2012 Museum Events  May 25 Victor Lowell Thomas Museum Gift Shop Preview - come see our newly arranged shop and find one-of-kind items before we open for the regular season. 5-7 p.m. New collection of rhodochrosite jewerly, used and new books, bristlecone pine boxes, all kinds of new items arriving in time for the event. May 26 Victor Lowell Thomas Museum Victor Lowell Thomas Museum Opening Weekend; Gold Panning, Exhibits. 9:30 a.m. See our renovation progress - all new windows and more.
Annual STCFG Tour Showcases 1890’s Anchoria-Leland Mine
Reserve Online NowTwo historic tours will be a part of Memorial Day Weekend in Victor, Colorado. Tour the historic Anchoria Leland Mine surface buildings and in downtown Victor the 1899 Doyle Block, with its newly restored storefront. High above Cripple Creek the Anchoria Leland Mine is a landmark with a grand view of the mountains. The mine, owned by the Anchoria-Leland Mining and Milling Company in 1892, produced over $3 million worth of gold . The tour will showcase the 1890 mining operations on Gold Hill that made the Anchoria Leland one of the great producers. More information... June 3 - 3rd on 3rd Southird (South Third Street Merchants Association of Victor) is excited to announce Victor’s newest event. 3rd on 3rd. Starting June 3rd, the merchants on South Third Street will be open until 8:00 pm on the 3rd day of every month. Merchants included are Sue’s Fortune Club, The Victor / Lowell Thomas Museum, The Victor Trading Co. & Manufacturing Works and Marigold Mercantile, all located on South Third Street. Refreshments will be served at each location and many will have specials from 5 pm till 8 pm. Open late, ‘till 8, please participate, don’t hesitate, save the date! "Shop Southird". 
June 30 - Lowell Thomas Revisited - 4 p.m. Stratton Outdoor Amphitheater. Richard Marold will present a program on this famous journalist, author and traveler. A reception and Lowell Thomas book sale will follow the presentation a the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum. Wine and cheese. $15 pp. Reserve online or by mail with a check to VIA, POB 238, Victor, CO 80860. All walk-in entries will require cash payment - no credit cards will be accepted at the door of the amphitheater. Reserve Now 2012 Past Events THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE APRIL 6 A SPLENDID EVENING April 6 - Lowell Thomas Remembered in Special 120th Birthday Celebration The Victor Lowell Thomas Museum will host a celebration for the 120th birthday of Lowell Thomas. The event is planned for Friday, April 6, which is the birth date of the noted journalist and author who grew up in Victor. The event will be held at the Lowell Thomas House at 225 S. 6th St., in Victor. The home, privately owned by the Wallace family and rented as a vacation home, is where the Thomas family lived shortly after their arrival in Victor in 1900. The home was at one time a museum but has not been open to the public for at least 30 years. The event will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. and include fine wine and cheese tasting, an exclusive tour of the home and the opportunity to support the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum. The cost is $25 per person non-refundable donation (see Reservation Link for details), and attendance is limited to the first 50 reservations. All proceeds benefit the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum. Reservations may be made on line at VictorColorado.com – click on the Lowell Thomas Birthday link; or by mail with advance payment to the VLT Museum, POB 238, Victor, CO 80860 | 
