History
After Jim Gatchell's death in 1954, his family generously donated his collection to the people of Johnson County with the provision that a museum be built to house it. After three years of fundraising the museum was established, and in 2002 the museum achieved national accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums.
Specialties
Local and regional history. Our self-guided museum walks you through the history of Johnson County, WY, in a chronological and thematic order, starting with natural history and ending with more recent Buffalo history.