The Early Oregon Emigrants: 1841-1846
Featuring NHTIC employee Reid Miller
Wyoming
High Plains DO
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Event Dates
MDT
Event Location
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
Casper, WY 82601
United States
Event Description
Casper, Wyo. – What motivated the earliest overlanders to leave behind all that was familiar and set out for the far Pacific Northwest, to start their lives anew?
Join the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center on Saturday, May 16 starting at 11 a.m. as interpreter Reid Miller showcases archival resources that illuminate some answers to that fundamental question. Accompanying the presentation, a bibliographic handout will encourage participants to explore their own family heritage.
To learn more about the Interpretive Center, visit our website!
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