The BHS will be holding the February meeting 2/19/25 6:00pm at Zier Art Gallery.
About Us
Visit Bridger Historical Society
BHS meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month, except for the December meeting.
Anyone can come. There are no dues. We want to collect stories about Bridger's earliest settlers and save our history!
Results of BHS 2025 election
2025 Officers
President - Rick Newton
Vice-president - Carol Nott
Treasurer - Brenda Wham
Secretaries 1 & 2: Peach Weiss and Dana Zier
Board Members - Bev McAfee, Nancy Hossfeld, Mike & Brenda Wham, Dana Zier, Rick Newton
SAVE THE MAHR/JENNINGS HISTORIC CABIN
The Mahr/Jennings cabin is in danger of collapse due to the sod roof caving in. In 1906 F.D. Jennings proved up his homestead along the banks of the Clark's Fork River near the Jim Bridger Trail crossing. Some of his notable friends and visitors were Buffalo Bill, O.P. Hanna - manage of the Wild West Show, Chief Plenty Coups and George Town - trapper and early founding settler of Stringtown/Bridger.
Amongst other later property owners, the historic Mahr family was one of the last to inhabit the cabin, adding their own wild-west history to this site. The Bridger Historical Society is collaborating with Fish Wildlife and Parks to make this site a visitable preserved cabin of the true wild west that was Bridger's early history.
Open Meeting 2/21/24
Discussion of the Teesdale Home Restoration to assess any environmental impact.