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The Woman's Club published "Among These Hills, A History of Livermore, Colorado" in 1995 to commemorate its 100th anniversary. A revised and expanded second edition, the cover of which is shown above, was published last year. See panel at right for additional details.

You may order a copy of the second edition by sending a check for $25, your name, mailing address, and email address to:

Livermore Woman's Club, P. O. Box #3, Livermore, CO 80536

Shipping and handling are included in the purchase price. Orders will be confirmed via email.

The Club has sponsored three reprintings of "Ranch Histories of Livermore and Vicinity 1884-1956." This book was published originally by the Larimer County Stockgrowers' Association and was entitled "The Larimer County Stockgrowers Association 1884-1956".

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The Livermore Woman's Club is a not-for-profit organization founded in August of 1896 by a group of ranching women in the Livermore, Colorado, area. Every woman in the Livermore area received an invitation requesting her attendance at an afternoon tea, and more than thirty attended the first Club meeting.

Women came via buckboard, wagon, buggy, and on horseback. All who attended agreed that forming a club to inspire them to 'higher and nobler thoughts' was an excellent idea, and the first formal meeting was held a month later. At that meeting, club members decided that the club's course of study for the coming year would be the history of the United States. Thus, from its inception, the Club was intended to be more than a social gathering. Dues were set at the magnificent sum of $0.10 per year! Dues are, of course, somewhat higher more than 100 years later.

From the outset, the Club established a tradition of service to the Livermore community that continues today. Early Club projects included collecting clothing for the poor, raising money to help build and furnish the Livermore Community Hall, and donating prints of famous paintings to community schools. Over the years, the club also has worked to preserve the historical and natural resources of the area.

The Club's most recent large project, completed in 2008, was a major renovation and repair of the historic Livermore Post Office on the Red Feather Lakes Road. A project for 2010 will help fund and install improvements to the Livermore Community Hall.

The Club's flower is the Columbine and its colors are lavender and green.

The Woman's Club meets the last Saturday of every month, with two exceptions: The November meeting, the Club's annual cookie exchange, is held the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and no meeting is held in December. Meetings that do not involve a field trip are held at the homes of members, the Livermore Community Hall, or the Livermore Community Church.

Most club meetings include a program presented by club members or by outside speakers or a guided field trip to a local natural area, historic site, or point of interest. Programs early in the Club's history included presentations (by club members) on William Penn and the Quakers, witchcraft in Salem, and Colorado history. Programs in recent years have included presentations on lichens, the history of needlework samplers, and the country of Bolivia, as well as visits to the Owl Canyon Natural Area, Shambhala Mountain Center, the Abbey of Saint Walburga, Soapstone and Red Mountain Natural Areas, and the Virginia Dale Stage Station. A program on the prehistory of the Livermore area at the Club's January 2010 meeting attracted more than 50 club members and visitors.

Club archives, including minutes of Club meetings and a large number of scrapbooks compiled over the years, are available for examination at the Main Library of the Poudre River Public Library District, 201 Peterson Street, Fort Collins.

If you would like more information about the Livermore Woman's Club, copy the following address and past it into the "TO" line of your email message:

lwc@fortnet.org

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Among These Hills, A History of Livermore, Colorado, Revised Second Edition

The cover photograph for the second edition is shown above and depicts the historic Batterson Barn.

An ad hoc committee of Club members and non-members reviewed 24 photos submitted to a Club contest to choose the cover photo, and this photo of the Batterson Barn (taken by Club member Linda Adams) was the winning entry.

The Batterson Barn was constructed in 1890 by Solomon Batterson who settled in the Livermore area with his family in 1870. The barn served as a stage stop swing station for 10 years.

The second edition of Among These Hills consists of 270 pages divided into 6 chapters (Pre-History of the Livermore Area; Livermore Landmarks and Other Points of Interest; Early Social and Community Organizations; Early Commercial Enterprises; Roads, Trails, and Waterways; Traditional and Guest Ranches: Their Stewards and Stories). The revision contains many more photographs than the first edition, an extensive index, and a large, fold-out map showing the location of more than 100 points of interest discussed in the book.

Recent/Upcoming Events

The Woman's Club held its annual Friends and Family picnic on 26 June 2010. A photo album chronicling the festivities is available at Friends and Family picnic.

Our July meeting was held at the home of Diana Lustick whose property includes the historic Bush cabin. Diana provided refershments and an interesting and informative program on the history of the cabin. Past President Mary Torrez made strawberry-rhubarb crisp using rhubarab from what was originally the Bush family garden. Take a look at the photo album, July Club meeting, for additional details.

The program for the Club's August meeting will be a field trip on the Roberts Ranch. The trip will be led by CSU archaeologist Dr. Jason LaBelle and will include visits to a number of prehistoric sites, some of which are mentioned in the second edition of Among These Hills.