October 15, 2024
Sydney Mauck – History Colorado
10th Mountain Division: Soldiers on Skis
Featured Brewery: Bruz Beers
Introduction by: Denise Taylor – 10th Mountain Division descendant
Sydney Mauck of History Colorado will share the history of the famed “soldiers on skis,” the 10th Mountain Division.
She will explore the unit’s origins on the advent of World War II, their training at Camp Hale located here in the Rocky Mountains, and their crucial role in the fight against fascism.
This Talk will offer insights into the Division’s time here in Colorado, what it is like working with the 10th Mountain Division collection, and how History Colorado developed its current Winter Warriors exhibition.
Speaker Bio:
Sydney Mauck
Anschutz Military Collections Specialist at History Colorado
A Colorado local, Sydney Mauck grew up learning about Colorado history, including the famed 10th Mountain Division, from her father and grandfather.
She attended the University of Denver, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and two minors in History and Psychology. Her concentration area is in museum studies and it’s Sydney’s passion to work with museum collections to tell human stories through exhibitions and public programming.
Sydney’s professional background is in museum collection management. She interned for the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Zoo, and with the National Park Service at the Kalaupapa National Historical Park. Her work with these various institutions helped her gain experience in managing artifact collections and using those collections to share knowledge and stories with the public through exhibitions and programming.
Sydney was an intern and contractor at History Colorado from 2020 to 2021 before joining the museum in 2022 as the Anschutz Military Collections Specialist.
It is Sydney’s mission to preserve the museum’s military history collection, which consists of over 10,000 artifacts, and to make the collection accessible to the public. It’s also her responsibility to represent History Colorado’s 10th Mountain Division Resource Center.
History Colorado, partnered with the Denver Public Library, is the official repository for the historic WWII 10th Mountain Division. History Colorado preserves all 3D artifacts while the Denver Public Library preserves the archival collection.
The collections at History Colorado includes uniforms, medals and awards, gear, equipment, and vehicles used by the Division while training at Camp Hale or during combat in Italy. It is the Resource Center’s mission to share the history and legacy of the Division through the online collection, exhibitions, and public programs.
Sydney is grateful to work with the descendants of the 10th Mountain Division veterans to honor the legacy of the men who served and sacrificed their lives for our freedom in Italy 1945.
How This Works
The Buffalo Rose will open at 6:00 p.m. Food and drink service will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the program will begin around 6:30 p.m. Following the presentation, we’ll take a brief intermission for Q + A. We’ll wrap up around 7:45 p.m., but people interested in staying a bit longer to socialize will be able to do so. There is no cover charge and no purchase is necessary.
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