VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT! Barbara Bryant-Volunteer of the Month Barbara Bryant has served as a front desk volunteer for more than six years. Her love of history and exploring her family’s origins in Colorado in the 1870s inspired her to get involved with the museum. In her time with the museum, she has grown to love the old courthouse, wonderful exhibits and “the joy they bring to the people who come to learn about Colorado Springs.” Front desk volunteers are critical to our daily operation and do a wonderful job at helping guests feel welcome and informed. Jim Wahl, the museum’s Visitor Services Specialist, shared, “Barb has been a valuable front desk volunteer for many years now. She always goes the extra mile even switching a day to cover a vacated shift during the week when needed! Knowledgeable and friendly, Barb is one of the key reasons our customer experience scores continue to remain high. The museum is very fortunate to have Barb as a volunteer at the front desk!” We asked Barb to share her favorite story from Colorado history. Barb talked about her great great grandfather, Thomas Tarsney, who was an Adjutant General of the state of Colorado when the miners struck in Cripple Creek in 1894, “The Governor called out the militia led by Tarsney, who ended the strike by forcing the mine owners to disband their private army. After the strike was over, Tarsney was staying at the Alamo Hotel (now MacKenzie’s Chop House) when he was called to the lobby. He was abducted, taken to Austin Bluffs where he was tarred and feathered. Although those people were never found it is believed they had been hired by the mine owners.” Barb Bryant CSPM Volunteer, with husband Charlie When not supporting the front desk Barb enjoys time with family. Her husband, Charlie, is an Academy grad and a retired AF Colonel. Their oldest son is an attorney in Colorado Springs and youngest son, is the director of the Vanderbilt University Entrepreneur Center in Nashville. She loves spending time babysitting her two grandchildren in town and visiting her two grandchildren in Nashville. She enjoys traveling with her husband and attending Air Force and Bronco football games. MUSELETTER JAN 2019| PG 8
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