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Grand County Historical Association Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum, located in the historic Rocky Mountain Airways former airline terminal on Granby\/Grand County Airport, just won the statewide 2018 History Colorado Caroline Bancroft Award for their children\u2019s aviation history programs. This prestigious annual State History award, is given by History Colorado to the organization or museum in a Colorado Community with a population of less than 50,000. The Caroline Bancroft Award recognizes history accomplishments which provide a venue to share unique history. This recognition and a monetary award was given to Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum children and youth aviation history programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Named for Granby\u2019s historic aviator, Emily Howell\nWarner, America\u2019s first female airline captain, the local museum is staffed\nwith all volunteers. Open every Friday and Saturday from 11AM to 2PM, June 1\nthrough August 31, 2019 is a perfect opportunity to visit this unique local\nmuseum. Fly-in, drive or even bicycle to this free and family-friendly\nattraction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Local volunteers greet summer visitors and share the\nimportant contributions of Grand County residents to our aviation history, from\nWorld War I, II, Korean War and Vietnam to local aviation pioneers, who built\nand improved the airport. Because Emily began her airline career in 1973 with Frontier\nAirlines, several exhibits reflect that aviation heritage, including an\noriginal Flight Attendant uniform and a replica of Warner\u2019s airline captain\nuniform because her original is in the Smithsonian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, Rocky Mountain Airways provided airline service\nto Granby through the years 1973-79. In fact, they donated their airline\nterminal to Grand County which now is home to the aviation museum and\nextensive, local aviation education programs of the volunteers of Experimental\nAircraft Association Chapter 1267. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The preservation of Grand County Aviation History\nbegan in the summer of 2015 with the unveiling of the Granby Airport Pioneers\nWall of Fame. Partnering with local organizations as the Friends of the\nLibrary, a Fantasy of Flight room for youth and children of all ages was opened\nin 2016. \u201cOur Aviation Museum Volunteers place emphasis on interaction and\nintroduction of our unique Colorado history early and often. To paraphrase\nBenjamin Franklin, \u2018Aviation history education is not filling a young mind with\nstale facts but igniting a fire for learning and experiencing more!\u2019\u201d explained\nmuseum co-founder, Dr. Bill Hamilton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum achieves this\nlofty goal through pre-school aviation history adventure days, children\u2019s\npretend \u201cdress up like a pilot\u201d area, a children\u2019s aviation history reading\narea, and historic re-enactment of aviation events with a Grand County\nconnection. Children\u2019s aviation history toys, even a Barbie Doll dressed as\nCaptain Emily Warner, are meant to be interactive. The Fantasy of Flight\nFoundation donated flight simulators which are used by all age groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Because Colorado holds a unique aviation history,\nthe Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum volunteers focus on that important\nelement of community in their acceptance and display of aviation artifacts\nwhich must have a Grand County connection. \u201cKnowing we have special local history\nto share about our contributions to Colorado, national, and international aviation\nhistory is eye-opening to our visitors and local citizens,\u201d said volunteer,\nDave Lively of Grand Lake. \u201cMany are not aware of Charles Lindbergh frequent\nflights to our local Knight Ranch or Dwight Eisenhower, also a pilot, fishing\nin our Fraser River.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1070232edit.jpg\")