May 15, 2020 Heart Mountain Interpretive Center will reopen to visitation by appointment beginning Saturday, May 16. Visitors may now schedule an appointment by clicking here, by emailing us at info@heartmountain.org, or by calling the
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Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation Cancels 2020 Pilgrimage Event
April 8, 2020 Due to ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation has decided to cancel its July 2020 Pilgrimage event. The annual event brings over 350 people, mostly former incarcerees
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2020 Heart Mountain Pilgrimage CANCELED
Dear friends, Last weekend, the board of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation convened to make a difficult decision. After much deliberation, we decided to cancel the 2020 Heart Mountain Pilgrimage. The Pilgrimage is our favorite
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Interpretive Center to Offer Online Programming During Coronavirus Closure
PRESS RELEASE: March 20, 2020 Heart Mountain Interpretive Center will be closed until April 3, in accordance with the public health order issued by Governor Mark Gordon. The hospital grounds, memorial and honor roll, and
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Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation Coronavirus Response
The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation takes the safety of our members and visitors seriously. To that end, the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center is currently open only by appointment. Bookings are offered on a first-come, first-served
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Winter Program Series to Highlight Camp’s History
Heart Mountain Interpretive Center will host three special programs this winter, each examining a different aspect of the history of the Heart Mountain World War II Japanese American confinement site. The center’s executive director, Dakota
Continue ReadingHeart Mountain to Host Public Events During 2019 Pilgrimage Week
During the week of their annual Heart Mountain Pilgrimage, the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is inviting the local community to take part in a number of special events happening at Heart Mountain Interpretive Center and
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Heart Mountain to Host Screening of AMC’s “The Terror: Infamy”
Heart Mountain Interpretive Center will host a screening of the season two premiere episode of AMC Networks’ anthology series, “The Terror: Infamy,” on Friday, August 16 at 7 p.m. The screening is free of charge
Continue ReadingHeart Mountain Offers Free Admission and a Special Film Screening
Heart Mountain Interpretive Center will host a public screening of the documentary film “Searchlight Serenade” at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 19. Admission to the center, including the film screening, will be free all day.
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HMWF Receives Grants for Preservation & Education
In August, the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation received two sizeable federal grants to advance its objectives in Wyoming. The first grant, from the National Park Service, will support continued restoration of an original Heart Mountain
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