The Riverton Museum is holding its Archaeology Day for this Bailey Tire and Auto Service Children Exploration event on August 2nd from 11am-12pm. Learn about archaeological practices, play some archaeology related games and activities, even discover and take home your own artifact!
Local philatelist Stan Grove traces the early history of Fremont County and some of its leading figures through a unique and extensive assemblage of postal artifacts, compassing the South Pass gold rush days, the establishment of military forts and Indian agencies, and the exploreing of small post offices through the early 1900s. This history is contextualized by a broader sampling of Wyoming postal-history items.
The National Bighorn Sheep Center is coming down to Riverton to educate on disease prevention among sheep. We have fun, educational games prepared on the topic, and an activity where kids can pretend to perform tests on sheep. We will also be joined by the Riverton Dutch Oven Club who will be demonstrating the wide variety of dishes that can be prepared in Dutch ovens!
Join the Riverton Museum for a complete day filled with history and exploration at South Pass City. We will be introduced to the South Pass City site and its history of gold mining, tour the English Tunnel there, and explore the Carissa Gold Mine! We will be taking a bus from the Riverton Museum at 8:30am and returning at around 4:30pm. From 12-1pm, we will have a free hour to explore the town and eat lunch. You are expected to bring your own sack lunch and water, or purchase your own food there. A fair bit of walking is to be expected. Total cost of admission per person is $20.