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 […]
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It is with great sadness that we announce the final journey (April 2, 2024) of our beloved friend and long-time board member, Jim Goes. Jim was an extraordinary man with a life-long commitment to helping others. Through his service in the US Army, Naval Reserves, and 25 years with the US Coast Guard […]
We hope everyone got a chance to enjoy the eclipse today as safely as possible. We’d also like to take this opportunity to share one of the many indigenous stories about what happens to cause an eclipse from the Choctaw!
The museum is NOT holding, nor were we PLANNING on holding a Powwow this year! It has been brought to our attention that there’s been some advertising being shared that claim we will be hosting a powwow and we’d like to help clear up that confusion. While we are happy […]
While the yucca aren’t quite in bloom, we’ve been having some important discussions in the museum about plant identification. The recipe in the museum cookbook for fried yucca flowers was causing some confusion because folks were using yucca and yuca interchangeably when in fact they refer to two different types […]
We’ve got something super exciting going on in the back of our Nature Trail! Make sure to check back to see our progress and consider making plans to attend one of our classes next year so you can see it in person!
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
A reminder that this is the last full week of our regular schedule and we will be shifting into our reduced Off-Season hours of ONLY Saturdays and Sundays starting next week. We plan to be reverting to our regular full time schedule on the 26th of March.
We are taking a moment to let everyone know there will be a slight change to the holiday schedule. We will be closed on Christmas Eve to allow staff to spend time with loved ones.