The South Park National Heritage Area (SPNHA) and the Department of Heritage & Tourism (Park County) invite you to join them at the 1st Annual SPNHA conference as they welcome all those who preserve, promote and interpret historic places and the history of South Park. The 2023 conference, “People, Places & Spaces” is being held in Fairplay, Colorado at the Park County government building on September 16th, 2023.

The South Park National Heritage Area conference was created to engage regional partners in Preservation, History, Museums, and Archaeology in a cross-discipline conference that would allow for collaboration, inspiration, and networking. Whether you are an archaeologist, teacher, student, community leader, museum professional or volunteer, amateur preservationist, or simply a local history buff we invite you to attend.

We will reach out via email closer to the date so you can choose your lunch and t-shirt size.

See our current list of fantastic speakers below:

• Colorado Preservation, Inc. – “Introducing Colorado Preservation, Inc.(CPI): The Endangered Places Program & Preservation Services” with Kate McCoy and Katie Peterson
• Coalition for the Upper South Platte – “Working for the Water Shed” with Jane Mannon
• Mosquito Range Heritage Initiative – “Empowering Mountain Communities in Conservation” with Cara Doyle
• National Park Service – Alex Hernandez
• NOLO – “Bringing the North London Mill Site into the Future: History, Archaeology, Art, and Preservation” with Jeff Crane, Executive Co-Director North London Mill Preservation, Inc. and Kate McCoy.
• South Park Historical Foundation – Receive free admission tickets to South Park City for attendees with Susan Hessler
• South Park Rail Society – “The Como Project” with Bob Schoppe
• South Park Site Stewards – Presentation will be announced shortly.
• The Denver Brass – “Bringing History to Life with Music” with Kathleen Brantigan
• Wildlands Restoration – “Wildlands Restoration Volunteers Park County Stewardship Projects focusing on recent years.” with Morgan Crowley – Habitat and Invasive Weed Program Manager