Sad to hear that from JT yesterday. I am SO glad I got to see it last month with my friend Andy Rowe.

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

What a shame. I wonder what the #5 will fetch?

Sad news.

Had I known this would happen, I might have sucked it up and gone to JT's appreciation dinner and seen the museum, too. Life circumstances kept me from feeling I could afford the time and expense, but I always thought I'd be able to see the museum when I finally make it to Boise. Very sad, indeed.

Very sad to hear this. A piece of history to vanish...

Just a couple of years ago, the Roy Rogers museum went belly up and most of the collection sold. Roy who? Elmer who? All the people of today know are the things that are in their digital devices. The pre-internet world might as well be the dark ages as far as the folks know and care.

that life got me through there twice over the years it was in function - but sure am sorry to hear it's on its way out. Seeing many of the guns I've read about "in person" was quite an experience. It'd only have been better if I'd been able to coonfinger them.

I thought Cabelas would be heavy enough to keep things in tack for 30 years or more.

this shortening of the peoples' memory seems headed to a rootless mental nomad-ism.15

of there stores. Lots of people that would like to see it that can't make it to Boise.

It`s a darn shame, I never got to see it, I was waiting till my grandson was a little older so he and I could go see it together, I did get to sit in his chair once when a lot of Mr Keith`s stuff was in a building in his home town I think they were trying to start a Museum there in 04. any idea when this will happen Rob??????

No idea of who when Or where the auction will be.

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

Let's hope the NRA can get some or all of them for their museum.

My wife and I have been involved off and on in the field of Museology for over 30 years. The digital age, as you define it, has not only enhanced the field of historic preservation, but has spurned renewed interest.

Just in our little state alone, two universities within the last five years have added historic preservation, and museum curation as degree programs, and enrollments stayed filled up. One has added a graduate program.

Over the years, my wife has been commissioned to paint murals used to enhance exhibits in museums, large and small, private and public, that commemorate both prehistoric and historic Indians, Civil War battlefields, and portraits of historic figures. One of her proudest moments was receiving a commission from the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation to paint a portrait of Sequoya h. At the unveiling, the Chief of the Eastern Band at that time, Chief Blankenship, told her it was the most spiritually correct image of Sequoya h that anyone had ever done.

Just last week she was offered a commission to paint a rather large mural that is going to be use to enhance an exhibit of a prehistoric Mississippian Indian mound complex discovered in Nashville at the site of the new baseball park being built at historic Sulpher Dell. This site also has great meaning to many who played in the old Negro leagues. Many of the greats played there, and it is well known among students of the game.

In short, I say these things not to be disagreeable, indeed, it's sad that such a lovely diorama is being closed. However, it's not because of the "digital age." There is more money, both in the public sector, and through private endowments, for historic preservation, then there's been for quite some time.

I hope this might allay some of your fears that the past is being forgotten.

Regards
Joe

To wait till right after the Taffin appreciation dinner but I am glad they did. Floor space that doesn't generate income makes keeping a museum like that hard to justify. I guess it was a good run while it lasted.

Frankly his guns being sold off bothers me more than anything else, they should stay in the family. But we are probably the last generation who will consider Elmer a god and the value of his guns are probably as high as they will get.

I sure hope the NRA does get all of this as was said earlier but I won't hold my breath.

requesting more info and ascertain their interest in keeping the collection together.

The whole situation is unfortunate, but presents an opportunity for a more permanent home.

when we were up there attending JT's dinner.