Jim Hardee
Special guest speaker, will give a talk about Nathaniel Wyeth's Experience at the 1834 Rendezvous.
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Historical Society Spring Thaw Party March 8
Annual meeting and special history presentation
March 6, 2018
The Sublette County Historical Society (SCHS) will hold their Annual Meeting and Spring Thaw Party on Thursday, March 8 at the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale. Everyone invited, come learn more about our area history! Social starts at 6:00PM. There will be a brief business meeting to update historical society members and elect new officers, then a history talk. Special guest speaker is Jim Hardee, Editor of the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal talking about his new book for the SCHS about Nathaniel Wyeth (Volume 2).
Hope Maintains Her Throne: The Western Expeditions of Nathaniel J. Wyeth – Volume II 1834 -1836 Nathaniel Wyeth’s Experience at the 1834 Rendezvous
Nathaniel Wyeth arrived at the 1834 rendezvous on June 18, 1834. Though the year’s annual gathering is generally thought to have been held on Ham’s Fork of the Green River, that is not entirely accurate. Primary accounts indicate that Wyeth met the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, already encamped for their annual trading fair, twelve miles up the Green River from the mouth of the Big Sandy. But, to his dismay, he found William Sublette already there, even though Wyeth had left the settlement over a week before this competing company. The events of the ensuing days would lead to the establishment of Fort Hall on the Snake River, roughly 150 miles further west. This trading post was destined to play an integral role in America’s western expansion.
Additionally, Museum of the Mountain Man Executive Director Clint Gilchrist will give a sneak peak update on the archaeological dig/recovery of the steamship Malta which sank in the Missouri River in 1841. Refreshments will be served.
The Sublette County Historical Society operates the Museum of the Mountain Man, Sommers Homestead Living History Museum, Lander Trail-New Fork River Crossing Historical Park, and the Trappers Point historical monument. Lots of opportunities for volunteers to become involved with local history projects – everyone invited to come, hear the history talk, find out what the historical society did last year and the fun new upcoming projects planned.
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