"Discovery" February 1,2019
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ReDiscover the Winds: A Wyoming History Podcast
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The Lander Pioneer Museum just opened a new jewelry display in the museum lobby. Mattie Ellan Darlington was a Lander woman who ran a local beauty shop and was a prolific jewelry maker. Dozens of her original handmade necklaces, ear rings, pins, bracelets and other pieces are on exhibit through the spring.
This collection by Mattie Ellan Darlington represents her personal cultural influences and talents in her art as a beadworker. Born in Byers,Texas, by the 1930s she was in Lander where she married Elmer Darlington. Mattie’s diverse work represents both European and Native American decorative design and reflects the mixed cultural influences she would have grown up with in western North America.
This collection and photograph was donated to the Fremont County Pioneer Museum by the grandchildren of Mattie Ellan Darlington.
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Night of Mystery at the Riverton Museum:
Totally Rad 80's Prom Gone Bad
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Want something fun and exciting to do during the cold days of February, or better yet to take your sweetheart out on an evening of mystery and murder the week before Valentine’s Day?
The Riverton Museum will be hosting their second annual Night of Mystery event this coming February 9
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. Join in on a fun evening solving the murder of one of the characters during the event.
“We are very excited to be hosting our second Night of Mystery at the Riverton Museum. Our first event in 2018 was such a hit that we had multiple requests for another party, so this year we have chosen
Totally Rad 80s Prom – Gone Bad
for this year’s theme. So pull out that bottle of aqua–net and tease your hair for this fun evening! All proceeds go to benefit the Riverton Museum to support our educational programs” stated Karline Stetler, Site Director for the Riverton Museum.
Tickets/character packets can be purchased at the Riverton Museum at 700 East Park Avenue, Monday through Saturday, 9am-5pm. There is a limited about of tickets so get yours before they sell out! We hope to see you on February 9
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. Call the Riverton Museum at 307-856-2665 for all the totally awesome details.
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Tunes from the Past at the Dubois Museum
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As a self-taught blacksmith, an acclaimed gardener, a WWI veteran, and a rancher, Jack H. Anderson was truly a "Jack of all trades." Still, many Dubois residents remember Jack for his musical inclinations. He played the accordion, the banjo, the guitar, wrote music, and had it published. Jack also played the harmonica, entertaining visitors late into the night with the haunting warble.
This 2-32 ECHO harmonica, which belonged to Jack, dates back to sometime between 1937 and 1939. The six-pointed star visible in the center, circular medallion held by two hands was a trademark of M. Hohner, a German musical instrument company. By 1939, the Nazi regime had made it clear that any association with traditionally Jewish symbols would result in persecution. Subsequently, Hohner dropped the six-pointed star from its design element."
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A Great Note from a Visitor to the Dubois Museum
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Johanna thank you for the great Adventure Treks. Last summer I really enjoyed the hike to he Bomber Site. It was great to be there on the date, and time of the crash. I hope you will do that one again. I am looking forward to learning what you have planned for this summer. Your museum is a great example of what museums can be. Thanks again. I have been thinking about you and Dubois. C.M. Evanston, Wyoming"
"I am proud of all that we have accomplished at our museums over the last five years, but it is messages like these that are the most telling. Our staff works extremely hard to serve visitors and truly cares about what they do. Everyone resident of Fremont County can and should be proud of our museums and how well they represent all of us." Scott Goetz: Central Director FC Museums
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The Fremont County Museums in Dubois, Lander and Riverton are excited to announce our newest program.
The "Trailblazer" program is specifically designed to allow business to provide a unique benefit to their employees and support three valuable organizations that enhance the County's economy through cultural heritage tourism.
You receive:
- Annual Family Pass for you and an Annual Individual Pass for each of your employees (valid for general admission at all three museums for 1 year)
- Special recognition for your business as a "Trailblazer" in our monthly newsletter "Discovery" and our website www.fremontcountymuseums.com
- 15% Discount in Museum Gift Stores for you & your employees
Contact Scott Goetz at 307-332-3339 to find out how you can become a
"Trailblazer"
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Home Source Realty: Riverton
First Interstate Bank
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Discovery Speaker Sponsor
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Children's Exploration Sponsor
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450 N 5th Rm 320
Lander, Wyoming 82520
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Rediscover that Winds at the Dubois Museum, Pioneer Museum in Lander and the Riverton Museum. Learn all about our Cultural Heritage and what makes us who we are. Enjoy all of the programs, activities, exhibits that we have to offer.
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ReDiscover The Winds: A Wyoming History Podcast
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Schedule at a Glance
Dubois Museum
February 7th, 7pm "Bats in Wyoming and the Wind River Range" WY Community Bank Discovery Speakers Series
February 8th, 6pm "What are those White Lights in the Winter Sky" WY Community Bank Discovery Speakers Series
March 7th, 7pm "Early Residents with Steve Banks" WY Community Bank Discovery Speakers Series
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ioneer Museum
February 16th, 4-6pm "For the Love Water, Then & Now in Fremont County" Exhibit Grand Opening
April 11th, 7pm "Lander In 1919: An illustrated talk on what Lander was like 100 years ago" WY Community Bank Discovery Speakers Series
Riverton Museum
February 7th, 6:30pm "ICCE Archaeology with Todd Guenther" Wyoming Community Bank Discovery Speakers Series
February 9th, 6pm "Murder Mystery at the Riverton Museum"
March 9th, 2pm "Hide Painting" Children's Exploration Series
March 14th, 6:30pm "Carol Deering: Poet" Wyoming Community Bank Discovery Speakers Series
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