Welcome to the Hanna Basin Museum Website
The purpose of this website is to help others connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing historical information about Wyoming's Hanna Basin. We invite you to explore how the Hanna Basin
came to be and how it touched the lives of many.
came to be and how it touched the lives of many.
Created: August 1, 2010
Last Updated: April 16, 2021
- Over Ten Years of Sharing -
Last Updated: April 16, 2021
- Over Ten Years of Sharing -
Website Provided by Bob Leathers in Cooperation with the Hanna Basin Historical Society
Website contact information: HannaBasinMuseum@gmail.com (Attention: Bob)
Search Box and Subject Tabs
The best way to locate information on this website is to use the search box and subject tabs at the top of this page.
Hanna Basin Historical Society Raffle
The Hanna Basin Historical Society spent numerous years working towards the complete restoration of the WWI Monument. The monument was originally dedicated to the men that served in WWI and still remains in the lot where the old school used to sit. Originally dedicated July 4th, 1918, this monument is one of a kind and just over one hundred years old. Over the years, the monument, the plaque that adorned the front and the contents of the time capsule within the monument were all damaged in one way or another. The contents were retrieved and the plaque brought back to its original beauty. The monument would prove to be a more difficult task. After searching for contractors we were able to find a company that agreed to restore this magnificent historical piece back to its original splendor.
This restoration was made possible by the generosity and donation of two people. An anonymous donor who graciously gifted a large monetary amount helped us to get this project underway, and Daryl Billings who donated a custom Henry Golden Boy .22 rifle in which we will be raffling off May 30th as part of our Memorial Day celebrations. The funds raised from this raffle will allow us to finish the restoration process. Mr. Billings had the stock of the rifle engraved on both sides; one side has the town of Old Carbon and the other, a picture of the monument itself.
To purchase raffle tickets contact any Hanna Basin Historical Society board member, April Avery or Sunshine Solaas, museum director. You may also mail a check to the museum at PO Box 252, Hanna WY 82327 for tickets to be mailed to you. Tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100.
If you have any questions, please email Sunshine Solaas at: hannamuseum1889@gmail.com.
*Need not be present to win.
(Sunshine Solaas - Director - Hanna Basin Museum)
Learn more about the World War I Monument at: Hanna World War I Monument Explained
HANNA BASIN MUSEUM AND CUMMINGS/CRAWFORD COTTAGE
Sunshine Solaas, Museum Director
Mike Armstrong, Public Relations Director
April Avery, Museum Staff
Contact the staff at: hannamuseum1889@gmail.com
Mike Armstrong, Public Relations Director
April Avery, Museum Staff
Contact the staff at: hannamuseum1889@gmail.com
Hanna Basin Museum and Historical Society
P.O. Box 252
502 Front Street, Hanna WY 82327
(307) 325-6465
Summer Hours: Friday - Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 PM Winter Hours: Saturday 1:00 to 5:00 PM
Summer hours start with Memorial Day and end with Labor Day.
P.O. Box 252
502 Front Street, Hanna WY 82327
(307) 325-6465
Summer Hours: Friday - Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 PM Winter Hours: Saturday 1:00 to 5:00 PM
Summer hours start with Memorial Day and end with Labor Day.
Video and Images - At the Museum
Sunshine Solaas at the Museum
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Charlee Solaas at the Museum
More at - The Hanna Amusement Hall - Love's
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What's New or Updated on the Website?
April 2021
New April 14, 2021
- Remembering: Palm, Jerry - Hanna Basin Rancher, Hanna School Board Member
Updated April 13, 2021
- More at: Hanna Basin Businesses
Updated April 6, 2021:
- Remembering: Milliken, Earl Dee: Teacher and Coach
Updated April 4, 2021:
Updated the year 2005:
Updated the year 2005:
March 2021
Updated March 30, 2021:
Added additional image and information
Added additional image and information
Updated March 28, 2019:
Images and information
Images and information
Updated March 28, 2021:
More Images added
More Images added
Updated March 28, 2021:
New Images
New Images
Updated March 23:
Added more information and pictures
Added more information and pictures
New March 23, 2021:
- 1938 April 9: Hanna Masonic Lodge
Updated March 16, 2021:
New images posted
New images posted
Updated: March 9:
Two miners, Charles Buehler and Joseph Angwin were added to the mine death total. The new total is 373 miners killed in the Hanna Basin Mines
Two miners, Charles Buehler and Joseph Angwin were added to the mine death total. The new total is 373 miners killed in the Hanna Basin Mines
- View the list: 373 Men Killed in the Hanna Basin Mines
New: March 6, 2021
Added Red and Clara Evans to the People list
Added Red and Clara Evans to the People list
New: March 5, 2021
New collection of Union Pacific Coal Company mining pictures
1900 - 1910:
New collection of Union Pacific Coal Company mining pictures
1900 - 1910:
- More at: Images from Philppe Coste in France
Updated March 4, 2021
New images and information on two different mines
1970 - 1983: 1987 - 1998:
New images and information on two different mines
1970 - 1983: 1987 - 1998:
Updated: March 3, 2021:
Additional images and information were added.
2003 - 2011:
Additional images and information were added.
2003 - 2011:
Updated: March 3, 2021:
Additional images and information were added.
Additional images and information were added.
Updated: March 1, 2021:
Additional images and information were added.
Additional images and information were added.
Museum Links
1924 - 1954
More Books and Magazines to Read Online
- Journal: February 16, 1930: Superintendent Sharrer of the Union Pacific Coal Company mines in Hanna published an article The History and Development of Mechanization at Hanna Mines in The Mining Congress Journal, Volume 19. (Journal copy provided by Liz Sharrer, Superintendent Sharrer's grandaughter)
- Directory: 1976 Wyoming Coal Directory
Newsletters
Membership and Support
Links to Other Museums
Copyright Notification
The Hanna Miner - A Slideshow
Video from Bob Leathers - Hanna Basin Museum Website
Music by The O'Neill Brothers Group - Instrumental Country Guitar: Coal Miner's Daughter
Music by The O'Neill Brothers Group - Instrumental Country Guitar: Coal Miner's Daughter
Website Guidelines
- Our goal is to honor the history of the Hanna Basin by providing detailed and accurate information.
- We welcome comments and documented corrections to the content on this website.
- We also welcome any pictures, documents or information from our readers that might be helpful in our telling the Hanna Basin story.
- Sources all over the world send information, documents and images to the Hanna Basin Museum Website for its use. The Hanna Basin Museum Website does not knowingly use any copyrighted material. We welcome the reporting of any possible copyright infringements. Every effort will be made to correct all copyright conflicts that may arise.
- Individuals wishing to use documents or images from this website must first receive permission from the Hanna Basin Museum Website. Please contact us at HannaBasinMuseum@gmail.com (Attention: Bob)