Stage & Mail Service to Meeteetse Part I: A Brief Look at Otto Franc and his Pitchfork Ranch By Tom Davis “Pitchfork Ranch History: The valley of the Greybull River in northwestern Wyoming has been the center of operations for the Pitchfork Ranch since 1878 when Count Otto Franc von Lichtenstein selected a location and […]
Experimental Archaeology: Bison Butchery By Dr. Lawrence Todd One of archaeology’s central goals is to make reliable interpretations about past conditions based on the traces that survive today. This is difficult and requires a tremendous amount of time and effort spent trying to develop, evaluate, and refine archaeological interpretive methods. Finding artifacts and other clues […]
40th Anniversary of Rediscovery: Looking Forward By Amy Phillips with guests Ryan Phelan, Revive & Restore and Shawn Walker, ViaGen Pets and Equine In 1981 the black-footed ferret was rediscovered on the banks of the Greybull River here in Meeteetse, Wyoming. Shortly after rediscovery, the ferret population was struggling due to canine distemper and sylvatic […]
Meeteetse Museums Legend Rock Tour 2021 By Dr. Lawrence Loendorf Saturday June 19, 2021, the Meeteetse Museums will sponsor a tour of the Legend Rock petroglyph site located between Meeteetse and Thermopolis, Wyoming. The tour leader is Dr. Lawrence Loendorf, an archaeologist who has worked in the southern Montana and northern Wyoming region for the […]