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Registration Open for Yellowstone Conference [Conversations on Collecting Yellowstone] Co-Hosted by UW Libraries, MSU Library - University of Wyoming
Registration Open for Yellowstone Conference Co-Hosted by UW Libraries, MSU Library February 18, 2022 Dayton Duncan Registration is now open for the 2022 “ Conversations on Collecting Yellowstone ” conference, which will be co-hosted by University of Wyoming Libraries and the Montana State University (MSU) Library. “Conversations on Collecting Yellowstone” will take place Sunday-Wednesday, June 5-8, at MSU in Bozeman, Mont. The conference coincides with the 150th anniversary of the creation of Yellowstone National Park. The first “Conversations on Collecting Yellowstone” conference was held in 2019 in Cody. Scholars, educators, private collectors, museum curators, librarians, archivists and members of the public are invited to the conference to explore aspects of collecting documentation about the park and its greater ecosystem, including objects, documents, stories, data and representations, and to look to the changing nature of collecting and curating these materials. “This ‘Collecti...
Stabilization Efforts Underway on Mormon Row Historic House [Grand Teton National Park] - NPS
News Release Stabilization Efforts Underway on Mormon Row Historic House Limited Public Access During Preservation Activities NPS Photo/K. Birmingham News Release Date: May 11, 2021 Contact: Denise German, 307.739.3393 Contact: CJ Adams, 307.739.3431 Contact: Maddy Johnson, 307.201.7660 MOOSE, WY- The National Park Service and Grand Teton National Park Foundation are working in partnership to preserve and stabilize the historic John Moulton property, including the Pink House, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park. The area will be closed to the public now through mid-summer for preservation activities. The project will include structural foundation work to stabilize the Pink House and its iconic stucco, serving to improve the visitor experience through preservation of this important historic landscape. Preservation and conservation professionals completed analyses of the building’s condition and recent monitoring efforts indicated t...