Bring folding chairs or a blanket to sit out on the grass and experience the magic with the historic fort buildings superimposed against a spectacular Wyoming sunset. This is sure to be a night you will not forget.

For a schedule of their other performances, both in Casper and nationwide, please go to the Troop-ers’ website:

www.troopersdrumcorps.org

The Troopers will present a FREE performance at Fort Caspar on Thursday, July 12th from 7 to 8pm.

See the corps perform a “standstill” of their 2018 marching program, and

hear encores of classic musical selections cele-brating their 60th anniver-sary season. (Note: It may not last the full hour, but it will be longer than last year’s brief performance.)

Free Troopers Performance at Fort Caspar July 12th

Troopers Book Release & Author Signing After Show

The “Images of America” book that emerged from Fort Caspar Museum’s exhibit on the history of the Troopers arrives with the Troopers themselves this summer.

Casper’s Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps will make its debut at Fort Caspar Museum on July 12th. Curator of Col-lections and author Michelle Bahe will be on hand at 8pm

to sign copies after the Troopers perform on the fort grounds earli-er that evening.

Additional book signings will be on July 13th from 3-5pm at Wind City Books and that same even-ing at 6pm at the Drums Along the Rockies performance at Natrona County High School. Proceeds from the sale of the book will support the FCMA and the Troopers organization.

Spring / Summer 2018

Fort Caspar Museum

Association Board

Chair Con Trumbull

Vice Chair Johanna Wickman

Treasurer Jacqueline Byrd

Secretary Steve Dacus

Douglas Cubbison Daniel Mattern Jim Robinson

Fort Caspar Museum

Staff

Manager Rick Young

Curator of Collections Michelle Bahe

Visitor Services Anne Holman

Education Technician Jayme McGoonan

Front Desk Debra Webb

Jayme McGoonan

Inside this issue:

Summer Fun

for Families

2

Exhibits 2

Fort Garden 2

FCMA News 3

Caspar Collins

Day 2018 3

Volunteers 3

Collector Plate

Sale Fundraiser 3

Murder Mystery

Fundraiser 3

Calendar of

Events 4

FORT CASPAR MUSEUM

Newsletter

This stylish montage of the Troopers at

Fort Caspar is taken from the Troopers’

website, www.troopersdrumcorps.org

Troopers Exhibit Fort Caspar Museum’s retrospective exhibit, Troopers: Celebrating 60 Years of the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps will remain on view through November 3, 2018.

FREMONT’S HISTORY CAMPS AT FORT CASPAR

WHEN: #1 June 26-28 #2 July 10-12 #3 July 31-Aug 2

8:30am to 3:30pm

WHO: 2nd to 6th graders

WHERE: Fort Caspar Museum

COST: $60/camp (members) $80/camp (nonmembers) (includes snacks, but campers must bring a lunch)

Register at the Museum in person or over the phone:

235-8462. Hurry! Only ten campers per

3-day camp!

FREMONT FAMILY FUNDAYS

These hands-on, family-friendly workshops are offered monthly. They are open to all and free with admission. These drop-in pro-

grams run from 1—3pm.*

June 23 Wyoming Wildflowers

July 28 Pioneer Toys & Games

Aug. 25 Sketch the Fort

Sept. 22 Scat & Tracks

FREMONT STORY & CRAFT HOUR

Kids listen to a story read aloud and afterward do a craft project inspired by it. These programs begin at 1pm and are free with

admission.*

June 9 Papa & the Pioneer Quilt

July 14 Mammoths on the Move

Aug. 11 Legend of Whishpoosh

Sept. 8 Cowboy Poetry

*Adults must accompany children

at all times.

Summer Fun for Kids & Families

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Sgt. Fremont Ferret is Fort

Caspar Museum’s mascot, a

black-footed ferret.

