Thus far we have not collected anything large that requires preparation (or removing the fossil from its surrounding rock and stabilizing the remains). Most of the remains we have collected have been relatively small (that will change this summer), consisting of small isolated bone pieces and a few hundred trilobites. We thought we would show a few of the trilobite [...]
So, you’ve all been waiting with bated breath to learn more about our trip, haven’t you? Enjoy the photos from ReBecca. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words . . .
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With the theme the GJ Lions Club set for this year’s parade being “The ’80’s,” the Museum of Western Colorado was merely a century off. We celebrated the 1880’s while the rock band Devo and Michael Jackson weaved their way through the crowds. Joining us in the parade, and ‘weaving’ his way down the street (just kidding!), was Museum [...]
Dr. John Foster, paleontologist for the Museum of Western Colorado, and Katie Stephens, new Manager of the BLM McIinnis Canyons National Conservation Area, met at Rabbit Valley and the Mygatt Moore Dinosaur Quarry to review plans for the upcoming dig season. In their hands is the map of the quarry showing the more than 4,000 [...]
A new addition was made today to the Dinosaur Journey Museum. Happy the sauropod moved from the Grand Junction Visitor and Convention Bureau to the Museum. He now greets guests with his toothy mouth full of ginkgo leaves as they first enter the Museum.
Happy’s neck is a little over 8 feet long and weighed an awkward ~150 pounds.
Exhibit technicians [...]
February 12th marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, our nation’s 16th president, regarded by many scholars, politicians and public alike as the greatest president that ever lived.
In a rare moment Abraham Lincoln (aka John Voehl) and Colorado Governor Bill Ritter met in the west rotunda of the state capitol building for the Governor’s press conference to introduce the [...]
Mike Perry, Executive Director of the Museum of Western Colorado, serves as a peer reviewer for the American Association of Museums (AAM). Selection for this program is extended only to qualified museum professionals who have significant museum experience and a proven understanding of the museum field. Peer Reviewers are expected to demonstrate a record of active participation in the field-wide [...]
At their annual meeting held on January 27, 2009, the Mesa County Historical Society elected a new slate of officers for 2009. Miffie Blozvich, the Development Director for the Museum, was elected the new President, Steve Schulte will be serving as Vice President, Aimee Brown as Secretary and Jean Moores will remain as Treasurer. The past Presidents, Pat Gormley [...]
Dr. John Foster and Don Kerven move a T-rex pubis to a new area as part of the Dinosaur Journey remodel project.
The pubis was discovered in South Dakota in 1998 and now part of the Museum’s permanent collections.
Come to Dinosaur Journey Museum in Fruita and check out our newly remodeled exhibits!