About Shelby
Shelby's book The Queen of Denver: Louise Sneed Hill and the Emergence of Modern High Society is available at most authorized retailers!
Copies are also available through the author. To purchase a copy, please email shelbycneuhauser@gmail.com
Shelby works as the Membership Manager for the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, Inc. She graduated from the University of Colorado with her Master of Arts in American history with a minor in public history and a certificate in historic preservation with high distinction. She received her Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in history from the same institution. Additionally, she earned a certificate in genealogical research from Boston University and a certificate in antiques, collectibles, and appraising from Asheford Institute of Antiques.
Prior to joining the Sons staff in 2021, Shelby worked as an intern for History Colorado in their school programs, communications/marketing, and archival departments. She also interned writing speeches for former Colorado Governor Hickenlooper at the Colorado State Capitol, assisted in various museum operations at the Center for Colorado Women’s History at the Byers-Evans House Museum, researched historic homes for Discover Denver, freelanced writing articles for the Colorado Encyclopedia and Oldwest.org, and worked for the University of Colorado as a teaching assistant, research assistant, and served as the head editor of the University of Colorado’s Historical Studies Journal. Shelby’s first book, The Queen of Denver, was published in 2020. She is the leading historian on the life of Louise Sneed Hill and has lectured on her research to numerous groups including: NSDAR, CDA 17th Century, Questers, Colorado Corral of Westerners, Center for Colorado Women’s History, University of Colorado at Boulder Rocky Mountain Interdisciplinary History Conference, and Colorado Preservation Inc.’s Saving Places Conference. In October 2020, she was immensely honored to serve as the keynote speaker for The Colonial Dames of America's Fall Benefit.
Her current research focuses on the interwoven themes of class, culture, and consumption in the creation of the female identity and celebrity at the turn of the twentieth century.
Shelby is also a professional dancer and has performed around the world including the U.K., Brazil, Japan, India, China, and Mexico. She has volunteered at the Children's Hospital as a "princess" entertainer as well as performed in local benefits for non-profit organizations in Colorado. Most recently, Shelby was an NFL Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader for three seasons where she performed on one of the world’s biggest stages at Super Bowl 57.
Preservation
Shelby is dedicated to the preservation of historic structures. In addition to her previous work with Discover Denver, she has conducted research on the preservation of the Colorado State Capitol building, and her family's prior business, A. Carr & Son Funeral Home of Kingston, NY - established 1889.
Genealogy
Shelby is passionate about ancestry and heritage and is a member of many lineage organizations. She enjoys playing an active role in the hereditary society community and currently serves in the following positions:
Registrar General - Order of the Merovingian Dynasty
2nd Vice Regent - Mary Washington Colonial Chapter, NSDAR
Board Member - Society of Daughters of Holland Dames
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