Ames Monument Talk

WESTERNERS INTERNATIONAL, CHEYENNE CORRAL
Thursday, April 15, 2010

“The Lonely Pyramid on Sherman Hill"
ANNA LEE AMES FROHLICH

This is a look at the 60-foot-high Ames Monument located in what was once Sherman, WY. This slideshow will explore the history of the monument itself, the area where it is located, and the family history of Oakes and Oliver Ames to whom it is dedicated. Their stories tell of a great construction project that shaped the future history of our country, the transcontinental railroad. Oliver Ames was the president of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1866 to 1871; Oakes Ames was a strong advocate for the Union Pacific in Congress from 1863 to 1873. Their combined efforts culminated in the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory Point, Utah in 1869.

Anna Lee Ames Frohlich, the Great-great-great-granddaughter of Oakes Ames, is loving her recently found role as a researcher. She has been encouraged and helped by friends in Denver Westerners, railroad aficionados from Wyoming, and the many other history buffs that she has met along the way. Access to the Ames Collection in the Industrial Department at Stonehill College, North Easton, MA has been of special help.

The dinner and program will be held at HOLIDAY INN, CHEYENNE I-80. From the junction of I-80 and I-25 in Cheyenne, WY take I-80W to the EAST toward Omaha, take Exit #362 (Central Ave.) make Right, then Right on Fox Farm Road. Hotel on Right. 1-307-638-4466.

COST - $20.00
6:00 P.M. - SOCIAL HOUR & COCKTAILS
6:30 - DINNER
7:20 - PROGRAM

RSVP by Mon., April 12

To make RESERVATIONS call Anna Lee at 303-989-2339 (answering machine o.k.) or email her at annaleeames@comcast.net. Specify whether you would like TROUT ALMANDINE or MEAT LASAGNA for dinner. Or you can email Peg Kolstrud at bear100@bresnan.net and specify that you are Anna Lee's guest.