Bark in the Park, Metcalf Park, sponsored by Fountain Up, Pet vendors, Doggy Yoga, Photo Booth, Meet and greet Fountain’s k9officers, Lollygag walk to raise money for the Dog Park https://www.eventbrite.com/.../bark-in-the-park-lollygag...

  • June 7th- 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. FVHS – Museum Open

  • June 7th – 9:30 a.m.- 11 a.m. Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum - History Stroll – Law and Disorder – How Colorado Springs officials fought to maintain a “dry town” in “wet times” https://give.cspm.org/event/2025-history-stroll-law-and-disorder/e676870

  • June 10 – 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Western Museum of Mining and Industry – Lecture by Larry Frank, https://wmmi.org/news-events/events-wmmi.html/event/2025/06/10/lecture-larry-frank/518617

  • June 14 – 11:00 a.m. FVHS - Fountain Families Lecture Series – Torbit/Toothman Families presented by Steve Torbit and Cathy Murphy

  • June 15 – 2-4p.m. – Palmer Lake Historical Society Annual Father’s Day Ice Cream Social, Palmer Lake Town Hall and Village Green

  • June 21- 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. FVHS – Museum Open

  • June 21 – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Western Museum of Mining and Industry – Super Saturday Captivating Journey through Colorado’s rich history of gold mining. https://wmmi.org/news-events/events-wmmi.html/event/2025/06/21/super-saturday-history/518622

  • June 28 - 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. FVHS – Museum Open

  • July 19-20 – Ute Pass Historical Society - Triennial Tour of Marigreen Pines Estate, get tickets here: https://www.utepasshs.org/event-list

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