The Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum is hosting a naming and coloring contest for children ages 6-11. The museum needs names for two young historians—a boy and a girl—and a pika mascot that will be featured in the organization’s new activity book. The contest begins on April 4 and ends on April 18.
The Museum collection includes at least 7 phonographs that play either wax cylinders or records. Click the image for more information about this wax cylinder phonograph. Thomas Edison was not only a famous inventor but also a savvy businessman. While trying to create an “answering machine” to record phone messages, he invented the tinfoil phonograph, the
Smithsonian Exhibition Explores the Diverse Food Traditions of America The Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum and the Art Association, in cooperation with the Wyoming Humanities Council (WHC), will host the local showing of Key Ingredients: America by Food, a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition which delves into the historical, regional and social traditions that merge
This live event from March 8, 2012 was recorded in 2 parts at the Old Wilson Schoolhouse. It features Jay and Tracey Petervary, Jackson’s own extreme bicyclists. Part 1 Part 2
It has almost been a year since Stan Klassen passed away on March 11, 2011. He was a board member and friend of the Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum, and his family requested that a memorial fund be created in his memory. The Board of Directors has unanimously given approval to use the memorial funds to move
Town Quilt Donated by the Barbara VanDeburg Family in the fall of 2011, this quilt depicts Jackson in the 1930s. Click image for more information.
Jackson, WY – Have you ever looked at an old photograph and wondered about the stories it holds? This winter, students at Jackson Hole Middle School and Jackson Hole High School have done just that. On Wednesday, March 7th from 5:30-7:00p.m., the Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum and pARTners host an opening in the
Calling all bird lovers! The Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum during its Second Saturday Family Fun program on Saturday, March 10 will explore the question of “Why do Birds Take Baths?” Families are invited to the history museum classroom, 225 N. Cache from 11:00 a.m. to noon. This is the third family program offered
JACKSON: The Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum is hosting its final Jackson Hole Stories: Voices of the Valley program on March 8. Extreme cyclists Jay and Tracey Petervary share stories of their endurance bicycling adventures. This program was initially scheduled in January but had to be rescheduled due to a winter storm. Jay and
We had some streaming troubles so the first few minutes are cut off, but the rest is here!
William Henry Jackson took the first photographs of the Teton Mountains and Yellowstone. His photographs were used as evidence to help convince the federal government, in 1872, to protect the Yellowstone area as the world’s first national park.
