The Lander Pioneer Museum has a new lobby exhibit of perfume bottles and make-up accessories. The exhibit will be on display through the fall. The origin of makeup and perfume go back some 6000 years to Egyptian peoples. The use of makeup has fallen in and out of...

The philosopher George Santayana said "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." This statement has never been truer than it is today. Museums not only provide insight into local history but also provide a sense of community. The telling of...

Jessica Moore will begin her duties as the Riverton Museum Site Manager in April. Jessica was raised in the rural community in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and attended Central Michigan University where I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Wildlife Biology. Jessica...

The Riverton Museum is seeking a dynamic, energetic and creative Site Manager to oversee operations at the Riverton Museum.  Email your Resume, Cover Letter and References to scott.goetz@fremontcountywy.gov. Site Manager Essential Duties Oversee all aspects of site...

“The Arapaho Way” photographs by Lander Photographer Sara Wiles on display at the Lander Pioneer Museum starting Sept. 24 Contemporary photos of Arapaho people will be on display at the Lander Pioneer Museum’s Western Gallery through the fall. The images were taken by...

Finis Mitchell was a forester, mountaineer, outdoorsman and conservationist who came to Wyoming as a boy in 1906 with his parents.  They arrived in Wyoming in a boxcar with all their possessions and some livestock. They settled on the west side of the Wind River...

The Lander Pioneer Museum has a new temporary Lobby exhibit on Lander and Wyoming tourist souvenirs. Spoons, plates, cups, postcards and more touting the areas tourist attractions are on display until the fall. Souvenir anyone?  A souvenir, a memento, a keepsake, a...

Fremont County Museums are happy to welcome State Farm in Lander and Riverton to our great group of supporters. Tyler Watson (Riverton) and Justus Jacobs (Lander) are coming on board as the title sponsors for the First Friday program. "First Friday" is a day for kids...

Joanna Kail was raised in Lander, WY. She earned a bachelor's degree in Communications & Marketing with a minor in International Relations from the University of Wyoming in 1997. She began her marketing career in Jackson, WY at St. John's Hospital as a Marketing...

One of the pivotal lives among the Arapaho in the 19th century was a man named Friday. He spoke English and frequently acted as an intermediary between the Arapaho and the Whites.  In 1869, Friday told the officers at Fort Fetterman there were 4 principal chiefs of...