On September 10th, Hoofprints of the Past will host a tour of the Powder River and Sussex area with a focus on the Bozeman Trail. We are honored to have Robert Wilson as the main speaker. Robert C. Wilson has served for decades on exhibits, historic trails, and interpretative projects with Wyoming State Parks. He […]
OUR MISSION
To preserve, protect, and share Kaycee and southern Johnson County history in a historic building in downtown Kaycee, and through our tours and publications.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
Hoofprints of the Past Museum was founded in 1989 by a group of Kaycee volunteers in order to preserve the unique local cultural heritage of Kaycee and the surrounding countryside. That heritage includes Native Americans, the Bozeman Trail, Trappers, Traders, and Pioneers, Fort Reno, German Missionaries settlement, and the Portuguese Houses site, conflicts with natives such as the Dull Knife Battle, the Cattle Boom, Cattle Barons and Frewen Castle, the Johnson County War, the Outlaw Era, the Hole in the Wall Gang, Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid, Kid Curry, and other local outlaws.RECENT POSTS
New Displays at the Museum
If you have not been to the museum in a while, you may want to visit and see two of our newest displays. One of the new display cases features the role of rodeo in Kaycee, and local rodeo stars such as Deke Lathum, Larry Sandvick, and Chris Ledoux. Artifacts in the display include chaps […]