Program on WWII POW Camps featured

Hot Springs County Historical Society features the presentation “World War II POW Camps in Wyoming” by Cheryl O’Brien on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center, 700 Broadway.

O’Brien will share information, photographs and stories by former POWs, U.S. Army personnel, and local residents about the work the POWs did and what life was like in the Wyoming POW camps. O’Brien has published several articles on historical topics, including “Camp Dubois, WY: A Legacy of Literature”, published in the Annals of Wyoming (2015) and “Nineteen Camps: World War II POWs on Wyoming” published in 2021 by WyoHistory.org.

Cheryl O’Brien lives in Dubois with her husband Bill. Her book, “World War II POW Camps of Wyoming” was published in 2019 and selected as Wyoming’s 2020 Great Read by the Wyoming State Library. O’Brien worked as an environmental educator and analyst for a state conservation agency for over 20 years before relocating to Wyoming in 2002. She graduated from the University of Wyoming with a B.A. degree in social sciences with an emphasis in history and archaeology and has published several articles on environmental and historical topics.

The meeting is free and open to everyone who is interested in the history of Thermopolis, Hot Springs Count, and the state of Wyoming. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Barb at 921-1151, Carol at 864-2678 or Rick at 272-4740.