“Fort Caspar Museum events”

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 11:38 PM PDT

Fort Caspar Museum events

Friday, October 1, 2010 7:55 AM MDT

* Fort Caspar Museum is hosting a new traveling exhibit from the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne. "Room for the Night: Roadside Lodging in Wyoming" is open through Dec. 4. This photographic exhibit explores the transformation of Wyoming roadside lodging from hotels to motels during the late 19th and 20th centuries. From downtown hotels, auto camps, cabin camps and motor courts to the modern hotel, Room for the Night traces the architecture along Wyoming's highways.

Well-known Wyoming hotels such as The Virginian in Medicine Bow, The Irma in Cody and The Plains Hotel in Cheyenne, are featured in this exhibit along with many other places of lodging throughout the state.

* Fort Caspar Museum and its support group, the Fort Caspar Museum Association, are hosting a "Lunch and Learn" Saturday, Oct. 2. Steve Friesen will present "Buffalo Bill: A Life in the Wild West." He will discuss the life of Buffalo Bill Cody and some of the controversies associated with it, including the conflict between Colorado and Wyoming over his final resting place. The sale and book-signing of Friesen's "Buffalo Bill: Scout, Showman, Visionary" (Fulcrum Press, 2010) will follow the program.

The luncheon begins at 12 p.m. in the Multi-Use Room at the museum. Fees for the meat lasagna lunch, which includes green salad, bread, dessert, tea and lemonade n is payable at the door with RSVP. The lunch is $5 for museum members and $8 for nonmembers. The special lecture begins at 1 p.m. and is free with paid lunch or with museum admission ($1.50). Call 235-8462 to RSVP for both the luncheon and/or the lecture by Wednesday, Sept. 30.

For more information about either event, call 235-8462 or go to www.fortcasparwyoming.com. The museum is open daily from 8 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in September. Admission fees are: children 12 and under free; youth 13-18, $2; and adults 19 and over, $3.

Beginning Oct. 1 through April 30, the museum is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. The fort buildings are closed in the winter and admission is half-price.

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