2011

Thursday, November 24
Closed for Thanksgiving

Friday, December 2, 7 pm
The Films of Charles Belden: a Preview
This event previews two seldom seen silent films by photographer Charles Belden. The films show activities from the Pitchfork Ranch during the early 1900s, including sheep shearing, cattle branding, a rodeo in Meeteetse, and a Big Horn River flood.

Saturday, December 3, All Day
Meeteetse Museums host a Childrens’ Photography Contest as part of the annual Christmas in Meeteetse celebration.

December 23
The museums close for winter. They reopen February 1, 2012.

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2012

Wednesday, February 1
Meeteetse Museums reopen.

Saturday, March 3, 10 am, Belden Museum
Olive Fell Gallery Opening and Reception
This new gallery showcases the sketches and paintings of the late artist Olive Fell.

Saturday, March 24, 9 am – 5 pm
Indian Camp and Trade Blankets: a History and Public Appraisal.
Barry Friedman, foremost authority on camp and trade blankets, discusses the significance of these textiles to the history of Wyoming and the West. A free public textile appraisal session follows.

April
The Red Desert: Photographs by Martin Stupich

May 1 – Middle August
The Oilfield and Meeteetse: a Historical Exhibit
Exhibit features photographs and artifacts from the oil industry. Guest speakers from the oil industry will tell about the oilfield in the local area.

Friday, June 8, 7 pm
Legend Rock: a Preview
Dr. Larry Todd presents a preview of the June 9 tour of Legend Rock.

Saturday, June 9, 8 am
Annual Tour of Legend Rock State Archaeological Site
Tour leaves Meeteetse Museums at 8 am and is led by archeologist Dr. Larry Todd.

Late June *
Mike Crocker Presents the Wild Sheep of North America
Presentation and reception, 7 pm
* The date for this event is not yet set.

Saturday, July 21, Cowboy Day in Meeteetse, all day
First Annual Tour of the Double Dee Ranch, 8 am. This tour of the newly-restored guest ranch is led by the Dunrud family.
Blacksmithing demonstrations
Cowboy Poetry

Friday, July 27, 7 pm
Saturday, July 28, 8 am
Dendro II: The Dendrochronology of Meeteetse and the Upper Greybull River.
On Friday evening, archeologist Marcy Reiser presents her work using tree ring data and historical sources to date cabins and other historic structures in the Upper Greybull watershed. This presentation is followed by a field trip on Saturday to her mountain research sites.

Saturday, August 11, 8 am
Annual Tour of Kirwin

Saturday, August 25, 8 am
Annual Tour of Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site
Includes side tours to the Washakie Museum and Colby Mammoth Kill Site. Led by archeologist Dr. Larry Todd.

August 31 – December 23
Meeteetse Forebears I: the First Five Million Years. Presentation by Dr. Larry Todd, August 31, 7 pm. Reception follows.

September 1 – 3, all day
Labor Day in Meeteetse
Annual Chatelaine Quilt Guild Exhibit
Live Demonstrations

Saturday, September 22, 9 am, 2 pm
Annual Black-Footed Ferret Tours to Rediscovery Site

Saturday, October 6, 1 pm
Annual Tour of Arland

November 11, all day
Meeteetse Museums celebrate Veterans Day

Saturday, December 1, all day
Meeteetse Museums host an annual Childrens’ Photography Contest as part of the Christmas in Meeteetse celebration.

December 23
Meeteetse Museums close for winter

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