By Tom Mensik

Director of the Carbon County Museum

Dear Patrons and Supporters of the Carbon County Museum,

First off, I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays. 

By Tom Mensik

Director, Carbon County Museum

By Damien Cesko

Carbon County Comet Contributor

By Nikki Devlin

Assistant Director, Little Snake River Museum

October 25, 2023, was the official last day of the museum’s season. It was a long season this year due to the nice long fall we had through October. It started getting cold at night, the winter showed us her hand for a couple of days, but good weather held long enough for the museum staff to get a few projects done.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Sometimes little objects can represent a moment in that is precious to not only those who own it but also, people who want to savor the moment in time they represent. The Hanna Basin Museum just recently received a fair amount of historical treasure from Carol Boam-Smith.

By Dana Davis

Director, Saratoga Museum

By Tom Mensik

Director, Carbon County Museum

I have been conducting paranormal investigations for about ten years now. It all started when I was working for a house museum in Georgetown, Colorado. I received an email one day from the team leader of the Colorado based paranormal investigation team. They asked if they could come and see what the museum has to offer in the way of spiritual entities. I was intrigued.

By Dick Perue

Carbon County Comet Contributor

“Preserving local history one picture at a time” has been the life-long goal of Upper North Platte River Valley historian and Wyoming’s senior hall of fame newspaper publisher, editor, printer, reporter, paperboy and often janitor, Dick Perue.

By Lele Emmons

Director, Little Snake River Museum

By Tom Mensik

Director, Carbon County Museum

By Angie Hobbs

Director, Elk Mountain Museum

By K.J. Schricker

Accessions, Saratoga Museum

A museum is a repository of a variety of histories, peoples, animals and the very Earth itself. Museums get all kinds of donations such as minerals, animal artifacts and tools. Some donations require special handling and sensitivity.

Human remains and grave goods are often displayed in museums but there are modern standards that need to be adhered to. 

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

“Welcome to the murder scene of Robert Widdowfield and Henry Vincent almost to the hour 145 years ago,” Mark Miller, author of Big Nose George; The Troublesome Trail, told a group of about 40 people. “This is a pretty unique opportunity.”

By Nancy Anderson

Board Member of the Hanna Basin Museum, Carbon County Historian

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The iconic Fossil Cabin, a unique structure composed entirely of fossils and dinosaur bones, is facing an unclear future as the Medicine Bow Museum Board struggles to secure funding for its relocation. Situated just outside of Medicine Bow and near Cuomo Bluffs, the Fossil Cabin has been a beloved historical landmark since its construction in the 1930s by Thomas Boylan.