Yearly Archives: 2024

42 posts

5 February 2024; New Things Underway!

As many of you know by now, our winter season is our time to plan new exhibits as well as sprucing up existing ones. We’ve got new exhibits being built, signs coming in, a remodeled building on the trail for classes, and more in the works! While there’s still a […]

29 January 2024; Donate Supplies via Amazon!

We’ve gotten asked several times about different ways to donate to the museum. There’s the ones most people are aware of, like donations of artifacts or cash in our donation box. We’ve shared about putting us as your Non-profit of choice on AmazonSmile too! There’s volunteering your services, which we […]

15 January 2024; Naming Turtles

The past few weeks, our Facebook Page has been holding a contest. We have three lovely stone turtles inside the entrance to our Nature Trail and they needed names. The numbers are in and we’re happy to present the names that were submitted and then voted for by the public: […]

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8 January 2024; 2023 Counts

At the end of every year, we take a tally of visitors that have signed our Guest Book. 2023 Has been an amazing year. 48 out of 50 States, 19 locations outside of the states, and an impressive list of tribes with a whopping 40 to add to our cumulative […]

1 January 2024; Special Appreciation

We’d like to issue a very special thank you to Dr. Kristina and Dr. Patrick Kelly for their most generous donation in memory of former museum board member and cherished friend, Don Lysell.  Don left an amazing legacy as a dedicated museum volunteer for more than twenty five years.  The memorial gift […]