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My area is history of the Park. I specifically know women`s history of the Park. Mattie Culver is who I know most about plus those working at the Firehole Hotel (sometimes called Marshall`s Place.) I am a researcher and can find answers from various sources if need be.
Hello Corki, The trees that change color in Yellowstone Park include aspen, cottonwood and willow (more of a shrub than a tree in YNP). Temperature is a big factor in leaf color change. The average elevation
Hello Larry, Mammoth Hot Springs is the most likely place the cancellation would have been made. Since you think you can see those words you are probably correct! By the year 1885 George Marshall, who
Hello Larry, Can you read the date on the cancellation? That will help me figure out if the letter was sent while the post office was operating at Firehole. Firehole Hotel did have a mail or post office
Hi, The number of rangers in Yellowstone National Park change each year and in fact each season. I suggest the best way to find the current number of rangers working would be to contact one of the librarians
Hello Brig LeSueur, Mattie Shipley Culver was born 18 September 1856. She died 2 March 1889 which makes her 32 at the time of her death. Of course her gravestone states she was 30. Perhaps a little vanity
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