Join us on July 17th for a black-footed ferret meet & greet from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM! Kimberly Fraser​ from the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center is coming to Meeteetse on July 17th for a Girl Scout event in the evening and has offered to do a community-wide meet & greet with a live […]

Join us on July 25th, 2026, to celebrate the National Day of the American Cowboy with an excursion to the Double Dee Ranch in the Shoshone National Forest! Explore the historic dude ranch visited by Amelia Earhart in 1934, learn about the ranch’s broader history, and experience the beauty of the Shoshone Forest. We will […]

Every life story is a vital piece of history. Join us on August 6th at 1 PM for a free, two-hour memoir-writing workshop designed to help you preserve your unique experiences in writing. Facilitated by Jackie Dorothy—an award-winning journalist and Wyoming historian—this hands-on session will equip you with the essential skills to turn your personal […]

Join us on August 15th, 2026, for our annual tour of Kirwin, a ghost town deep in the National Forest! Tour the historic town of Kirwin in the Shoshone National Forest and learn about the history of this boom and bust mining town. Learn about the ecology of the Kirwin area with Kassy Skeen, Forest […]

Planning a visit over Labor Day weekend? The Meeteetse Museums will be open with special holiday hours so you can make the most of your long weekend! On Saturday, September 5th, the main museum building will be open from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and on Sunday, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. On Labor […]

Tracing Tales on the Overland Trails with Historian Terri Geissinger. This Meeteetse Museums Member Event will be at 2:00 PM at the main Museum building. As a historian and a tenacious researcher, Terri set out to find the true tale of her pioneer family on the Oregon Trail in 1851. Following 170-year-old breadcrumb clues was […]

As our nation approaches its 250th birthday in 2026, we’re inviting visitors to think about the future of America and Wyoming. Join the Meeteetse Museums and hundreds of museums, libraries, and community organizations across the country in sharing your wish for America on the Wish Wall — a national project created by Made By Us. […]

Do you have stories that you want passed down but don’t know where to begin? Join us on Saturday, October 3rd from 1 to 3 for a fun workshop that will offer you a chance to save your life experiences and capture your stories. Jackie Dorothy, an award-winning journalist and Wyoming historian, will lead this […]

Join us on October 10th at 2:00 PM for an update on the Bison of the Bighorn Basin from Amy Phillips! Amy is the Assistant Curator at the Draper Natural History Museum of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West; she started the Bison of the Bighorn Basin project while working at the Meeteetse Museums! […]