EDUCATION & EVENTS
Education is a key link to our mission statement. We pride ourselves in sharing ranching heritage information with families seeking knowledge about their ancestry around our community. Private museum tours are available, allowing us to customize your experience while connecting you to your family's heritage.
2025
Current EventS
Hearing From Your Local Ranchers
(Guest Speaker, Luncheon Held at Museum)
Viki Sodowsky – McClure Ranch, Pleasant Valley
Mon, Jan 27 • 12:00-1:00 PM
Ouray County Ranch History Museum
Cost: $15.00​
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1119291012549?aff=oddtdtcreator
​Daris Jutten – Jutten Ranch
Mon, Feb 24 • 12:00-1:00 PM
Ouray County Ranch History Museum
Cost: $15.00​
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1119291965399?aff=oddtdtcreator
Mon, Mar 31 • 12:00-1:00 PM
Ouray County Ranch History Museum
Cost: $15.00​
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1119297552109?aff=oddtdtcreator
Scott Hill – Sleeping Indian Ranch
Mon, Apr 28 • 12:00-1:00 PM
Ouray County Ranch History Museum
Cost: $15.00​
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1119297903159?aff=oddtdtcreator
Hands-on History
2025
We are EXCITED to announce a new monthly HANDS-ON HISTORY program
taught by teacher Mrs. Amanda Caldwell.
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Each fourth Saturday (May – September), the museum will offer a FREE Open House to correlate with our HANDS-ON HISTORY program
Special Passport books will be offered to each HANDS-ON HISTORY participant, which will:
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Highlight a different member and their history from our ranch family community
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Have monthly pages (May – September) showing artifact pictures with descriptions within the museum for our scavenger hunt (stamped each month)
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Each stamped monthly page will qualify our participants for prizes to be announced in October!
Sat., May 24 – “Buckets of Milk”: 11 AM - 3 PM Outside at the Museum​
Sat., June 28 – “Playing with Wool”: 11 AM - 3 PM Outside at the Museum​
Sat., July 26 – “Needles and Thread”: 11 AM - 3 PM Outside at the Museum​
Sat., August 23 – “Washing Up”: 11 AM - 3 PM Outside at the Museum​
Sat., September 27 – “Working with Leather”: 11 AM - 3 PM Outside at the Museum
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(Don’t forget to turn in your HANDS-ON HISTORY Passport Book; include your contact information)
Other 2025 events at OCRHM
Wed., August 13 - Sun., August 17, 2025 – Airstream Rally; Ranch History Rally on our 10-acre property just east of library
Included will be the OC Ranch History Museum's donated sheep wagon, purchased second-hand in 1942 and used until the late 1960’s.
Visit the group's 20-30 oldest to newest Airstreams set in a wagon wheel pattern for a walk-about August 16th. More information to follow.
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October 2025 – Field Harvest TBA
Friday, December 5th – Noel Night
SEE YOU AT THE MUSEUM!
MUSEUM TOURS
