Recent Lectures and Podcasts
Relics Radio Podcast - S4 E45 - Ray Sumner - The Julesburg Project: What Happened After Colorado’s Darkest Day
"It was the darkest day in Colorado's history, but what happened afterward has been mostly lost to time, until now. We are talking with Ray Sumner from The Julesburg Project. Ray has been working diligently, performing research, to help tell the story of The Battle of Julesburg in 1865 and the response to the Sand Creek Massacre. Learn about Ray's efforts including the use of local, professional, metal detectorists to help fill in the blanks and make this part of our history, just a little bit clearer."
(2021). Relics Radio Podcast - S4 E45 - Ray Sumner - The Julesburg Project: What Happened After Colorado’s Darkest Day. Relics Radio. Spreaker.com.
A Life in Ruins Podcast - E87 - Battlefield Archaeology with Ray Sumner
"In this episode, we are joined by Ray Sumner, a Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology at Colorado State University. Ray was a career U.S. Army officer prior to pursuing his Ph.D. in Anthropology, he reflects on his military experience and how it has shaped his research on Plains Indian Warfare during the late 19th century."
Archeowebby. (2021, December 20). Battlefield Archaeology with Ray Sumner. A Life in Ruins. archaeologypodcastnetwork.com.
"You Can't Study the Past if You Can't Find The Past": The Overland Trail in the Days After Colorado's Darkest Day
A Public Presentation to the Pueblo Archaeological & Historical Society by Ray Sumner.
Norton, Jack. (2022). PAHSb 11 03 22 SD 480p. YouTube.com.
The Days After Colorado’s Darkest Day -- Ray Sumner
A Public Presentation to the Indian Peaks Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society by Ray Sumner.
Indian Peaks, Colorado Archaeological Society. (2021). The Days After Colorado’s Darkest Day -- Ray Sumner. YouTube.com.
The Days After Colorado’s Darkest Day: Initial Work at an Early Indian Wars Battlefield in Colorado
A Public Presentation to the Denver Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society by Ray Sumner.
Denver CAS. (2021). The Days After Colorado’s Darkest Day: Initial Work at an Early Indian Wars Battlefield in Colorado. YouTube.com.