The Big Boy stopped at Hanna. May 17, 2019 (Image by Bob Leathers)
Hanna, Carbon County, Wyoming
Website Provided by Bob Leathers in Cooperation with the Hanna Basin Historical Society
Created: August 1, 2010
Last Updated: May 18, 2019
Website contact information: HannaBasinMuseum@gmail.com (Attention: Bob)
Created: August 1, 2010
Last Updated: May 18, 2019
Website contact information: HannaBasinMuseum@gmail.com (Attention: Bob)
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.
Hanna, Wyoming about 1925 (Don and Phyllis Shipman Collection from Randy Shipman)
Information and News
Click on the blue link or grey button to read the
CARBON CEMETERY ASSOCIATION AND HANNA BASIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Spring 2019 Newsletter
The newsletter includes information about upcoming Memorial Day events, the Corliss (Love) Harris collection of toys, games, and books, a date for the return of the Union Pacific Railroad’s “Big Boy” steam engine to Hanna and an article about Wyoming Airmail.
Hanna Basin Museum
May 17, 2019 at 9:00 am: The Big Boy Steam Engine will stop in Hanna, across the tracks from the Hanna Museum. The train is coming to celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the first transcontinental railway." The Big Boy Steam Engine will be on its way to Promotory Point for the driving of the Golden Spike in Utah. (Hanna Basin Museum Newsletter)
June 7, 2019 at 2:00 pm: Hanna Basin Historical Society Board Meeting at the museum.
Old Carbon Cemetery Cleanup Day
There will not be an organized Old Carbon cemetery clean up this year.
Hanna Cemetery Cleanup Days
May 4, 2019: First Hanna cemetery cleanup day - 8:00 am to 11:00 am
May 18, 2019: Second Hanna cemetery cleanup day - 8:00 am to 11:00 am
Breakfast snacks, water, plastic gloves and garbage bags will be provided by the Hanna Cemetery Board
May 18, 2019: Second Hanna cemetery cleanup day - 8:00 am to 11:00 am
Breakfast snacks, water, plastic gloves and garbage bags will be provided by the Hanna Cemetery Board
Memorial Day Services will be held May 26, 2019
Old Carbon Cemetery Service: 10:00 am
Museum Opened: 12:00 pm
Luncheon: 12:00 to 1:30 at the Hanna Recreation Center
Hanna Cemetery Service: 2:00 pm
Museum Opened: 12:00 pm
Luncheon: 12:00 to 1:30 at the Hanna Recreation Center
Hanna Cemetery Service: 2:00 pm
New or Updated Exhibits at the Hanna Basin Museum
The Hanna Basin Museum is open every Friday afternoon from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Please, stop by the museum and view some of the new exhibits on display.
New: Exhibit: The Corliss (Love) Harris Collection of Toys, Games, and Books. Ready for viewing.
New: Exhibit: Wyoming Airmail. Ready for viewing.
New: Exhibit: The Carbon and Hanna Basins - Corridor of Transportation and Communication. Ready for viewing.
Hanna Basin Historical Society and Museum Board Meetings are held the first Friday of each month at 2:00 pm.
New or Updated Content on the Website
May 2019
Updated May 17, 2019:
The map was scanned at a higher resolution and posted again for better clarity. The names and numbers are now readable.
The map was scanned at a higher resolution and posted again for better clarity. The names and numbers are now readable.
- Exhibits tab: Map of Hanna With Family Names and House Numbers
Updated May 17, 2019:
Finally found an image of the Nugget Mine at Elmo, thanks to Gary Milliken.
Finally found an image of the Nugget Mine at Elmo, thanks to Gary Milliken.
- Exhibit tab: Nugget Coal Company's Nugget Surface Mine at Elmo, Wyoming
New May 16, 2019:
Added the entire edition of the February 1921 Hanna High School Pioneer.
Added the entire edition of the February 1921 Hanna High School Pioneer.
Updated May 16, 2019:
Added a map of the original location of the cottage in No. 2 Town.
Added a map of the original location of the cottage in No. 2 Town.
- Exhibit tab: The Cummings / Crawford Cottage
Updated May 14, 2019:
Added images of the old elementary school in Hanna being torn down in 2015.
Added images of the old elementary school in Hanna being torn down in 2015.
Updated May 13, 2019:
Added images of the old school in Hanna being torn down in 2015.
Added images of the old school in Hanna being torn down in 2015.
- Exhibits tab: Hanna Cemetery - Japanese Monuments Transcribed
Updated May 13, 2019:
More images and details were added.
More images and details were added.
Updated May 12, 2019:
Added new images to the exhibit.
Added new images to the exhibit.
