The Story Centennial Museum is now standing on its own and has grown to the point where the Story Woman's Club no longer directly supports the endeavor.  

An interested group of people have started a Story Historical Society that will management the museum and give direction to the preservation of Story's local history.

Each month on the third Friday all persons who would like to be involved in the Society are meeting at the Story Woman's Club at 3 PM.  Two meetings have been held. 

Officers were elected and they are as follows:

Trustees - George Lunbeck, Ina Mitchell and Karylyn Petire. 
President - Jean Lunbeck
Vice President - Joan Griffin
Secretary - Patty Hoover
Treasurer - Carol Metcalf
Story Woman's Club representatives - Connie Archer, Patty Gingles

Membership dues for the Historical Society are $10.00 per year.

The first Society event will be a dinner with speaker  on April 26th at the Woman's Club.

 

Below follows some background reports on the establishment of the museum up to July 8, 2008.

Posted 2/26/08

 

July 8, 2007
THE STORY CENTENNIAL MUSEUM HAS GRAND OPENING.


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Update 1/18/2007

Current Home of the Story Museum


Jean Lunbeck reports that the Museum now has the proper status with the IRS. Other community members have donated time to upgrading the building.  They are Bob Stanley, Joe & Patty Gingles, and members of the DPS group.  Jimmy John Lunbeck added nice rock work around the decking.

Plans are being made to open this spring sometime.  Jean is still seeking pictures of old Story, especially the original Buckingham Hall and the 7th Day Adventist Church.  Any photos of business establishments such as the Dynamite Cafe would be appreciated.

Items have been received from the Marshall Wolfe family and the C. P. Story family.  If anyone has memorabilia they would like to donate you can contact Jean Lunbeck:
jeanl@fiberpipe.net    or PO Box 88, Story, WY 82842.

 

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STORY CENTENNIAL MUSEUM - Report 2003

In 1952 the women of the Story Woman's Club were approached by the Pioneer Association of Sheridan County to let them erect a museum building on the club property or attach it to the clubhouse proper, but no action was taken on this matter.  

At a meeting of the Story Woman's Club in 2001, the Centennial year for Story, Jean Lunbeck brought before the club the idea of the Woman's  Club starting a museum.  The women of the club agreed to do this and are working toward this goal. 

Jim and Lois Balkenbush donated a small building for this project and Chris and Ken Carzoli donated their time and labor to build a foundation and move the building to the Story Woman's Club grounds. 


Building coming up N. Piney Road in front of the library.
2003

There have been fund raisers, memorial gifts and donations toward getting this Story Centennial Museum started. 

The museum is now registered with the State of Wy. as a non-profit corporation and is working toward getting a 501C3 status with the IRS. 

Dick Petrie, Bill Kirkpatrick and George Elliott donated their time and labor to add decking and skirting to the building so that a small museum can be started. The future will progress from there, perhaps later including an additional room on the clubhouse proper.

Anyone interested with this project in any way with time, labor, money or items to be displayed please contact Jean Lunbeck, at 307-683-2497 or Ina Mitchell at 307-683-2331.