Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site, will be presenting Friday, July 21 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cheyenne County Community Building meeting room on how Sand Creek became lost. 

The public is invited to come learn about Chuck and Sheri Bowen’s Sand Creek discovery. They found over 4,000 artifacts which reveals the real location of the 1864 event. It is free to attend. 

We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site is the only Sand Creek book based on eyewitness accounts, discovery of artifacts and how they affect the traditional Sand Creek story. There are a lot of misunderstandings concerning Sand Creek, and this book provides clarity on information that hasn’t been made available before. The location of the artifacts, including cannonball fragments, sheds new light on where things happened. Artifacts were found over several miles, starting about 2 ½ miles up the creek from where the monument sat, showing how spread out the village and running battle locations were.

There will be a sampling of Sand Creek artifacts to view. These artifacts leave no doubt concerning the real location of the 1864 Sand Creek event. 

Don’t forget to get a book and have it signed! Hardcover and paperback copies will be available for purchase. If anyone has questions about the book or artifacts, please stop by the book signing table after the program. Chuck and Mike will be available to sign books and visit about artifacts found at the Lost Sand Creek Site. 

This program is sponsored by the Eastern Colorado Historical Society. Pastries, coffee and beverages will be provided.