After a successful family fun program braiding miniature rugs in January, the Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum staff is offering another activity in February to correspond with Valentine’s Day. On February 11, during the program titled “How Do I Love Thee,” families will create old-fashioned valentines from a variety of creative materials. Included with
JACKSON: The Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum’s winter oral history program series, Jackson Hole Stories: Voices of the Valley, continues with “Skiing the Grand,” stories and skiing perspectives by Bill Briggs and Christian Beckwith. The program is Thursday, February 9, 7:00 pm at the Pink Garter Theater. Speakers commemorate and celebrate ski mountaineering’s most
The Crabtree Hotel was a fixture of Jackson Hole for many years. It was once used as a family home, a hotel, and is now being used as retail space. You can visit the replica building today at the corner of King and Broadway just off the town square in Jackson, Wyoming. This short video
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Jackson Hole Stories: Voices of the Valley Programs Return JACKSON: The Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum’s winter oral history program series, Jackson Hole Stories: Voices of the Valley, begins on January 12. Storytellers include wildlife and landscape artists, extreme bicyclists, ski mountaineers, and longtime residents of varied pursuits. The first program on Thursday, January
Second Saturday Family Fun Offered at History Museum Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum staff has developed fun activities for the family this winter and spring. The goal of the organization is to frequently use its new year-round classroom at 225 N. Cache. One way is to promote family fun while inspiring and educating youth.
A fun time was had by all at the annual Mardy Murie Christmas Cookie Swap held at the Murie Center on Saturday, December 10. Valley residents gathered to enjoy the winter ambience of the Murie Center while exchanging stories about the renowned conservationist. Those in attendance were also able to “swap cookies and recipes” as
Our holiday gift to the community was free family activities where children and their guardians were able to make ornaments that they then took home to decorate their own trees. While community families worked on their own decorations, the museum staff and volunteers worked to enhance the exhibition gallery to reflect the holiday season. The museum
OLDE TYME CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATION SHOWCASES LOCAL STORYTELLERS AND MUSICAL TALENT JACKSON: The Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum (JHHSM) and the Wort Hotel invite you to their Annual Olde Tyme Christmas and Winter Celebration on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. A part of the Wort Hotel’s “Twelve Days of Christmas,” the fun begins at
The first elk antler arch in the Town Square was built in 1953, and it took the Rotary Club, the Boy Scouts and community members thirteen years to complete all four arches.
