Hanna, Carbon County, Wyoming
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.
This website is provided by Bob Leathers in cooperation with the Hanna Basin Historical Society
Created: August 1, 2010
Last Updated: October 15, 2019
Website contact information: HannaBasinMuseum@gmail.com (Attention: Bob)
Last Updated: October 15, 2019
Website contact information: HannaBasinMuseum@gmail.com (Attention: Bob)
Image from the Past
Elmo: Ruskenen's Elmo Garage - Allen Motor Company - Si Siltamaki's - Fenimore Chevrolet Dealership and Garage (Gert Milliken Collection from Gary Milliken)
Learn more about Elmo: Ruskenen's Elmo Garage - Allen Motor Company - Si Siltamaki's - Fenimore Chevrolet Dealership and Garage
Hanna Basin Museum and Cummings/Crawford Cottage (Image by Bob Leathers, 2015)
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: Friday 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: Friday 1:00 to 5:00 PM
Summer hours start with Memorial Day and end with Labor Day.
Regular Hours: Friday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Special visiting days and times may be arranged by contacting the Museum Coordinator, Sunshine Solaas at:
Hanna Basin Museum@gmail.com (Attention: Sunshine)
Hanna Basin Museum@gmail.com (Attention: Sunshine)
View some of the recent visitors to the museum.
New or Updated Content on the Website
October 2019
Updated October 4, 2019:
Added a new Remembrance.
Added a new Remembrance.
- Remembrance : Mazame, John: Killed in the No. 2 Mine
Updated October 4, 2019:
Added one additional picture and cemetery information.
Added one additional picture and cemetery information.
- Remembrance: Pickup, Elizebeth: Mrs John J. Pickup in Hanna
New October 3, 2019:
Added a new Remembrance with information and pictures.
Added a new Remembrance with information and pictures.
New October 3, 2019:
Added a new Remembrance with information and picture.
Added a new Remembrance with information and picture.
Updated October 3, 2019:
Added more information for 1929.
Added more information for 1929.
- Exhibit: The Amusement Hall - Love's
New October 2, 2019
Added 4 new issues of the Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine for 1930.
Added 4 new issues of the Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine for 1930.
- Books and Magazines to Read Online: Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazines for 1930
Updated October 2, 2019:
Added new images and information for 1906, 1927 and 1928.
Added new images and information for 1906, 1927 and 1928.
- Exhibit: Hanna's Early Schools
New October 1, 2019
Added 12 new issues of the Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine for 1929.
Added 12 new issues of the Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine for 1929.
- Books and Magazines to Read Online: Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazines for 1929
- Our goal is to honor the history of the Hanna Basin by providing detailed and accurate information.
- We welcome comments, documented corrections and additions 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.
- Individuals wishing to use images from this website must first receive permission from the Hanna Basin Museum. Please use the Contact Us page to send requests, comments and information to the museum or send an email to HannaBasinMuseum@gmail.com (Attention: Bob)