We are excited to announce a new monthly speaker series! The speaker series will provide participants the opportunity to engage with their fellow community members on a rotating series of topics from local and regional experts. The talks will run 1-2 hours in the evening based upon the speaker’s presentation. The cost is $8 for members and $10 for non-members with pre-registration available. Contact: Educator Kurt Johnson, kjohnson@washakiemuseum.org.

A Bridger Mystery: The Elopement of Ferdig and Sickafoose
Presentation by
TERRIL MILLS

Tuesday, May 26 | 6:00 to 7:00pm

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Join us as local amateur historian Terril Mills describes the scandalous circumstances of the elopement of young Sylvester Ferdig and Annabelle Sickafoose out of Ten Sleep. Terrill will describe their dramatic disappearance and unravel a local mystery that may even involve relatives of people you know!

Members: $8 | Non-Members: $10

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SPONSORED BY
the Newell B. Sargent Foundation

Terril Mills is a Board Member of Ten Sleep Museum, a 5th-generation Ten Sleep, Wyoming rancher, an amateur historian, and Wyoming history enthusiast.

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The Wyoming State Flag and the Women Who Made it Fly
Presentation by
KYLIE MCCORMICK

Tuesday, June 14 | 6:00 to 7:00pm

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Join us as Kylie McCormick chronicles how the Wyoming state flag began. She will explain how the flag started with a $20 contest and then went through several versions brought on by WWI and the differences of opinion between two strong-willed women before it took the form we know today. Following the presentation, join us in front of the museum for a flag-raising ceremony of the Wyoming state flag!

Members: $8 | Non-Members: $10

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Kylie McCormick is a Caspar-based Historian with an M.A. in History from the University of Nebraska, specializing in women’s suffrage and  Wyoming History.
Kylie works with the BLM at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, where she leads school tours and gives public talks.