When Patty Limerick was tapped to be Colorado’s next State Historian in 2015, she says she was looking forward to working with History Colorado. It did not take long for that relationship to sour, Limerick said.
When staff at History Colorado pitched doing a display with Kit Carson’s clothing, Limerick cautioned against treating the exhibit lightly, considering Carson’s role in the Long Walk of the Navajo. She says her feedback was not well-received.
“I was already recognized as someone who would be raising complicated issues, so my authority began to evaporate right about there,” she said.
As Limerick has exits her term as State Historian, she’s still disappointed in History Colorado. She recently aired her concerns with the institution in a column for The Denver Post.
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