- Coal Mines tab: Exhibit: Union Pacific's Carbon No. 2 underground mine at Carbon, Wyoming
Updated May 12, 2019:
The Carbon No. 1 mine maps and pictures were updated and labeled.
The Carbon No. 1 mine maps and pictures were updated and labeled.
New May 7, 2019:
Added Thomas Cook.
Added Thomas Cook.
- Remembrances: Thomas Cook: Hanna Coal Miner
New May 5, 2019:
Added the entire Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine: Volume 2, Number 1, January 1925.
Added the entire Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine: Volume 2, Number 1, January 1925.
New May 4, 2019:
The entire Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine: Volume 2, Number 2, February 1925 has been added.
The entire Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine: Volume 2, Number 2, February 1925 has been added.
New May 3, 2019:
The entire Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine: Volume 2, Number 3, March 1925 was added.
The entire Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine: Volume 2, Number 3, March 1925 was added.
New May 2, 2019:
The video was restored and additional information added.
The video was restored and additional information added.
- Exhibits tab: 2017 July 13: The Last Dragline in Hanna was Demolished
Updated May 1, 2019:
Added a new map and images.
Added a new map and images.
- Coal Mining Companies and Mines tab: Exhibit: 1932 - 1941: Gus Siltimaki Coal Company's Peacock Underground Mine at Elmo Wyoming.
Updated May 1, 2019:
Added new information and images.
Added new information and images.
- Coal Mining Companies and Mines tab: 1960 - 2000: Rosebud Coal Sales at Hanna, Wyoming
New May 1, 2019:
Added the entire 1935 Hanna High School Miner Yearbook under the year 1935. Note: The file is large and takes a few minutes to load.
Added the entire 1935 Hanna High School Miner Yearbook under the year 1935. Note: The file is large and takes a few minutes to load.
New May 1, 2019:
Added the entire 1961 Hanna High School Miner Yearbook under the year 1961. Note: Note: The file is large and takes a few minutes to load.
Added the entire 1961 Hanna High School Miner Yearbook under the year 1961. Note: Note: The file is large and takes a few minutes to load.
New May 1, 2019:
Added a huge amount of addition information and images to the website.
Added a huge amount of addition information and images to the website.
- Under the Coal Mines tab: Hanna Basin Mining Companies and Mines
Updated May 1, 2019:
Added more images and details.
Added more images and details.
Hanna Basin Museum and Cummings/Crawford Cottage (While Family Collection taken 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.
1889 Hanna Is Born - Video from Bob Leathers - Music by the Kilkennys.
Click the center button to play the slide show.
Memories of Hanna
By
Betty (Daniels) Poulos
May 1993
This is a story of a town that survived
Through many a boom and bust–
Of folks who lived here for many years–
But left when they felt they must.
There are some of us here, who have stayed all these years,
And new one’s who have come to stay.
Hanna is a town we are proud of
It’s doing just fine today.
Remembering the days, that are long since gone–
Into the dim-distance of the past–
But so many things, from then to now–
Are the things that were made to last.
Like learning to live together-
Each day brought a different test-
When the cultures all were so different
And everyone gave their best.
From One Town, Two Town, Three Town-
Capital Hill and more-
They went to school and worked together
And learning opened the door.
They learned to speak a common language-
Found how alike they were at heart-
Through years of trial and error,
A new town had it’s start.
United Mine Workers had a party for all the kids
On every April Fools Day-
They went to a movie and had sweet tweets
On a day meant just to play.
And then, again on Labor Day-
They had another big to-do-
With games and races at this one-
And the grownups, got to play too.
There was an Opera House, a Movie House,
A Bakery, Bowling, a candy store,
A Coffee House and Dairy.
Wide open spaces to explore.
The grocery clerk would take your order
From his vehicle on the day before-
Then without fail the next day-
Delivered it to your door.
At one time Hanna was a town-
Separate from Elmo, a mile away-
They were combined a few years ago.
We are one nice town today.
We wish to welcome all of you home
And though things change as time marches on-
Memories stay the same in people’s hearts
And the old days are never gone.
By
Betty (Daniels) Poulos
May 1993
This is a story of a town that survived
Through many a boom and bust–
Of folks who lived here for many years–
But left when they felt they must.
There are some of us here, who have stayed all these years,
And new one’s who have come to stay.
Hanna is a town we are proud of
It’s doing just fine today.
Remembering the days, that are long since gone–
Into the dim-distance of the past–
But so many things, from then to now–
Are the things that were made to last.
Like learning to live together-
Each day brought a different test-
When the cultures all were so different
And everyone gave their best.
From One Town, Two Town, Three Town-
Capital Hill and more-
They went to school and worked together
And learning opened the door.
