Celebrate Black History Month: Free Presentation Highlights First African American Settler

Photo courtesy of the Archive at Fort Collins Museum of Discovery.

GREELEY, Colo. — History comes alive this spring with the City of Greeley’s History Hour series! Kicking off on February 26, just in time for Black History Month. The first session dives into the rich history of Charlie Clay, the first African American settler in Northern Colorado. The City invites the community to join this free, engaging presentation from historian Meg Dunn at the Greeley History Museum.

Event Details:  

• When: February 26 from noon to 1:00 p.m.
• Where: The Community Room at the Greeley History Museum, 714 8th Street.

Key Highlights: 

• Clay’s journey of adventure, hardship and determination.
• Daring stories and notable connections that bring early Northern Colorado history to life.

About the Speaker 

Meg Dunn serves as the president of the Fort Collins Historical Society and vice president of the Historic Larimer County Board. Since 2003, she has dedicated her time to volunteer work and historic preservation. Dunn is a University of Michigan graduate and a former teacher. Her historic preservation advocacy doesn’t stop there. She also runs the Northern Colorado History website and served for nine years on the Fort Collins Historic Preservation Commission.

Come hear Meg’s take on how Charlie’s precocious spirit was an inspiration in early Fort Collins!

Can’t make it this month? Check out other History Hours happening this spring:

• March 26: Axiell Research Portal by Katie Ross
• April 16: A Slow Walk to Disaster: The Coming of the Holocaust by Joan Clinefelter (in collaboration with Holocaust Memorial Observances of Northern Colorado)
• May 28: Home News by Chris Bowles

For more information, contact the Historic Preservation Office at betsy.kellums@greeleygov.com or call 970-350-9222.

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