Museum livestream attracts many viewers

Seventy-five people took part in a recent Facebook livestreamed event created by the Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green River.

Amanda Benson, the museum’s curator, took questions across a broad range of topics, including the duties of a curator, genealogical research, the museum’s extensive collection of historical photographs, care and preservation of artifacts, historic documents, and the museum’s volunteer program.

Before the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic, “Coffee With the Curator” was an in-person event at local coffee shops.

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