History Jackson Hole - Jackson Hole History Museum

08/31/2026

Do you remember your first visit to a museum? What object caught your attention? What story stayed with you?⁠
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At our Junior Curator Camp this summer, we realized the kids were learning about Jackson Hole's history and a whole lot more! They were learning to ask thoughtful questions, think critically, and understand why the people, places, and stories of Jackson Hole are worth preserving. They were beginning to see themselves as stewards of this community's history.⁠
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Years from now, when someone asks one of these Junior Curator campers about their first museum visit, this could be the week they remember.⁠
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Experiences like these happen because of your support. When you give to History Jackson Hole, you help children discover the place they call home.⁠
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You make learning personal, local, and lasting.⁠
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Please help us continue supporting people of all ages to connect and discover the stories that make Jackson Hole home by donating to History Jackson Hole through Old Bill's Fun Run at bit.ly/oldbillsfunrun.
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Thank you for making those first museum memories, and the connections that follow, possible. Your generosity keeps our community's history alive and puts it in the hands of the next generation!

08/28/2026

LOCALS' LAST SATURDAY

Enjoy free admission to the Jackson Hole History Museum on Saturday, August 29, from 10a–5p for area locals and seasonal workers.

Explore 11,000+ years of human history in Jackson Hole through our interactive Main Gallery, changing Upstairs Gallery, historic cabins, family activities, Museum Store, Classroom, Archive and Research Center, and more.

This month, visit the Upstairs Gallery to see Jackson Hole 1955: Kodachrome Images by Orson L. Arvin.

Locals' Last Saturday offers free admission on the last Saturday of every month.

Please bring proof of residence or seasonal employment in Fremont, Lincoln, Sublette, or Teton counties in Wyoming, or Teton County, Idaho.

08/27/2026

Many thanks to Jackson Hole News&Guide for featuring tonight's event Beers & Banter: Photography with Brad B***r, Lina Collado, Ryan Dorgan, Lisa Flood, and Sam Pope starting at 6 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm).

In the event of rain, we will hold the program in the upstairs Education Classroom!

Photography in Jackson serves as a visual history book, documenting and shaping Jackson and Grand Teton National Park. This week, History Jackson Hole is hosting its History Happy Hour, Beers

08/27/2026

Many thanks to Jackson Hole News&Guide for featuring tonight's program Beers & Banter: Photography with Brad B***r, Lina Collado, Ryan Dorgan, Lisa Flood, and Sam Pope.

We hope to see you at the History Museum tonight at 6 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm). In the event of rain, the program will still take place in our upstairs Education Classroom!

08/26/2026

We hope you can join us on Thursday, August 27 for Beers & Banter: Photography with Brad B***r, Lina Collado, Ryan Dorgan, Lisa Flood, and Sam Pope from 6-7:30 PM to hear from some (of our many) extraordinary local photographers on their experiences behind the lens in Jackson Hole!

JACKSON, Wyo. – Join History Jackson Hole for Beers & Banter: Photography on Thursday, August 27 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) at the Jackson Hole History Museum. From William Henry Jackson, who first photographed the Teton Range in 1873 while on the Hayden Expedition, to Ansel Ada...

08/26/2026

Join us for Beers & Banter as we welcome a panel of Jackson Hole photographers.

This local history happy hour will feature guest panelists including Brad B***r, Lina Collado, Ryan Dorgan, Lisa Flood, and Sam Pope. Followed by a Q&A.

Free and open to the public with limited seating on our outdoor deck. Beverages, including non-alcoholic, are available for a suggested donation. Many thanks to event sponsors Roadhouse Brewing Co. and Wyoming Humanities.

Thursday, August 27, 6-7:30 p.m. | Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Jackson Hole History Museum, 175 East Broadway Ave.

📸: HJH Collection 2003.0050.036. Photographer on the Elk Refuge

08/22/2026

Join us on the deck at History Jackson Hole on August 26 at noon to celebrate Women’s Equality Day!

With remarks by Natalia Macker and book reading by Lindsay Linton Buk. Plus, artifacts from Jackson Hole’s women in the 1920s will be on display. Wear white to commemorate the suffragists!

Join us on the deck at History Jackson Hole on August 26 at noon to celebrate Women’s Equality Day! ⁠
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With remarks by Natalia Macker and book reading by Lindsay Linton Buk. Plus, artifacts from Jackson Hole’s women in the 1920s will be on display. Wear white to commemorate the suffragists!⁠
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RSVP at bit.ly/equali-tea-RSVP

08/21/2026

Old Bill’s Giving Season is here!

From nationally recognized historians to the neighbors who know Jackson Hole best, History Jackson Hole brings people together to explore the stories that shaped this valley and the American West.

This summer, our free programs have brought historians Alan Taylor and Elizabeth Fenn to Jackson Hole through the Western Scholars Series, while Beers & Banter has put local voices on stage to dig into everything from Jackson Hole mountaineering connections across the globe to local business history and 100 years of Triangle X Ranch.

These conversations are possible because of community support.

Donate to History Jackson Hole through Old Bill’s Fun Run by September 18 and help keep history programs free, engaging, and open to all. Link in bio.

Jackson Hole History lives here.