Crazy Crow Trading Post offers this list of American Frontier & Mountain Man Museum Resources related links to help you in your search for information about clubs, associations, history and related topics. Inclusion in this list does not represent an endorsement by Crazy Crow, although we do try to be selective – and reserve the right to do so.

Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums

ALHFAM is the museum organization for those involved in living historical farms, agricultural museums, outdoor museums of history and folklife and those museums – large and small – that use “living history” programming. Website includes Living History Links, a list of more than 80 international sites.

Conner Prairie – Living History Museum – Indianapolis, Indiana

Conner Prairie, is an AAM accredited open-air living history museum located in Fishers, Indiana. It serves as a local, regional and national center for research and education about the lives, times, attitudes and values of early 19th-century settlers in the Old Northwest Territory, based upon the Indiana experience. Conner Prairie features a modern Museum Center, special facilities, and five historic areas: the 1836 village of Prairietown, the 1823 William and Elizabeth Conner Home, the PastPort Discovera Area, 1816 Lenape Camp and our newest area, 1886 Liberty Corner. The museum and historic areas are set on a 210 acre site featuring wooded areas and orchards along the White River in central Indiana.

Caesar’s Creek Pioneer Village – Waynesville, Ohio

A non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of a deeper understanding of the history of Southwestern Ohio Frontier during its settlement from 1793-1812. Through obtaining, restoring, and preserving a generous collection of original log cabins, the Village works to help to ensure that Ohio’s heritage is intact for future generations.

Joslyn Art Museum – Omaha, Nebraska

The museum is dedicated to preserving the rich history of the North American fur trade and is located three miles east of Chadron, Nebraska, on U. S. Highway 20.

Joslyn is noted especially for its collection of art of the American West and is world-renowned for its collection of works by Swiss artist Karl Bodmer, whose watercolors and prints document his 1832-34 journey to the Missouri River frontier with the German naturalist, Prince Maximilian of Wied. A second significant body of work, watercolors and paintings by Alfred Jacob Miller, portrays Miller’s experience in the West of the 1830s. Joslyn’s Western American collection also includes paintings and sculpture by George Catlin, Frederic Remington, and William Robinson Leigh.

Museum of the Mountain Man

As the oldest Historical Society in the State of Wyoming, the Sublette County Historical Society was originally established in 1935 for the preservation of historic sites of the fur trade and rendezvous, marking of settler graves and trails and to collect all records, documents and items pertaining to the historical background of Sublette County. Today’s SCHS is the parent organization for the Museum of the Mountain Man, a facility that presents a visual and interpretive experience into the era of the mountain man, the Plains Indian, the Oregon Trail and the developments of this region. It sponsors programs, living history events and workshops for both children and adults to further explore Wyoming settlement history.

Niagara Falls History Museum – Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

The name of the museum was changed in May 2010 from “Lundy’s Lane Historical Museum” to “Niagara Falls History Museum”, a change which better reflects its broad interest in all aspects of the history of Niagara Falls. The Museum is owned by the City of Niagara Falls and operated by the City of Niagara Falls Board of Museums. The Museum’s collection includes a significant collection of War of 1812 artifacts, as well as historic prints of Niagara Falls.

Museum of the Fur Trade – Chadron, Nebraska

The museum is dedicted to preserving the rich history of the North American fur trade and is located three miles east of Chadron, Nebraska, on U. S. Highway 20. Combining an outstanding collection and scholarship to interpret the story of the fur trade, the non-profit museum’s three galleries discuss the fur trade from early colonial days to the present century. The exhibits trace the everyday lives of British, French, and Spanish traders, voyageurs, mountain men, professional buffalo hunters, and typical Plains and Woodland Indians.

Be sure to go there in person to experience Lewis & Clark’s Great Journey West at the Odyssey Theatre! Enjoy the feature films on the first American-made World Odyssey ULTRA 70 wide screen projection system with a four-story-high screen and THX sound. The result is the ultimate visual experience and breathtaking entertainment.