On Exhibit This Summer:

TROOPERS! (thru November 3rd)

♦ Home Front on the Frontier: Wyoming

During WWI (thru September 9th)

WWI Posters Exhibit to Return

The WWI home front poster exhibit that was organized by Fort Caspar Museum to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Ameri-ca’s involvement in the first world

war is still traveling to different communities throughout Wyoming.

It was first on view here in 2017, and it will be back on display at FCM Nov 28, 2018 to Jan 12,

“PASSPORT TO

ADVENTURE” PROGRAM

The Casper Museum Consortium is again

encouraging families to participate in this fun and

educational activity.

Pick up a Passport at any participating

Casper-area museum. Visit 6 of the 13 sites over the summer, answer a question

at each location, and get your

passport stamped.

Turn in your completed Answer Sheet by the

August 31st deadline for a

chance to win great prizes!!

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Coming This Fall In September, FCM will host another traveling exhibit from the American

Heritage Center in Laramie titled Water is Wyoming’s Gold: Better Living

Through Reclamation. Learn about the essential role water

plays in our state. Learn how it is vital for recreation, irrigation, and agricul-

ture, and for generating electricity. This exhibit will be on view Sept 12 to

Nov 24, 2018.

Our Educator Jayme McGoonan and her daughter, volunteer Shannon McGoonan, have planted an heirloom garden at the Fort again this year. They are growing cabbage, cucumbers, cantaloupes, watermelons, pumpkins, summer squash, salsify, carrots, onions, radishes, turnips, tomatoes, and peas (oh my!). They are using heirloom seeds from varieties that might have been available to the

soldiers stationed at old Fort Casper in the 1860s.

Please consider helping out with weeding and/or watering. Contact Jayme for more info at 235-8462

or jmcgoonan@casperwy.gov.

Fort’s Heirloom Garden

Heirloom garden at Fort Caspar.

Dear FCMA Members:

Once again, I would like to thank all of you who stepped up to support our efforts to keep Fort Caspar Museum open year round. We would not have been successful without members

of the community speaking out.

I am asking you to maintain that support. Please keep the Museum in your thoughts throughout the year: view the changing exhibits; attend events and programs such as our upcoming fundraisers (the plate sale on June 16th and the Murder Mystery on August 25th) and the monthly family –friendly workshops; shop in the Museum’s store;

and recommend the Museum as a must-see for visitors and as a rental space for events.

We know it’s true: history does matter! Let’s ensure that Fort Caspar Museum

continues to have a vital future preserving Casper’s past.

—Con Trumbull, Chair, FCMA Board

The FCMA’s Fourth Annual Murder Mystery Fundraiser is scheduled for the

evening of Saturday, August 25th.

It will be a western-themed murder event held outdoors at the historic Gothberg Ranch, located just west of Casper off of

Route 220.

More information on this entertaining and interactive fundraiser will be announced

as the details are finalized.

Murder Mystery Fundraiser

FCMA Volunteers Honored At the FCMA’s Spring Lunch & Learn program on May 19th, Fort Caspar Museum’s 2017 volunteers were recognized. Our volunteers help at the front desk, give tours to school kids, assist with special events, and more. Thank you to: Sophie Bakken, Carolyn Buff, Wayne Clements, Mary Lynn Corbett, Trey Corkern, Jenna Crouse, Linda Crowder, Dale Gregory, Bob & Roxann Gray, Shannon McGoonan, Kaye Reed, Tiffany Reed, and Shannon Tippit. We couldn’t do it all without you! (If you would like to become a FCMA volunteer, we’d love to have you join us! Call for info.)

Jefferson Award for Wayne Clements Fort Caspar Museum was proud to nominate volunteer Wayne Clements for a Jefferson Award. He has given dozens of tours to school children from Natrona County and from communities all over Wyoming. He has made several presentations to other groups, and he also helps out at the Museum’s front desk, greeting visitors. Wayne volunteers at other organizations around Casper as

well. He is so generous with his time and talent, and we are lucky to have him. Thank you, Wayne!

