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Trails Center to host meet and greet with historian and author Janelle Molony

Wyoming
High Plains DO
Event Coordinator
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
307-261-7780
Event Dates
Event Description

CASPER, Wyo. – Join the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center on Wednesday, Aug. 14 for a special meet and greet with author and historian, Janelle Molony. From noon to 1 p.m., Molony will share her family’s story and historical narratives from her books.  

Molony is a multi-award-winning historical journalist and nonfiction writer. Her family, the Rousseaus, were survivors of the Platte River Raids of 1864. Her work includes her most recent book, “Emigrant Tales of the Plate River Raids” and “The 1864 Diary of Mrs. Sarah Jane Rousseau,” an unabridged diary of Rousseau featuring fictionalized retelling of events by Molony.

Event Schedule

  • Wednesday, August 14 at 12 p.m. – Meet and Greet with author Janelle Molony
  • Saturday, August 17 at 11 a.m. – Gold Rush! (Junior Ranger Program)
  • Saturday, August 17 at 1 p.m. – The Fort Bridger and Fort Laramie Treaties of 1868, featuring local historian Tom Rea.
  • Sunday, August 18 at 1 p.m. – The Pony Express Trail: A String of Stations, featuring the National Pony Express Association.
  • Sunday, August 18 at 3 p.m. – Dakota Hoop Dancing, featuring world champion Jasmine Pickner-Bell.

To stay up to date on summer programs at the Trails Center, follow BLM Wyoming on Facebook or X, or visit the BLM’s Trails Center website at https://www.blm.gov/learn/interpretive-centers/national-historic-trails-interpretive-center.

For questions, call the Trails Center at 307-261-7780.

The Trails Center is open 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MST.
1501 N. Poplar St., Casper, WY 82601
Admission is Free

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