Location
We are located at 770 Main Street in Sanford, Colorado, across from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Hours of Operation
We are currently open by appointment. Call (719) 515 – 9088.
CONTACT US
- Email: SanfordHistoryMuseum@gmail.com
- Snail mail: PO Box 337, Sanford, Colorado 81151
- Phone: (719) 515-9088
Origins of the Sanford History Museum
In 1995, Mary June Miller, Madge Perko, and Gary Bailey spearheaded the effort to start the Sanford Museum in the building, and the rest is history. All of the artifacts, periodicals, and books in the museum’s collection have been donated by community members.
The building that houses the Sanford Museum is a treasure in and of itself. It was built as the Sanford Town Hall in 1936 as part of the WPA effort to provide jobs during the Great Depression. Over the years it has served as a temporary church, a jail, a band room for the school, a fire department, a library, and even a lookout tower where volunteer observers for the US Ground Observer Corps watched the skies for possible enemy aircraft after World War II.
Sanford Museum Board of Directors Officers
- President: Denise Tucker
- Vice-President: Reyes Martinez
- Treasurer: Lois Miller
- Secretary: Linda Smith
