Gold Camp Victorian Society of Cripple Creek, Colorado
Private Presentations
The members of the Gold camp Victorian Society perform entertaining and carefully researched character reenactments for private events. Each of our members have chosen one of the colorful personalities of the Cripple Creek Gold Camp to impersonate. When you invite us to come to your private event you will hear the stories of the lives of the people who made the Gold Camp famous. You will meet notable people such as Pearl De Vere, Doc Susie, Winfield Scott Stratton, Johnny Nolan and many more. Drop us a note at [email protected] and invite us to your party! We would love to entertain you and your guests!
Mount Pisgah Speaks
Join us as the ghosts of the gold camp come back to life in Cripple Creek’s historic Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Meet the celebrities and also the common folk who lived and worked in the gold camp. You will hear the apparitions themselves tell you their stories while they stand at their own graves. In this remarkable historic production the members of the Gold Camp Victorian Society perform authentic portrayals of some of the gold camp’s most famous, nefarious, and lovable characters in an entertaining, and slightly spooky, atmosphere.
History Comes Alive!
The Gold camp Victorian Society presents “History Comes Alive!” Open to the public, this event is presented at the “Pocket Park” (between Second and Third Streets) every Saturday during the summer at noon. You will see Cripple Creek citizens of the 1890s come to life before your very eyes as they put on a show featuring some of the colorful characters of the Gold Camp. This show features some light-hearted reenactments of life as it was in the 1890s.
Gold Camp Ambiance
Each Saturday afternoon in the summer, the members of The Gold Camp Victorian Society can be seen strolling around the downtown area of Cripple Creek. We love to chat with visitors and share stories of the 1890s Gold Camp. You can walk and talk with us and we’ll be happy to snap a picture with you, too! Some of our members perform fun and entertaining mini-skits in the Pocket Park at noon and also at the Jail Museum at 1:30pm. Our skits are loosely based on life in the Gold Camp. They are a lot of fun. Don’t miss them!
Victorian Tea
Although British tea-drinking apparently began sometime in the 1500s, the tradition of afternoon tea was supposedly begun in the 1840s by the Duchess of Bedford, who was one of Queen Victoria’s ladies-in-waiting. Feeling a bit hungry in the late afternoon, she requested some tea and cake be brought to her room. Instantly an afternoon ritual was born! With any occasion to squeeze in another cup of tea and a piece of cake being always welcome, the upper classes of England quickly “ate it up” and the custom speedily spread across Britain. Now, the Gold Camp Victorian Society periodically celebrates this exquisitely Victorian tradition.
Victorian Ball
The members of the Gold camp Victorian Society sponsor the Victorian Ball. This event is open to the public and features dinner, live Victorian music and Victorian dancing. Participants, all decked out in their formal Victorian attire, are treated to an elegant evening highlighted by the opportunity for all to learn to dance in Victorian style with professional instructors. Professional photographers are also available for portraits of the elegantly attired ladies and gentlemen.
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