July 2020 - Molly Brown House Museum

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Readily Achievable: Historic Properties and the ADA

Andrea Malcomb2020-07-30T09:36:10-06:00

Sunday, July 26, 2020 marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This landmark civil rights law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities “in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.”[1] The ADA added to previous disability [...]

Readily Achievable: Historic Properties and the ADAAndrea Malcomb2020-07-30T09:36:10-06:00

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Upstairs, Downstairs: Servants in Colorado and 1340 Pennsylvania St.

Andrea Malcomb2020-07-02T15:10:49-06:00

“Servants of Mrs. Brown Poisoned”, reads a headline on page one of the May 7, 1904 edition of the Denver Times. “Five of the servants seriously ill from eating contaminated food but the family escaped any issues,” it continues. Sam Gleason, stable boy, Mary O’Fallon, cook, Annie Schleining, second girl, Sadie Johnson second girl, and [...]

Upstairs, Downstairs: Servants in Colorado and 1340 Pennsylvania St.Andrea Malcomb2020-07-02T15:10:49-06:00