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SHERIDAN COUNTY MUSEUM

MEDIA RELEASE

-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-

June 6, 2009

CONTACT: Nathan Doerr, Curator of Museum Education, 307-675-1150

Tidbit Tuesdays Are an Overwhelming Success

Just a little over a week after introducing the 2009 Tidbit Tuesday schedule, the Sheridan County Museum’s summer education program is full… not just for June but for July and August as well!

Reacting to the overwhelming interest in the program, Nathan Doerr, Curator of Museum Education, has arranged to increase participation in the July and August programs. Rather than increasing the number of participants at each program, however, Doerr will be expanding the programs to a second session in the afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m. on the second Tuesday of July and August. Regretfully, because of the supplies required for the June program, only the July and August programs will be expanded this summer.

Tidbit Tuesday is in its second year and is the Museum’s summer program that provides children and their families with an opportunity to explore history together. The free program takes place the second Tuesday in June, July, and August and offers children and their families a chance to enjoy a read aloud story followed by a fun project on the Museum’s porch. The programs are recommended for children ages 5 to 10, though children both younger and older are welcome. All participating children, however, must be accompanied by an adult or responsible teenaged sibling or babysitter. The programs are free but participation is limited to 24 children for each session. To reserve a spot in an afternoon session, call the Museum at 675-1150.

Tidbit Tuesdays – 2009 Summer Schedule

July 14:

Story: The Great Texas Hamster Drive by Eric A. Kimmel

Activity: Make your own mini branding irons

August 11:

Story: The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola

Activity: Create a tissue paper landscape

Children and their families are also encouraged to explore the Museum through the Junior Curator program, a free children’s Museum guide and activity book. The program offers children a unique opportunity to visit the exhibits and complete a variety of fun activities. Children who participate in the program become a Sheridan County Museum Junior Curator and receive their choice of either a Junior Curator patch or bookmark.

The Sheridan County Museum is located just off I-90 on 5^th Street. Admission fees are: $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors (60 and over), $2.00 for students, while children twelve and under are admitted free.

The education mission of the Sheridan County Museum is to encourage and support learning about the rich historic and cultural heritage of the Sheridan area by creating connections between our past, present, and future generations. For more information on the Museum’s education programs, visit the Museum’s website at www.SheridanCountyHistory.org/info/kids.php

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SHERIDAN COUNTY MUSEUM

MEDIA RELEASE

June 6, 2009

CONTACT: Nathan Doerr, Curator of Museum Education, 307-675-1150

Sheridan County Museum Announces

Second Annual Community Appreciation Day

All local residents and visitors are cordially invited to the Sheridan County Museum on Saturday, June 13, 2009, for the second annual Community Appreciation Day. There will be food, entertainment, and discounts galore.

Joe LaForge will give 60 to 75 minute programs on Crow dancing on the porch at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., which will include audience participation. Joe and his wife, Rita, will sell their popular and delicious Indian tacos from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $7. In addition, Crow elder, Dr. Joe Medicine Crow, has been invited to attend in the afternoon to sign his books and speak to visitors.

Admission to the Museum for the day will be $2.00 per person, with children 12 and under admitted free. To encourage Museum Memberships, a 10% discount will be given on all levels of memberships purchased at the Museum that day only. There will also be a sale on selected items in the Museum Mercantile.

Please join us as the Sheridan County Museum shows its appreciation to the Sheridan area community for their outstanding and continued support.

Owned and operated by the Sheridan County Historical Society, the Museum’s hours are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. through the end of August, cutting back to 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. daily from September 1^st until the end of the 2009 season on December 16^th.The Sheridan County Museum is located just off I-90 on exit 23. Admission fees are: $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors (60 and over), and $2.00 for students, while children twelve and under are admitted free.

The mission of the Sheridan County Museum is to maintain the collections and exhibits pertaining to the history of Sheridan County and the closely related surrounding area and communities; to develop and implement education plans for both children and adults to help educate our citizens on the rich historic and cultural heritage of our area; and to responsibly care for the artifact collections which are held in trust for the benefit of the present and future citizens of Sheridan County.

For more information, phone the Sheridan County Museum at 307-675-1150 or visit the Museum’s website at www.SheridanCountyHistory.org

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SHERIDAN COUNTY MUSEUM

MEDIA RELEASE

June 12, 2009

CONTACT: Nathan Doerr, Curator of Museum Education, 307-675-1150

A Good Week to Explore History with the Sheridan County Museum

The Sheridan County Museum will be offering two programs this week, both highlighting different aspects of the Indian Wars. On Thursday, June 18, Steve Adelson will be presenting his program on the guns of the Indian Wars, along with a firepower demonstration.

Steve will present an overview of the weapons, technology, and tactics utilized by the frontier U.S. army and the Sioux and Cheyenne warriors as they fought on the Northern Plains following the Civil War. In addition, the weapons, strategies, and cultural factors of the combatants and how these elements influenced the outcome of several battles will be examined.

Weapons presented will include the 1863 Springfield Rifled Musket, 1865 Spencer Carbine, 1873 Springfield Trapdoor Carbine, 1860 Henry Rifle, 1858 Remington Army Cap & Ball Revolver, and the 1873 Colt Army Revolver.

Following the presentation, interested participants will have an opportunity to fire these weapons at the shooting range. The program begins at 5 p.m. at the Sportsman’s Club and is free, but a maximum of 20 reservations at $25 each for the shooting demonstration will be taken in advance at the Museum on a first come basis. If any shooting slots are not filled, they can be purchased at the program.

Then on Saturday, June 20, Crook historian, Bob Legoski of Sheridan, will conduct a program and tour for the Sheridan County Museum focusing on General George Crook’s two months spent here June 5^th to August 4^th during the military campaign of 1876. General Crook, with a command of 1,200 men, 2,000 horses and mules, 100 wagons and a half dozen newspaper reporters, had one major confrontation with hostile Indians at the Battle of the Rosebud on June 17^th, but the remainder of that time he waited here for instructions from the other two generals involved in the campaign.

The program, beginning at 9 a.m. on the porch of the Museum, will consist of the non-military activities outlined in newspaper reports such as fishing and hunting by some of the officers and men along with various descriptions of the fauna and flora of the area. The Museum portion of the program will include a slide presentation and discussion of General Crook’s July 1 – 4 Big Horn Mountain expedition and the likely route they followed across the mountain with further descriptions supplied by the newspaper reporters who accompanied them on this exploration.

Following this, participants will car pool from Sheridan to the Bozeman Trail Museum in Big Horn to view some of Crook’s Camp Cloud Peak artifacts. The final stop will be along Little Goose Creek at the base of the mountain, which was General Crook’s last campsite on that creek. We will be able to observe the area and see some physical evidence that still exists of that occupation. The trek will conclude about 12:30 p.m. for those of you who would like to go to Fort Phil Kearny for Bozeman Trail Days in the afternoon.

The cost of the trek is $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for Sheridan County Historical Society or Museum members, $5.00 for students over 12 and students 12 and under are free. The cost also includes admission for the day to the Sheridan County Museum, which is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Owned and operated by the Sheridan County Historical Society, the Museum’s hours are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. through the end of August, cutting back to 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. daily from September 1 until the end of the 2009 season on December 16. The Sheridan County Museum is located at 850 Sibley Circle, just off I-90 on exit 23. Admission fees are: $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors (60 and over), and $2.00 for students, while children twelve and under are admitted free.

For more information, phone the Sheridan County Museum at 307-675-1150 or visit the Museum’s website at www.SheridanCountyHistory.org

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