Step back into Colorado's statehood era with archaeologist and historian Curtis Martin, Principal investigator for the Wickiup Project, and recipient of multiple Colorado preservation and archaeology awards. In Colorado in 1876: a Tale of Two States, Martin explores what life looked like on the Western Slope during the year Colorado became a state, contrasting the rapid changes sweeping the nation with the quieter realities of western Colorado during the Contact Era. Blending humor, regional history, and decades of archaeological reasearch, Martin offers a fascinating perspective on early Colorado, Ute history, and the cultural landscape of the Western Slope.

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Martin holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Anthropology from the University of Colorado and has spent decades researching Colorado's past. He directed the award-winning Wickiup Project, received the Governor's Award fr Historic Preservation, and is the author of Ephemeral Bounty: Wickiups, Trade Goods, and the Final Years of the Autonomous Ute. Copies of his book will be available for purchase and Curtis will be happy to sign them following the presentation.