Early fur trade is focus of program
Posted: Sunday, May 18, 2008
The westward expansion of the fur trade exploded after the Lewis and Clark Expedition, changing the West forever.
Living history re-enactor and educator Tom Roberts will explore how the fur trade developed from the colonies into the new territories of the United States at the Tuesday Twilight Talk: Establishment of the Early Fur Trade in the West at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the Sioux City Public Museum, 2901 Jackson St.
The 45-minute presentation will include a demonstration of the gear and techniques used by early fur traders to survive and seek their fortunes in the untamed land. The program will conclude with a question and answer session.
Roberts, a North High art teacher, has been active in colonial and fur trade history for the past 25 years. He has presented at the Rocky Mountain Western National Rendezvous as well as at local and regional historical events and for many school groups. For several decades, Roberts has been presenting living history programs as a seasonal park ranger in Yellowstone National Park. He has researched and made most of his historic equipment and uses it constantly in the woods and at living history events.
For more information, call the Sioux City Public Museum at 279-6174 or visit www.siouxcitymuseum.org. Admission is free.
Living history re-enactor and educator Tom Roberts will explore how the fur trade developed from the colonies into the new territories of the United States at the Tuesday Twilight Talk: Establishment of the Early Fur Trade in the West at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the Sioux City Public Museum, 2901 Jackson St.
The 45-minute presentation will include a demonstration of the gear and techniques used by early fur traders to survive and seek their fortunes in the untamed land. The program will conclude with a question and answer session.
Roberts, a North High art teacher, has been active in colonial and fur trade history for the past 25 years. He has presented at the Rocky Mountain Western National Rendezvous as well as at local and regional historical events and for many school groups. For several decades, Roberts has been presenting living history programs as a seasonal park ranger in Yellowstone National Park. He has researched and made most of his historic equipment and uses it constantly in the woods and at living history events.
For more information, call the Sioux City Public Museum at 279-6174 or visit www.siouxcitymuseum.org. Admission is free.
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