Name: WSA Speaker Series: Ochre Mine at Sunrise, Wyo w/ Kent Hargraves (in person
Start: 2025-04-10T19:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-04-10T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Wyoming State Archives

Kent Hargraves discusses the history and importance of one of the larges and oldest ochre mines in the world, located at Sunrise, Wyoming
About this Event

The WSA Speaker Series hosts talks at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. The Wyoming State Parks Presents series features speakers from a different historic site. The alternating months will be our traditional historical topics. A recording of this talk will be available on the WSA YouTube channel the week following the talk.

The Wyoming State Archives collects, manages, and preserves Wyoming state public records that have long-term administrative, legal, and historical value. These records document the history of our state and the activities of Wyoming Government offices. The Archives also collects non-government records that contribute to the understanding of the state’s history.

For more information, contact Sara Davis, Wyoming State Archivist, at [email protected] or call the WSA at 307-777-7826. The Wyoming State Archives is accessible according to the Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines. If you require special assistance, please contact the Wyoming State Archives at 307-777-7826.