Bruce Talbott -“The History of Our Fruit Industry and Where We’re Headed”

PALISADE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY TALK

Bruce Talbott -“The History of Our Fruit Industry and Where We’re Headed”

Thursday, June 22nd - 6 p.m. at The Ordinary Fellow Winery

<<...>> PALISADE, CO., (June 8, 2023) The Palisade Historical Society’s monthly history talk at The Ordinary Fellow Winery in Palisade will be Bruce Talbott, fourth generation Palisade fruit grower sharing the history of our local fruit industry and what it will be like in the future.

If you wonder why we don’t grow apples in Palisade, why peaches are so prevalent, and what’s next, this program will give insight into Palisade’s agriculture past and future. Bruce Talbott’s great-great-great grandfather Joseph Yeager pursued his dream of moving west and settled in the high altitude scenic Grand Valley in 1907. The operation then became Talbott and Sons and Talbott Farms. Talbotts Mountain Gold started in 1983 when they launched the apple cider business. Today, the sixth generation of the family is involved in growing fruit with more than 500 acres in production.  

The talk will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 22nd at The Ordinary Fellow Winery, located at 202 Peach Avenue, in Palisade. This program is open to the public in a relaxed and comfortable setting for people to learn about Palisade’s unique history and enjoy a glass of wine. The tasting room opens at noon, and Le Snack Fine Foods will have food available for purchase, so come early.

The Historical Society’s website:  www.historicpalisade.org, Facebook page: Palisade Historical Society, and The Ordinary Fellow Winery’s social media will include information about dates and topics of future history talks.

You can also visit the Palisade History Museum at 3740 G Road four days a week. It is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Admission is free, and donations are appreciated. Those wanting more information about the Palisade Historical Society are encouraged to visit www.historicpalisade.org or call 970-464-2177.

LINK: www.historicpalisade.org

ABOUT THE PALISADE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Palisade Historical Society was incorporated in March 2010 and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission to collect, preserve, and communicate the unique history of Palisade, Colorado, and to foster, encourage, stimulate, and develop public appreciation of this history. Palisade’s first History Museum opened in August 2021. In 2022, more than 600 visitors

came to the History Museum to learn about Palisade history, and the Historical Society reached another 600 people who attended history talks, and other programs and classes presented in other locations.

The Historical Society has published booklets with photos and information about the history of coal mining, irrigation, railroads, and fruit and wine in Palisade. The Historic Palisade Coloring Book is used in local elementary schools, and the coal mining and irrigation booklets are used as textbooks at Palisade High School. The booklets and other publications from local authors as well as interesting displays are at the Palisade History Museum, 3740 G Road – near Elberta and Highway 6.

The organization creates/presents historical programs, videos, and displays, and offers guided walking tours of historic downtown Palisade. It also has collected oral histories of long-time Palisade residents in video and written summary formats available on its website.

As stewards of The Palisade Tribune, the newspaper of record from 1903 until it ceased publishing in 2014, the History Museum has archival copies and has digitized 3,347 issues – from June 1903 to December 1970 - which are available in the Colorado Historic Newspaper database for free research by students, teachers, genealogists, historians, and everyone. 

If you want to volunteer at the Palisade History Museum, or need more information about the Palisade Historical Society, visit www.historicpalisade.org or call 970-464-2177.

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