They learned to speak a common language-
Found how alike they were at heart-
Through years of trial and error,
A new town had it’s start.
United Mine Workers had a party for all the kids
On every April Fools Day-
They went to a movie and had sweet tweets
On a day meant just to play.
And then, again on Labor Day-
They had another big to-do-
With games and races at this one-
And the grownups, got to play too.
There was an Opera House, a Movie House,
A Bakery, Bowling, a candy store,
A Coffee House and Dairy.
Wide open spaces to explore.
The grocery clerk would take your order
From his vehicle on the day before-
Then without fail the next day-
Delivered it to your door.
At one time Hanna was a town-
Separate from Elmo, a mile away-
They were combined a few years ago.
We are one nice town today.
We wish to welcome all of you home
And though things change as time marches on-
Memories stay the same in people’s hearts
And the old days are never gone.
Grandfather Andrew Anderson in front of the Anderson Family filling station near Hanna at Coyote Canyon on the Lincoln Highway (Anderson Family Collection)
New Exhibit Coming to Museum
Service stations, existing in isolated towns and locations, enabled travel on the Lincoln Highway from the earliest days to the coming of the interstate system. Often family owned, they offered fuel, mechanical aid, perhaps food, shelter, and more. Selecting these enterprises for Historic Properties Treatment for the Shirley Basin to Jim Bridger Segment of the Gateway West Transmission Project will document these forgotten, essential contributors to mobile America. While the Coyote Springs Station will provide the center for the exhibit at the Hanna Basin Museum, every related service facility parallel to this segment of the transmission line will be honored.
A phased approach will be used for development and implementation of the museum exhibit. The first phase of mitigation will consist of an inventory of the Anderson family’s collection related to the Lincoln Highway. This phase will also include an assessment of available space at the Hanna Basin Museum and surrounding property.
The second phase will consist of the development of an interpretive plan, design plan, marketing plan, and implementation plan for the exhibit. The interpretive plan will present a research theme and topics for the exhibit, referencing historic and modern documents about the Lincoln Highway. The design plan will present the design of the exhibit, based on the inventory of the Anderson family’s collection and the assessment of space in or near the Hanna Basin Museum. The marketing plan will contain the approach for publicizing the exhibit to the public. The implementation plan will present the approach for installing the exhibit. These plans will be developed in consultation with the BLM; the signatories, invited signatories, and concurring parties to the PA; and other interesting parties invited to participate by the BLM.
The Proponent will contract a professional exhibit designer to develop the exhibit plans and oversee implementation of the plans. The BLM will conduct regularly scheduled meetings with the signatories, invited signatories, and concurring parties to the PA and other interesting parties invited by the BLM to update them on the progress of the mitigation. The exhibit plans will contain milestones and timelines for implementation. The Proponent will implement the exhibit plans and BLM will approve the implementation within 3 years after the completion of construction.
(Historic Properties Treatment Plan for the Shirley Basin to Jim Bridger Segment of the Gateway West Transmission Line Project) (HBH and Carbon Cemetery Association Newsletter 2019)
A phased approach will be used for development and implementation of the museum exhibit. The first phase of mitigation will consist of an inventory of the Anderson family’s collection related to the Lincoln Highway. This phase will also include an assessment of available space at the Hanna Basin Museum and surrounding property.
The second phase will consist of the development of an interpretive plan, design plan, marketing plan, and implementation plan for the exhibit. The interpretive plan will present a research theme and topics for the exhibit, referencing historic and modern documents about the Lincoln Highway. The design plan will present the design of the exhibit, based on the inventory of the Anderson family’s collection and the assessment of space in or near the Hanna Basin Museum. The marketing plan will contain the approach for publicizing the exhibit to the public. The implementation plan will present the approach for installing the exhibit. These plans will be developed in consultation with the BLM; the signatories, invited signatories, and concurring parties to the PA; and other interesting parties invited to participate by the BLM.
The Proponent will contract a professional exhibit designer to develop the exhibit plans and oversee implementation of the plans. The BLM will conduct regularly scheduled meetings with the signatories, invited signatories, and concurring parties to the PA and other interesting parties invited by the BLM to update them on the progress of the mitigation. The exhibit plans will contain milestones and timelines for implementation. The Proponent will implement the exhibit plans and BLM will approve the implementation within 3 years after the completion of construction.
(Historic Properties Treatment Plan for the Shirley Basin to Jim Bridger Segment of the Gateway West Transmission Line Project) (HBH and Carbon Cemetery Association Newsletter 2019)
To read the entire project click on the button below.
Watch this space for upcoming announcements and additional information as it becomes available.
The Hanna - Elmo Fire Truck is Now at the Museum
Hanna - Elmo Fire Truck (Image by Bob Leathers)
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