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April 2020
Riverton Museum: 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt – Cancelled
Bring the kids for this great daily program. The Easter Bunny us running loose and hiding eggs all over the museum. It’s a perfect time to see what’s new at your local museum. Kids can find and take home up to ten prize-filled Easter eggs per child! Bailey Tire/Pit Stop Children’s Exploration Series. Kids Free. Adults: $6.
Find out more »Riverton Museum: 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt – Cancelled
Bring the kids for this great daily program. The Easter Bunny us running loose and hiding eggs all over the museum. It’s a perfect time to see what’s new at your local museum. Kids can find and take home up to ten prize-filled Easter eggs per child! Bailey Tire/Pit Stop Children’s Exploration Series. Kids Free. Adults: $6.
Find out more »Riverton Museum: 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt – Cancelled
Bring the kids for this great daily program. The Easter Bunny us running loose and hiding eggs all over the museum. It’s a perfect time to see what’s new at your local museum. Kids can find and take home up to ten prize-filled Easter eggs per child! Bailey Tire/Pit Stop Children’s Exploration Series. Kids Free. Adults: $6.
Find out more »Riverton Museum: 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt – Cancelled
Bring the kids for this great daily program. The Easter Bunny us running loose and hiding eggs all over the museum. It’s a perfect time to see what’s new at your local museum. Kids can find and take home up to ten prize-filled Easter eggs per child! Bailey Tire/Pit Stop Children’s Exploration Series. Kids Free. Adults: $6.
Find out more »Riverton Museum: 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt – Cancelled
Bring the kids for this great daily program. The Easter Bunny us running loose and hiding eggs all over the museum. It’s a perfect time to see what’s new at your local museum. Kids can find and take home up to ten prize-filled Easter eggs per child! Bailey Tire/Pit Stop Children’s Exploration Series. Kids Free. Adults: $6.
Find out more »Riverton Museum: 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt – Cancelled
Bring the kids for this great daily program. The Easter Bunny us running loose and hiding eggs all over the museum. It’s a perfect time to see what’s new at your local museum. Kids can find and take home up to ten prize-filled Easter eggs per child! Bailey Tire/Pit Stop Children’s Exploration Series. Kids Free. Adults: $6.
Find out more »May 2020
Riverton Museum: Oatmeal Box Cameras
Before the digital photography photos were taken on light-sensitive material processed with chemicals. Learning the basics of photography. 5th-grade students and older. Bailey Tire/Pit Stop Children’s Exploration Series.
Find out more »Riverton Museum: Frenchie Draw History
Rob Hendry explains these failed homesteading experiments and interesting stories. Wyoming Community Bank Discovery Speaker Series.
Find out more »Riverton Museum: Build Your Own Telegraph
In the 1840s, the telegraph became the first widespread electronic method of communication. Short messages could be sent quickly over wires and delivered the same day. It became a worldwide standard. Electromagnetism produces clicking noises on the other end. Samuel Morse developed a code to translate these clicks into letters and symbols. Learn basic principles of electricity and how to build electromagnets. Build a working telegraph. Bailey Tire/Pit Stop Children’s Exploration Series. Please register in advance.
Find out more »June 2020
Riverton Museum: Dutch Oven Bread and Homemade Butter
We'll take a whack at baking bread in a Dutch Oven and churn cream into fresh-made butter. Bailey Tire/Pit Stop Children’s Exploration Series. Registration is required.
Find out more »Riverton Museum: Family Documents, Book & Artifact Preservation
Get your questions answered about old family documents and books, plus learn how to care for them. This workshop covers chemical processes and conditions that cause deterioration. Learn to create safe storage conditions for these documents as well as basic conservation and repairs. Bring your documents. Wyoming Community Bank Discovery Speaker Series. Please register.
Find out more »Riverton Museum Black Bridge Bike Trek
We’ll bike from the Museum, north on the Rails to Trails the roughly 6.5 miles to Black Bridge. Along the way, we’ll discuss the history of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and its bridges. Bring water and a snack. Nearly 13 total miles of a moderate pace and at this level of exercise. Wind River Visitor’s Council Adventure Trek.
Find out more »July 2020
Riverton Museum: Midvale Irrigation District Adventure Trek
Explore Bull Lake, Diversion Dam, Pilot Butte Reservoir, the Pilot Butte Power Station, and several sections of canal. Learn all about the project, its history, and its role in Fremont County. Wind River Visitor’s Council Adventure Trek. NOTE: Register. Limited seating. Transportation provided from the museum.
Find out more »Riverton Museum: Bates Battlefield Trek
Step back in history and visit the battlefield where a raid on an Arapaho encampment took place in July, 1874. Carpool to the site of the battle. High-clearance vehicles such as SUVs or Crossovers are highly recommended. Wind River Visitors Council Adventure Trek. Registration required.
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