Join us for the monthly speaker series! The speaker series provides participants the opportunity to engage with their fellow community members on a rotating series of topics from local and regional experts. The talks run 1-2 hours in the evening based upon the speaker’s presentation. The cost is $8 for members and $10 for non-members with pre-registration available.
Interested in presenting or hearing about a specific subject?
Contact the museum educator at 307-347-4102 or email educator@washakiemuseum.org
Interested in presenting or hearing about a specific subject?
Contact the museum educator at 307-347-4102 or email educator@washakiemuseum.org
Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite Tour
Presentation by
ERIK KVALE
Presentation by
ERIK KVALE
Saturday, May 18 | 8:00am to 3:00pm
Join Paleontologist Erik Kvale on a
Saturday excursion to one of the world’s most extensive dinosaur track sites. Learn the secrets of the ancient Sundance Sea and the creatures who lived there, from one of the people who discovered the site! The day also includes stops at two other nearby sites of geologic and paleontological interest, including Devil’s Kitchen. $12 Members | $15 Non-Members
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Lost Coal District of Gebo, Crosby and Kirby
Presentation and Book Signing by
LEA CAVALLI SCHOENEWALD
Presentation and Book Signing by
LEA CAVALLI SCHOENEWALD
Thursday, June 6 | 6:00 to 7:00pm
Spend the evening at the Washakie Museum with visiting author Lea Cavalli Schoenewald as she discusses her newest publication on the Coal towns turned Ghost towns of the Big Horn Basin.
Learn all about the earliest mining claims that eventually brought the railroad and numerous people to this area. $8 Members | $10 Non-Members
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Lea Cavalli Schoenewald has taught a variety of subjects in four Wyoming school districts over thirty-five years. She has authored and co-authored two other books, earned multiple awards from Wyoming Writers Inc. and the Albany County Historical Society. As well as contributing to the Casper Star-Tribune’s “They Served with Honor: Vietnam” and presenting in multiple museums and historical societies across Wyoming.
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