An Accomplished Ute Maiden WE-TA-LE-TA Edith Leroy Richardson Each individual who researches and writes about someone from the past, finds as you read their diaries, letters, newspapers reports and comments the long decreased start to speak to you about their life and deeds. You hear a kind of small quiet whisper in your heart and [...]
Pictured below is a drawer in the Dinosaur Journey Museum collections room with many Museum of Western Colorado numbers (and many specimens). This represents a small percentage of our 350 or so shed carnivorous dinosaur teeth found at the Mygatt-Moore Quarry out in Rabbit Valley over the years. Teeth of carnivores are found at the [...]
Zebulon Miracle is the Curator of Anthropology and Collections Manager for the Museum of Western Colorado. After graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder with history and anthropology degrees, Zebulon moved back to his hometown where he was fortunate to be offered a job at the organization that inspired him throughout his childhood. Zebulon [...]
Travel – It Begins with Attitude (be prepared for the unexpected) This marks the beginning of what we hope will be a helpful and insightful column of travel – hints, comments and shared stories from previous participants. Educational travel has become a hallmark program of the Museum of Western Colorado and one that has brought [...]
It is with mixed feelings we say good bye to 2012. With its ups and downs, the year has been full of memories. Mike Perry, our Executive Director of the past 10 years, retired the end of 2012. While we will miss him (and some of us are quite envious), we wish him happy trails [...]
Each year we take the plunge and start a new calendar year. This year is extra special because we are also turning the page to a new beginning at the Museum of Western Colorado. Last summer the Museum’s board of directors launched a national recruitment to search for a new Executive Director to replace Mike [...]
The Avalon Theatre Foundation’s Cornerstone Project offers an innovative and ambitious plan to launch a capital campaign for renovating and expanding The Avalon Theatre in downtown Grand Junction. As with any project that ultimately has a major impact on a region and its residents, the Avalon Cornerstone Project wants to be responsive to the public [...]
Are you a Facebook user? So are we! In fact, we have 3 pages to keep you up to date on news. Our general page covers all 3 sites, exhibits, programming and has historic photos and cool tidbits. Check it out here. Dinosaur Journey Museum page has, of course, paleo related information. You can keep [...]
People often bring their interesting finds to the Museum for the staff to identify. At Dinosaur Journey we have identified everything from agate to a human skull cap! This past December we had a member of the community drop off a modern bone they had found in the crawl space under their place of work. [...]
On January 21 a group of six participants braved the cold and howling winds for a snowshoe trip on the Grand Mesa. The photograph that we used to advertise the trip was of a nice sunny day with bright blue skies accentuating pure white snow and a view off the mountain that let you see [...]