Hole-in-the-Wall gang
The Wilcox train robbery was an infamous heist pulled off by the Hole-in-the-Wall gang in 1899 at a remote area in Wyoming. According to William Simpson, grandfather of Senator Al…
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Arrowhead Collection
The Hot Springs County Museum proudly showcases over 8,200 ancient stone and metal artifacts, generously loaned for display by the Stephenson family. This remarkable collection, amassed over a span of…
Prize Saddle
In 1914, Rufus Rolan won this saddle in the Bare Back Bucking Contest Championship of Montana Miles City Roundup. Nothing more is known about Rufus or how his prize saddle…
Schools in the Northern Lucerne Area
In 1908, as these three coal mining camps grew, a school was built between Gebo, Kirby, and Crosby. But the location was unsatisfactory. It was too far for any of…
Schools West of the Big Horn River
Andreen School Andreen and Belleview Schools The Andreen School was the first Belleview School. Started in 1906, in the Andreen’s cabin, it was located at the mouth of Mud Creek.…
Schools East of the Big Horn River
Holt School Holt Schools Around 1906, at Holt, Media Basom taught a two-month school summer session in a storeroom dugout. Her fondest memory of that summer was of a little…
Schools in the Gooseberry, Cottonwood and Grass Creek Areas
Midwest School Midwest Schools Midwest-Ohio Oil camp held school first, in 1913, and it was moved several times. Two years later, Midwest School was held in a sheep wagon in…
Virginia Bridger Hahn
Virginia Bridger Hahn – the daughter of famed mountain man Jim Bridger – came to live her last days in Thermopolis which had always been dear to her heart. Her…
Spinning Wheel
The spinning wheel was a symbol of the domestic home so it’s no wonder great effort was made to bring this particular one to Thermopolis! Our spinning wheel came from…
Hair Wreath
Over 120 years ago, Elizabeth Carlisle Brown tatted this wreath – using human hair! Hair art was often a memorial to a deceased loved one, but this wreath was made from the hair of her daughters, daughter-in-law and granddaughters. To finish the wreath, she also used a bit of horsehair from an old grey mare.