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Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal & Forum
The Museum of the Mountain Man is introducing a new annual, peer reviewed, academic journal in 2007. All authors and submissions are welcome. Deadline for papers will be the first of each year.
Each year's Journal will be celebrated with a Forum held during Green River Rendezvous Days in July. Authors accepted for publication will be invited to present their papers and participate in panel discussions.
For more in formation see Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal.
Memories of Kendall Valley by Richard Hecox.
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Memories of Kendall Valley
In October, 2005, the Sublette County Historical Society and Museum of the Mountain Man announced the presentation of their second publication, "Memories of Kendall Valley" by Richard Hecox. The updated revision was made possible by a grant from the Gayle McMurry Kinnison Donor Advised Endowment of the Wyoming Community Foundation.
Richard Hecox was born in Mountain View, Wyoming in 1912 and moved to the Kendall Valley and Upper Green with his parents and brother when he was a small infant.
His parents filed on a piece of land west of the Green River and built a cabin. Winters were long and hard. Neighbors lived as far away as five miles, and there was no communication or mail from November to June.
Richard, his two brothers and three sisters lived a pioneer existence, full of stories and adventures of the early settlers in that valley. The book is a recollection of Mr. Hecox's life and family, which he originally had published in 1982.
Mr. Hecox's granddaughter, Disney Krause Brunette, wrote this preface in the updated version, "Having grown up in Kendall Valley, and being named after my Grandpa Richard, it has always been my hope and dream to republish his book."
In 2004, this became a reality when the Sublette County Historical Society obtained a grant to do so. "Grandpa's hope was that it would be enjoyed by generations of family and those who have lived in the valley. I dedicate this book to him, in loving memory," said Brunette.
The layout and design for the book reprinting was done by Sue Sommers of WRWS Design in Office Outlet in Pinedale.
The book is available for sale at the Trading Post on this Museum's website. Price is $24.95, plus shipping and handling.
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New Publication
The Fur Trade and Rendezvous of the Green River Valley
editted by Fred Gowans and Brenda Francis
The Museum of the Mountain Man has teamed with historian Fred Gowans to publish a new book focusing on the rocky mountain fur trade, but specifically on the Fur Trade and Rendezvous of the Green River Valley. The softcover book sells for $15.95, is 8 x 11 inches, and 138 pages.
The book is targeted at a general audience, but with a focus on historical detail. Ten authors and ten artists contributed to the project. The presentation is full color with beautifull paintings by artists like Alfred Jacob, Miller, John Clymer, David Wright, and Tucker Smith.
The book is published by the Sublette County Historical Society (Museum of the Mountain Man) and funded by Sublette County BOCES. A hardback version of the book will be given to each 4th grade student in Sublette County over the next ten years. But anyone can purchase the softcover version at the Museum of the Mountain Man and the online trading post.
Museum Presents 'The Ol' Trading Post'
Trading Post, Book Emporium, Online Gift Shop
The Sublette County Historical Board of Trustees is pleased to present to the public our renovation of the old gift shop that was completed this winter. The Ol' Trading Post and Book Emporium is a new and exciting entryway that makes quite a difference in the tone and ambiance for the whole building! Selected items from the Trading Post will also be placed on the new shopping cart on the Museum's web site at www.museumofthemountainman.com.
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