The Last Eleven Days of Earl Durand

Brandi Wright and The Homesteader Museum’s Durand artifacts


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In this episode, Jerred Metz interviews Brandi Wright, director of the Homesteader Museum in Powell, Wyoming, about artifacts related to Earl Durand. They discuss the significance of items like a bullet-grazed hat, a jail cell, and a rifle, as well as the museum’s role in preserving local history and community memory. Brandi highlights how the museum presents facts and lets visitors interpret the story, reflecting on the impact of history on the community.

"We are a history museum so we can historically approach the events. Primary sources such as newspapers reportings, and say, this is the series of events that have taken place, and leave it up to the person reading the information to draw their own conclusions."

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The Last Eleven Days of Earl DurandBy Cactus Productions and Singing Bone Press