Grow with the Gatchell

The museum may be closed to the public but the staff want to help out! Knowing how many people are at home, we plan to share resources and videos which we hope you will check out!  Even better, is if you would participate with us.

“Grow With the Gatchell” will be a series of videos that will expand your regional history knowledge. Episodes will be free to stream on our YouTube channel. Features will cover topics such as the Johnson County Cattle War, the Bozeman Trail, the WWII B-17 crash in the Bighorn Mountains, etc.

This (mostly) light-hearted and fun series is geared towards the young and young at heart.

Visit our Facebook page to post YOUR art projects as you follow along!

Video #1: “Totes my Goats” Art Activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jbb6IVqRdE

 

Video #2: “The Johnson County Cattle War, with Ducks”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eggc5DFVPTg

• Some further links to check out regarding the Johnson County Cattle War
  • http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/johnson.html
  • https://www.legendsofamerica.com/wy-johnsoncountywar/
  • https://www.historynet.com/champion-johnson-county-war.htm
• Here are also some coloring pages to continue your educational experience

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Video #3: “Friendship with Weasel Bear and Jim Gatchell”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1rrg5F74Ew

• Some further links to check out regarding journals, letters, and art activities
  • https://twistedsifter.com/2015/02/20-amazing-letters-worth-reading/
  • http://www.lettersofnote.com/p/archive.html
  • https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/classics/all/07701/facts.the_magic_of_handwriting_the_correa_do_lago_collection.htm
  • https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/letters-to-loved-ones
• How to make journal activities:
  • https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Journal-DIY/ (Fabric would work too)
  • https://mindfulartstudio.com/10-handmade-art-journals/
  • https://penzu.com/how-to-start-and-write-a-journal

 

Video #4: “Draw a Horse (and More)”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGwH-SQ1ViY

• Some further links to check out about horses and other animals
  • https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/see-wild-horses
  • https://awionline.org/content/wild-horses-native-north-american-wildlife
  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-americas-complicated-relationship-horses-180960493/?utm_source=Bel-Rea+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e86f419f19-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_11_29_06_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_792b47cd5c-e86f419f19-711442181
  • https://how2drawanimals.com/
• Here are some coloring pages to continue your educational experience

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Video #5: “The Bloody Bozeman Trail”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je0VewCJBJI

• Some further links to check out about pioneer trails, the Oregon Trail, and the Bozeman Trail
  • Oregon Trail game
    • https://classicreload.com/oregon-trail.html
    • https://classicreload.com/win3x-oregon-trail-deluxe.html
  • Bozeman Trail links
    • https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/brief-history-bozeman-trail
    • https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/native-history-indians-defeat-army-to-protect-bozeman-trail–dA9UiJ1k0mvYiMWFh-Uow
    • https://www.montanapbs.org/programs/BozemanTrail/
    • http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1336
• Here are some coloring pages to continue your educational experience

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Video #6: “Bomber Mountain”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ5OXUvv-F8

• Some further links to check out about Bomber Mountain
  • https://www.wyofile.com/legend-bomber-mountain/
  • https://www.loc.gov/item/2017696027/
  • https://ww2db.com/aircraft_spec.php?aircraft_model_id=4
  • http://www.aviation-history.com/boeing/b17.html
  • https://matterport.com/industries/gallery/boeing-b-17-flying-fortress
  • https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/world-war-ii-europe/
  • https://pages.museumofflight.org/museum-at-home
• Here is a coloring page to continue your educational experience

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Video #7: “Paint Aspen Trees”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tn_a9rdHwg&t=1s

• Some further links to check out Wyoming’s trees
  • https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/aspen/grow.shtml
  • https://wsfd.wyo.gov/
  • https://www.happyfamilyart.com/art-lessons/learn-to-draw/how-to-draw-a-tree/
  • https://www.youtube.com/user/BobRossInc

 

Video #8: “The Basque”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjrzBu-eR4Q

• Some further links to check out regarding Basque culture
  • https://www.historicwyoming.org/profiles/sheep-buffalo-wyoming-and-the-basque-community
  • https://www.everyculture.com/multi/A-Br/Basque-Americans.html
  • https://www.bighornbasqueclub.org/
  • https://basquemuseum.eus/
  • https://www.basquecenter.com/
• Here are some coloring pages to continue your educational experience

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