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum | Oklahoma City, OK

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is America’s premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the Museum, located in Oklahoma City, collects, preserves and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs to stimulate interest in the enduring legacy of the American West. More than 10 million visitors from around the world have sought out this unique museum to gain better understanding of the West: a region and a history that permeates our national culture. The Museum features a superb collection of classic and contemporary Western art, including works by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, as well as sculptor James Earle Fraser’s magnificent work, The End of the Trail. The exhibition wing houses a turn-of-the-century town and interactive history galleries that focus on the American cowboy, rodeos, Native American culture, Victorian firearms, frontier military and Western performers.

Museum Galleries Include:

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum + First Americans Museum Joint Ticket: For $25 per ticket, visitors can experience two nationally recognized museums located just 15 minutes apart. Experience art, living cultures and unique perspectives while learning about the 39 Tribal Nations in Oklahoma today and Western history. Visit museum ticket desks at either institution (in-person only) to purchase. Joint Ticket: For $25 per ticket, visitors can experience two nationally recognized museums located just 15 minutes apart. Experience art, living cultures and unique perspectives while learning about the 39 Tribal Nations in Oklahoma today and Western history. Visit museum ticket desks at either institution (in-person only) to purchase.

Museum of the Frontier West: Sponsored by Herman and LaDonna Meinders, the Joe Grandee Gallery of the Frontier West presents the tangible legacies of diverse peoples in the 19th-century American West. The exhibit interprets the history of the region through presentations encompassing 6,500 square feet and some 450 artifacts reflecting Native American, early frontier, military and hunting activity.

Art of the American West: The William S. and Ann Atherton Art of the American West gallery contains outstanding examples of art from the great masters. From Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, W. R. Leigh and Charles Schreyvogel, the 15,000 square foot gallery is packed with paintings, sculptures, illustrations and graphic art that delights the eye and overwhelms the senses.

American Cowboy: The Jack and Phoebe Cooke American Cowboy Gallery, comprising 8,000 square feet, interprets the cowboy’s history and culture from Spanish colonial times to the 20th century. The gallery presents the most extensive collection on the working cowboy in the United States. In-depth presentations reveal how various elements of cowboy equipment, such as saddles, bits and spurs, changed over time, with regional styles discussed and displayed.

American Rodeo: The Lynn Hickey American Rodeo Gallery celebrates the history, people and events of the West’s original sport. Explore the sport’s evolution from round-up competitions to high-stakes professional competition in the Museum’s colorful and dramatic interpretive gallery encompassing 6,500 square feet. Let ‘er Buck! A catalog and collection history, Arena Legacy: The Heritage of American Rodeo (OU Press 2010), by emeritus curator, Richard C. Rattenbury, is available in the Museum Store.

Fine Firearms: The Weitzenhoffer Gallery of Fine American Firearms presents a focused survey of the mechanical and decorative arts as applied to domestic arms during the second half of the 19th century. Sponsored by Ackerman McQueen, this richly furnished exhibit space encompasses nearly 1,000 square feet and presents approximately 100 rare and historic pieces.

Sculpture: The grounds on the 18-acre site of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum are replete with color and movement. Placed throughout the space are a series of outdoor sculptures ranging from Welcome Sundown greeting visitors at the entrance to Joel McCrea as Buffalo Bill perched high atop Persimmon Hill and Ring of Bright Water nestled safely in a little grove of trees in Hambrick Garden. These fine art works are viewed among trees, flowers, ponds, and running streams that create a tranquil outdoor setting, which completely complements the indoor setting of the museum in every aspect. Indoors the iconic The End of the Trail and pensive Abraham Lincoln by James Earle Fraser, and majestic Canyon Princess by Gerald Balciar, are favorites among visitors.

Native American Gallery: The Robert T. Stuart Native American Gallery is integral to the story of the American West are the stories of its Native peoples. The mission of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is to “Preserve and interpret the heritage of the American West,” and the heritage of the Native peoples of the American West predates by many centuries the traditions of others who have shared their land.

Native American Art: The Silberman Gallery features temporary exhibitions focusing on the Museum’s Native American fine art collection. Many of these exhibits are derived from the Arthur & Shifra Silberman Native American Art Collection acquired by the Museum in 1996. This extraordinary collection numbers some 2,500 paintings, prints, drawings, cultural, and historical objects – in addition to several thousand books, publications, photographs, slides, and audio recordings.