Virtual Trunks

The Wyoming State Museum’s Education Trunks provide hands-on learning to more than 4,000 students each year. A brand-new offering for the 2023-2024 school year are our Virtual Education Trunks! These trunks have 360-degree photos of the items contained in our Education Trunks, along with descriptions of each item. This way, students from across the world can experience the trunks in their classrooms. 


Additional Information:

As with all of our programs, our Virtual Education Trunks are completely free. Below you can see the trunks we have ready to go, currently. More will be added throughout this year. Each page below only shows four of the available artifacts. Fill out the request form below to get FREE access to the entire trunk for the whole school year.

Native Americans of the Great Plains (Virtual)

Our Native Americans of the Great Plains Education Trunk has many amazing items that can help bring plains culture to life in your classroom. Our trunk includes clothing, arrowheads, a shield, bags, a drum, a feather bonnet, a flesher, bison items, and much, much more!  

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Mountain Men (Virtual)

In our Mountain Man Education Trunk, you'll find a ton of amazing items to bring the mountain men to life in your classroom. This includes animal pelts, mountain man clothing, knives, a beaver trap, a castoreum bottle, trade items, a canteen, and a ton more! It also includes world-class curriuculum and activities to use in your schools. 

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Oregon Trail (Virtual)

Our Oregon Trail Education Trunk contains a ton of items that can help you tell the story of western overland migration in your classroom. It has boys' and girls' clothing, cookware, toys, trade items, tools, and more. Pair this with the amazing curriculum that weaves history, reading, writing, and storytelling into a cohesive exploration of the Oregon Trail... and you have a great experience for your students! 

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If you have any questions, please reach out to the Museum’s Curator of Education:

 

Jeremy Thornbrugh

Curator of Education

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307-286-8627