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Wednesday in Wyoming - December 18, 2024

 

Isn't this lantern nativity scene beautiful? I like the unusual container and, of course, the fact that it's lighted, reminding us of the Light of the world. 

If you were wondering, this belongs to my youngest sister. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - December 11, 2024

 

This week's nativity scene, which belongs to one of my sisters, is a music box that plays "Silent Night." Even if it didn't have music, I think it would still be a beautiful decoration for this Advent season.

Do you agree?

Wednesday in Wyoming - December 4, 2024

 

This month rather than feature scenes from Wyoming, I asked friends and family to share their favorite nativity scenes with me.

This one comes from Bonnie in Texas. As she pointed out when she sent me the picture, the flickering of the tealight reminds her of the Light of the world. What a beautiful way to celebrate Advent. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - November 27, 2024

 

Although it's currently closed, the welcome center on I-25 just south of Cheyenne used to include a small museum that brought various aspects of Wyoming's history -- everything from dinosaurs and the Wild West to modern day tourism -- to life. 

You can probably guess why this picture makes me laugh. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - November 20, 2024

 

What could you buy at the mercantile in South Pass City? Everything from tea to spices to hats and kerosene lanterns. And let's not forget fishing supplies and soap. 

As the only store in the town, it needed to stock everything miners and residents might need. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - November 13, 2024

 

Did you ever wonder how the pioneers knew how far they'd traveled each day? 

When I visited the Mormon Handcart Museum a few years ago, I discovered one answer: an ingenious invention that several members of Brigham Young's company developed to make the process easier. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - November 6, 2024

 

When you think of Thomas Edison, you probably remember his laboratory in New Jersey, but did you know that he also did some experiments in Wyoming?

He did, which is why the Carbon County museum in Rawlins has a room dedicated to him. 

Isn't this phonograph beautiful?

Wednesday in Wyoming - October 30, 2024

 

The dinosaur might seem serious, but I smiled when I looked up and saw it perched near the ceiling at the Tate Geological Museum in Casper. 

Although it's a relatively small museum, the Tate is filled with exhibits of everything from over 3,000 fossils and minerals to the skeleton of Dee the wooly mammoth as well as this recreation of a dinosaur.

If you're in the Casper area and have even the slightest interest in dinosaurs, be sure to visit the Tate.

Wednesday in Wyoming - October 23, 2024

 

How would you like to cook all your meals over an open fire for months and months? That's what the pioneers did on their journey west.

As you probably guessed, this picture came from the Historic Trails Museum in Casper, which is one of my favorite Wyoming museums.

Wednesday in Wyoming - October 16, 2024

 

One of the sadder aspects of the second World War was the internment of Japanese American citizens in camps like Heart Mountain. Can you imagine being forced to abandon your home and in many cases your business and be forced to live in cramped quarters behind barbed wire in a place vastly different from your home, even though you were a citizen of the United States?