October was a planning meeting

We held a planning meeting in October, once again adjusting our schedule for the upcoming year and trying to plan what works best for our member's and the community.

The Promise newsletter, the official newsletter of the Cokeville Historical Society, is sent each month to all members of our local chapter. In it is details of guest speakers, happenings of the month, donations, new members and more.

Please consider joining the Cokeville Historical Society to have access to the Promise newsletter and much more! Contact any officer

Arlene Kennington - September speaker

Arlene Kennington was our guest speaker in September. Her husband Don came with her and we enjoyed the visit very much. Arlene has put together a wonderful compilation of Cokeville stories and facts that she plans on publishing into a book in the near future. We would love to help Arlene sell copies when those become available so please let us know!

Paul Phillips

This announcement was going to be made via our member newsletter first, but seems it already hit the town council meeting on Tuesday. Paul Phillips donated the war plaque that currently hangs in the Country Shopper to the Cokeville Historical Society. He rescued it years ago when a previous mayor was "cleaning house" at the Cokeville Town Hall. It has hung in his store but now that the store is for sale, Paul found a way to ensure the memorial stays in town.

The Cokeville Historical Society and the Town of Cokeville agreed Tuesday evening to refinish the gold leafed-names. The plaque will eventually hang in a Cokeville Historical Society Museum.

Thanks Paul Phillips! What once was trash, seems to be Cokeville' s most wanted treasure...at least for this week.

This is the second item to be donated to the Cokeville Historical Society this year, the first being the original school bell with co-ownership by the schools, where it will be displayed.

The Cokeville Historical Society always welcomes inquiries about donations, monetary or otherwise.

2008 Member's Meeting Wy State Historical Society

Here are the pictures from our trip to the Wyoming State Historical Society Meeting in Gillette, Wyoming. Charlotte and I will both add comments about our trip and what we learned on this site in the near future.

I (Karla) will blog on www.wyomingflavor.blogspot.com some personal observations on Wyoming and Wyoming's meetings, also in the near future. Also, I will post a slide show of the other places we went...

Thanks for the great time, Gillette!

Wyoming State Historical Society Meeting 2008

Charlotte Freeman and Karla Toomer were able to represent the Cokeville Chapter at the annual Wyoming State Historical Society Meeting this past week. The meeting was held in Gillette, Wyoming and posts and pictures will follow soon. However, if you want to view the fun pictures of Karla and Char while waiting for the other (yes, and fun) pictures of the meetings...you can click here or go to http://cokeville.blogspot.com/2008/09/ambassadors-for-cokeville.html


The photo is of Cokeville Chapter President Charlotte Freeman, Wyoming State Historical Society's Executive Secretary and Newsletter Editor (paid positions) Linda Fabian, and Cokeville Chapter's Technical/P.R./Newsletter VP Karla Toomer