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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.
NOTE: History Comes Alive! is temporarily postponed for 2024 due to construction of improvements in the Pocket Park.
Ambiance on the Red Trolley
Ambiance on the Red Trolley tours are FREE tours of Cripple Creek. They run each Saturday in the summer months from Memorial Day through Labor Day and feature Victorian ladies as your guides. You will be treated to an excellent excursion through the historic Gold Camp. Meet at the Green Railcar located next to the Cripple Creek District Museum at 5th St. and Bennet Avenue. Tours run from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm each Saturday. The Red Trolley is the most fun tour to ride!
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. From the District Museum, past all the casinos on Bennet Ave. and all the way over to the Old Homestead House Museum and the Outlaws and Lawmen Jail Museum on Meyers Ave. you will see our members in Victorian era clothing. We love to chat with visitors share stories of the Gold Camp. You can walk and talk with us and we’ll be happy to snap a picture with you, too! During the Trolley Tour (see above) some of our members perform fun and entertaining mini-skits based on life in the Gold Camp. You can see them in front of the Old Homestead House Museum and also at the Outlaws and Lawmen jail Museum. 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.
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!
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