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“Sheep Shearing Day”

"Sheep Shearing Day" April 27th 1:00-3:00pm Visit the Pioneer Museum in Lander for this Bailey's Tire and Auto Children's Exploration Series program. Sheep shearing Day is all about sheep, sheep, sheep! Explore the history of the sheep industry in Wind River Country. Witness actual sheep shearing, pet sheep, make crafts from sheep's wool, buy products…
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“Lander 100 Years Ago-1924”

Join the staff of the Pioneer Museum for this Wyoming Community Bank Discovery Speakers Series program on April 25th at 6:30pm.

This program is an illustrated talk on what life was like in Lander in 1924.

This program is free and open to the public. Call the Pioneer Museum for details 1-307-332-3339.

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“Bruce Blevins: Mapping Yellow Stone”

Bruce will speak on the Early Historical Mapping of Yellowstone National Park and the early published and unpublished cartography of what would become Yellowstone National Park.  Information from government and private expeditions made up early mapping and included verbal information provided by Native Americans and fur trappers.  A variety of historic maps will be illustrated and discussed in the slide show presentation.

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