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Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum

Name: Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum
Address: 100 Fort Street/PO Box 596, Buffalo, WY, 82834, US
Telephone: +13076849331
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www.jimgatchell.com The Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum is located in Buffalo, Wyoming, open since 1957

We have exhibits relating to natural history, Native Americans, the Indians Wars in Wyoming, the Johnson County Cattle War, the Basque community in Buffalo, Jim Gatchell's Pharmacy, and local history.

10/14/2026

New to the museum store...are these decorative bowls for things. Things including keys, coins, earrings, bracelets, etc. They come in two sizes and the larger ones featured tiles such as bees, bears, bison, and moose. Large sizes are $15.95 and small ones are $9.99. Shop local and support the museum store!

10/12/2026

Join us ONE WEEK FROM TODAY for a free public screening of Caldera Production's Who She Is, at the Buffalo Theater. Monday, October 19, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Q & A will follow with Northern Arapaho Tammy Snyder, who narrates her sister's story in the documentary. Thank you to our sponsors Wyoming Humanities and the LOR Foundation

Say my name and I will live forever....Sheila. Lela. Jocelyn. Abbi. These are the women hidden within the statistics of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic in the U.S. Meet them. See them. Say their names. They are “Who She Is”.

Who She Is tells the story of four individual women caught in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) epidemic. By bringing these missing women to life on screen, through animation and first-person storytelling, the documentary aims to humanize the people behind the statistics. Audiences will learn each woman's loves and losses and will come to know their story. Through these women, the documentary hopes to shine a light on the wider MMIW epidemic and gendered violence.

Who She Is continues the discussion we started in our Smithsonian Institution's "Many Voices, One Nation: Johnson County" exhibition about contemporary issues we are facing in Johnson County, Wyoming, and our nation. View the documentary on October 19 and view the exhibition through June 2027. LOR Foundation Wyoming Humanities .humanities Uptown Films Wyoming Caldera Productions Johnson County Tourism Association Johnson County Arts and Humanities Council Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service

10/09/2026

4th grade students of Cloud Peak Elementary School were able to tour the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service's "Many Voices One Nation: Johnson County" this week. Many Voices One Nation: Johnson County explores the people and diverse cultural intersections that have contributed to and continue to shape the heritage and community of Johnson County. Students were able to see their culture and community through labels, photographs, and artifacts.

On display through June 2027 and free with admission, this exhibition is courtesy of Wyoming Humanities and the National Museum of American History. Wyoming Humanities .humanities Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service National Museum of American History Cloud Peak Elementary - JCSD #1

10/07/2026

Recently accessioned into the collection, this postcard depicts an "Indian Natural Amphitheatre" on the Buffalo-Tensleep Road aka US-16W. It was postmarked in 1935. U.S. Forest Service - Bighorn National Forest

10/05/2026

It is not too early to start thinking about Christmas...do you have someone who is obsessed with horses and ponies? Look no further than the museum store for Lonely Plants Kids' Atlas of Horses and Ponies. Informational and colorful it is sure to be a great gift for anyone. $21.99, store hours are 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Meadowlark Elementary School-JCSD #1 Cloud Peak Elementary - JCSD #1 Johnson County Library (WY)

10/02/2026

Say my name and I will live forever....Sheila. Lela. Jocelyn. Abbi. These are the women hidden within the statistics of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic in the U.S. Meet them. See them. Say their names. They are “Who She Is”.

Who She Is tells the story of four individual women caught in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) epidemic. By bringing these missing women to life on screen, through animation and first-person storytelling, the documentary aims to humanize the people behind the statistics. Audiences will learn each woman's loves and losses and will come to know their story. Through these women, the documentary hopes to shine a light on the wider MMIW epidemic and gendered violence.

Join us at The Buffalo Theater, located at 235 S. Main Street, Buffalo, Wyoming. Q & A will follow with Northern Arapaho Tammy Snyder, who narrates her sister's story in the documentary. Thank you to our sponsors Wyoming Humanities and the LOR Foundation. LOR Foundation Wyoming Humanities .humanities Johnson County Tourism Association LOR Foundation

09/30/2026

There's a few JGMM fi****ms currently in the Wyoming State Capitol exhibit and we are tickled that Fi****ms Historian Evan Green dove again into one of their stories with their most recent Fi****ms Friday video series. In the video linked here Evan highlights a C**t Bisley .32-20 - check it out! ****ms **t ****msmuseum Wyoming State Museum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgB0KO8YvX4

09/28/2026

This wonderful postcard was acquired by the museum for our collection recently. Anybody remember where the Lariat Cafe was? We were told it was located where First Interstate Bank is now, at the corner of Fort and Hart Street. It operated like a truck stop from the 1940s - 1970s by Albert and Helen Burris. If this information is incorrect or you have more information, please comment on this post. We love learning about early businesses. Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce First Interstate Bank Buffalo Senior Center

09/25/2026

New to our museum store is Indigenous author Alexis Bunten's children book 'What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me." The book celebrates Deb Haaland's historic inauguration as the first Native American cabinet secretary of the Department of the Interior. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is told through the eyes of young Indigenous girl Pia. $18.99 in our museum store. Johnson County Library (WY) Meadowlark Elementary School-JCSD #1 Cloud Peak Elementary - JCSD #1

09/23/2026

Autumn may have officially started but it does not feel like it with this newly acquired postcard. Enjoy this HF Bar, Saddlestring, Wyoming postcard celebrating summer day at the pool. Notice the diver, stuck for eternity halfway through their dive and the swimmer lassoed by the cowboy on horseback. HF Bar Ranch

Address

100 Fort Street/PO Box 596
Buffalo, WY
82834

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

Telephone

+13076849331

Website

http://www.jimgatchell.com/

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