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FCMA Fundraisers — Help Us Raise Money for Programs at the Fort

Long-time FCMA member Nancy Martinson inherited her mother’s decora-tive collector plate collection. But her mother’s passion was not her own, so she decided to put the plates to good use by donating them to the FCMA as

a fundraising tool. Collected over the course of many years, themes represented on the plates include Disney, Norman Rockwell, Hummels, Western to Medieval topics,

Will Rogers, and even Picasso.

These plates will be up for grabs on Saturday, June 16th at the Museum. A special members-only preview will be from 10 to 11am, followed by general admission from 11am to 1pm. What-ever does not sell will be put up for auction

on eBay. Please come see the plates, buy one or two, and help us

raise funds!

THANK YOU, FCMA VOLUNTEERS!

Wayne Clements receives a 2018 Jefferson

Award for his extraordinary service. Wayne

is a school tour docent and helps at the

Museum’s front desk.

Caspar Collins Day is July 21st

Join us Saturday, July 21st from 9am to 4pm to commem-orate the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Platte Bridge. This event is FREE and open to the public. There will be Cavalry & Infantry soldiers, pioneers, cowboy sharp shooters, atlatl & tomahawk throwing, handcarts, pioneer games, and more. We will also have a vendor mart

and food trucks.

Collector Plate Sale June 16th

FCMA NEWS

Will Rogers collector plate

Fort Caspar Museum

4001 Fort Caspar Road

Casper, WY 82604

Phone: 307-235-8462 Fax: 307-235-8464

E-mail: ftcaspar@casperwy.gov www.fortcasparwy.com

September

8 FSCH: Cowboy Poetry with Baxter Black,

1pm $

9 Home Front on Frontier exhibit CLOSES 12 Water is Wyoming’s Gold exhibit OPENS 22 FFF: Scat & Tracks, 1-3pm $

SAVE THE DATE: Dec. 1st is Candlelight Christmas at the Fort

June 9 FSCH: Papa & the Pioneer Quilt, 1pm $ 16 Collector Plate Sale, Member pre- view: 10-11am; General: 11am-1pm 23 FFF: Wyoming Wildflowers, 1-3pm $ 26-28 Summer Camp #1, 8:30am-3:30pm; register in advance $

July

10-12 Summer Camp #2, 8:30am-3:30pm; register in advance $ 12 Troopers: FREE performance at Fort Caspar & book signing 7-8pm 14 FSCH: Mammoths on the Move, 1pm $ 21 Casper Collins Day: 9-4pm FREE

28 FFF: Pioneer Toys & Games, 1-3pm $ 31-8/2 Summer Camp #3, 8:30am-3:30pm; register in advance $

August 11 FSCH: Legend of Whishpoosh, 1pm $

25 FFF: Sketch the Fort, 1-3pm $

25 FCMA Murder Mystery Fundraiser

at Gothberg Ranch, evening event $

Fort Caspar Museum Calendar of Events 2018

Past to Present - Discover Wyoming

Fort Caspar Museum

4001 Fort Caspar Rd

Casper, WY 82604

Mission: Fort Caspar Museum

collects, preserves, and

exhibits materials related to the history of Fort Caspar,

the City of Casper, Natrona County,

and central Wyoming.

WE’RE ON FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/

FortCasparMuseum & FortCasparMuseumAssociation

Museum’s Hours of Operation:

October - April: Tuesday thru Saturday

8am to 5pm

May - September: Daily

8am to 5pm

FORT CASPAR

MUSEUM

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Key to Calendar

FCMA = Fort Caspar Museum Association

FFF = Fremont Family Funday hands-on workshop; open to all ages and free with museum admission.

FSCH = Fremont Story & Craft Hour. Hear a story, then do an art project in-spired by it. Free with museum admission.

$ = Cost associated with event

Please Note: All events are subject to change, so please call or check our website for up-to-date information.