Historic Preservation

San Luis Valley Stories Fireside Chat presented by the National Council for Preservation Education.

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 from 2:00 — 3:00pm eastern standard time via zoom. Please click here to register.

https://ucdenver.zoom.us/meeting/register/SzTJWWjLQvSsAwqGIs64uw#/registration

Marcie Moore Gantz, the head of the Colorado State Historic Fund will moderate a conversation with artists Ronald Rael and Chip Thomas about their collaborative story-telling efforts in the San Luis Valley to shed light on the undertold history of indigenous captivity. The discussion will center around the bold moves taken by the history museum at Fort Garland to better share some of the San Luis Valley’s complicated legacies and how the synergy of art and history can have a profound impact on the ability to share stories.