News & Updates

Dreams Really Do Come True: The Story of the Ivinson Mansion By Mary Mountain NOTE: The following describes how the storied Ivinson Mansion in Laramie, Wyoming, was saved and became the treasured Laramie Plains Museum that preserves important aspects of both Laramie’s and Wyoming’s history. The mission of the Laramie Plains Museum Association is similar […]

F.O Stanley’s Life: Inspiration to Action for Civic Leaders and Community Members Planning is underway for training programs to accomplish a key part of the Historic Stanley Home Museum and Education Center’s mission. Examples from F.O. Stanley’s life will be used as inspiration to action on contemporary challenges for civic leaders and community members. Among the […]

Update from the HSHF President The Historic Stanley Home Foundation Capital Campaign has reached a significant milestone. Our total contributions and pledge commitments have now exceeded the $500,000 level – within the first 90 days of our capital campaign! This type of generosity and concern for historic preservation in Estes Park is what will be […]

The Historic Stanley Home Foundation will be participating in the 31st annual Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Festival on Saturday, May 4, 2019. This is a great way to support the Stanley Home AND have a great time in the local community! You can Adopt a Duck at www.epduckrace.org/adopt-ducks. Be sure to specify the “Historic […]

The Historic Stanley Home efforts continued to expand during the second month of the 2019 Capital Campaign, bringing us closer to our goal of preserving Mr. and Mrs. Stanley’s historic 1904 home. We added to our Board of Directors in February when John Forster became the tenth and final Board member. Though not a resident […]

It’s fairly common knowledge that F.O. Stanley made significant contributions to Estes Park. However, little is known about Flora Stanley and the accomplished life she led. The purpose of Women’s History month is to highlight the contributions of women in history and contemporary society. In celebration of Women’s History month, we would like to highlight the many facets of this remarkable woman.

We at the Foundation hope your New Year has started out well. January for the mission of The Historic Stanley Home Foundation has been very busy! Those who look forward to the accomplishment of our mission will be encouraged by the efforts of our many volunteers. Some of our January activities have included. Our Board […]

As we begin our capital campaign to purchase the Historic Stanley Home, we wanted to share another way that you can support this effort. We are excited to announce that the Historic Stanley Home Foundation is now on Amazon Smile!

Happy New Year! We are pleased to provide you with the first-ever monthly e-newsletter from the Historic Stanley Home Foundation. The mission to save Mr. Stanley’s home from the eventual loss of its historic value begins its final phase in 2019. The Board of Directors, Community Advisory Group, members of The First 500 supporters, and […]