The Fort Bridger Historical Association will be hosting their Annual Appreciation dinner and presentation.  This year the speakers will be Joe V. Hickey and Brandon Jaggi.  They will be speaking on the original Fort Bridger Military Reservation survey markers.  Joe has done a great deal of research on the markers and the methods and equipment used to perform the survey.  Brandon did extensive preservation of the markers for his Eagle Boy Scout project.
Please join us and discover the size of the original fort, how it affected the settlement of the area, and the information they both have regarding these markers.

The presentation will be held in the upstairs of the Lyman Town Hall at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 22nd.    Pot luck dinner will follow.  Meat and beverages will be provided by the FBHA.  For more information, please call 782-3842.

We are hoisting "1st annual Casino Night" It will be on January 21st at the Bridger Valley Lanes.If you  would like to sponsor a table please contact the Chamber at 787-6738.

On December 14th from 5:30 to 7:30 The Bridger Valley Chamber Of Commerce will hold a mixer at all occasions and engraving.

Please join us there will be light refreshments and with each purchase you will be entered in a drawing for $50.00 gift certificate drawn at the end of December. 25% off all engraved ornaments. 10% off any Purchase.
Hope to see you there!

Jim Bridger FFA
“Sheep Dog Challenge”
Mountain View, Wyoming
USBCHA Sanctioned
Friday& Saturday, Sept 30th and Oct 1st 2011
Starts at 8 AM runs till 5PM

You may also be interested to know our Association is co-sponsoring the Wyoming State Historical Society 58th annual meeting  September 8 – 11, 2011. Meetings and activities will be held in Evanston, with tours of the Fort on the 9th.  Registration is due the 22nd.  It would be wonderful if as many members as possible could make it to Fort Bridger to meet and greet other Society members from around Wyoming and beyond.  For more information contact Tisa by any method listed above or Linda Fabian at [email protected].

Rendezvous is coming up quick (Sept 2 – 5th) and we will once again hold our annual “Bake Sale” on the porch of the museum.  Please let Tisa know if you would like to donate baked goods or time during Voo.

Boy Scout Brandon Jaggi has been working on an extensive Eagle project of preserving the cornerstone markers of the original Fort Boundaries. The Southeast corner is in the Lonetree area, the Southwest marker is in the Meeks Cabin Dam area, the Northeast marker is in the Church Butte area, and the Northwest marker is in the Fort Bridger Airport vicinity.  With the help of local historians (Mike & Joe Hickey), Brandon has located all four markers and preserved three of the cornerstones.  The fourth marker in the northwest had deteriorated past the point of repair.  Brandon is going to replace that marker with a new stone, cut and marked in the specifications of the original marker.  The ceremony for this planting of the new marker will take place onAugust 13th at 11:00 a.m.

The National Oregon California Trails Association Convention and Symposia will be held in Rock Springs, Wyoming.  Tours of Fort Bridger State Historic Site will be held on the 11th.  For more information go to the OCTA web site at: http://octa-trails.org

This summer restoration work has been done on the Piedmont Kilns as well as interpretative signs and accessible paths installed.  The Wyoming Conservation Corp was here to help with this project during the first week of July.  The Dedication is scheduled for Thursday, the 4th of August at 5 p.m. at the Piedmont Kilns.  Todd Thibodeau will be speaking as will some folks from the local committee. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony and refreshments will be served.