Cow Town, Coal Town & Boom Town - Gillette Wyoming
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- Our history series continues as we take a look at some of the rougher times in our areas history. Gillette Wyoming went from cow town to coal town and eventually to boom town with some growing pains involved.
From bad press, to bad people, Gillette has grown wiser and better and became a great place to call home.
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Gillette WY 82717
Join us on our journey as we leave a life in corporate america to come back to Wyoming and help on the family ranch.
Our Wyoming Life features our Wyoming ranch and our ranch family. Giving you a look into the workings of ranching from raising cattle to raising and harvesting crops. Erin will join you weekly out of the garden, showing you how she helps provide for our family through growing produce and selling at local farmers markets, and Mike will take you along as he tends to the animals and land of ranch, from calving to fencing to planting and harvesting hay.
Makes me proud to call Gillette, Wyoming my home since 2005. < Grew up on a ranch in Idaho and know that our history is important and shows us where we've come from, and that roots matter.
We lived in Gillette Wyoming for 3 years. My husband is from Wyoming. We are in Texas on a cattle ranch now. This make me miss Gillette.
I used to hunt 10 miles south of Gillette many years ago. I came out every year for about 10 years. It was always a great time and the ranch we hunted on treated us very well. We would usually stay a week at a motel on the west side of town, just north of I-90. We hunted on the Geis ranch. We were probably there from 1980-92.
I’ve been to Gillette. Stayed overnight at a Super 8 motel. We visited the open pit, and was impressed on how large the machinery. Beautiful town, and friendly people.
I rely enjoyed seeing and hearing the story of Gillette Wyoming. I live in New Jersey, where the light bulb was invented and it seems to me that wherever you go in our GREAT LAND there is history that needs to be told. Mike you just did a great job of that. Thanks
As a truck driver I have been to Gillette I stopped at the Mc Donald’s and it leaved something special in me by talking to the people on the parking. I hope I can visited Gillette again.
And this video is a nice story to know about Gillette.
you got a pro announcer voice quality...you are very blessed to have a place called home. you friend are the forgotten America I once loved! if you are a representation of Gillette...then you are a proud town of blessed folks! what advice do you have for someone displaced...no home town anymore. It seems people are so isolated and to themselves home town is a forgotten concept...i am in a small mountain community and no different than the city...fear seems to control people...really has thrown me off because i am nearing retirement age...where?
Thanks for sharing this. I was actually born in Gillette back in 1971.. my dad was in the oilfield... so brings back some memories.. thanks.
I'm from Gillette too,I was just sent this link,I love looking back at old pictures
As someone who was born in Gillette in 83 and spent my early childhood there it is great to see someone paying tribute to it. I live on another continent now but still Wyoming is a part of me. The quality of the video is great and makes me miss home. Keep up the great work.
Great history video, Mike. My family and I lived in Gillette 1969-70, oil boomers. I was 10th grade high school. My mother become lifelong friends with Louis and Helen McBeth. I am sure Gilbert knew them. We visited their ranch several times and are great memories for a out of place West Texas teenager. You and Erin's Our Wyoming Life series is my favorite TH-cam series. Thank you for doing them. Want to return to Gillette and see it again. Maybe see y'all too. Take care. Mike H. In Gordon, texas.
That is awesome, thank you for sharing. Louis was one of Gilberts closest friends and when he passed away it hit Gilbert pretty hard. - MIke
Thank you, I love learning history. And I never knew what a boom town was till today so thank you for teaching me something new.
Thank you for watching, its always interesting, or at least I try to make it that way :) - Mike
I was born in Gillette,Wyoming and now live in Gering,Nebraska.
Aksarben Omaha business men set up that name.
Love the history of the town of Gillette.🇨🇦.
I always wondered how your father-in-law got the ranch. I thought it was likely his family's ranch, but now know it was the sale of it that allowed him to buy the ranch. I think that ranch meant more to him because of it. Over in East Germany, my ancestors were forced to move with the whole town because it was on a coal seam.
Oh wow, that had to be an undertaking. Thank you - Mike
Watching videos about WY really draws me more to love the beautiful state and great history of the state. I care about watching the rockies, the great plains where the true cowboys, willd life, the meadows, prairies, amazing sceneries, oil rigs, coal mines are truely beautiful and plentiful. God bless America the beautiful
Now that's doing your homework👍👍. Keep em coming😉. Have a great week🤗
haha, I have made some smart friends :) Thanks Lorie - Mike
Greetings from Ireland. It's a very interesting history, thanks for sharing it with us.
Thank you very much - MIke
I love the North East part of Wyoming - always thought I would love working cow/calf operation there.
Same, especially the Sheridan area.
I'm really enjoying these history lessons. Please keep them going.
I hope to be able to :) Thanks - Mike
Our Wyoming Life . I use to live in Douglas from November of 1979 to August of 1980; I was a railroad labor for Burlington Northern.
I left that August; and I would travel to Evanston for a few times ; I worked for a construction company for a short time, and then I would drift around traveling to other Wyoming cities including Douglas.
Back, and forth between Evanston, and Douglas; I worked in Evanston for an owner of a Husky truck stop; and his employee’s hotel.
The employees lived there because like all boom towns the rents were to expensive, and not to many housing was available.
What’s it like now in Gillette?
I spent a summer in Gillette in 1976. They had trailer houses parked in borrow ditches. I worked all over Wyoming from 1975 to 1983. When I left in 1973 I left running. When I came back in 1998 I wondered why. When I left in 2000 I left with tears in my mind. Great place, miss it to this very day.
Everyone I've ever met from there has been friendly to me. I live in Illinois and have family in Washington State. Normally I'll fly to visit but when I do drive I've always taken I-90 and end up stopping for a break in Gillette, it's my half way point for my road trips.
I agree, every one is very friendly. Thanks - Mike
You have done your town a great amount of Justice. I'm so glad to have learned from that. Mike you and your family have been, and always will be a class act. God bless.
I had no idea the elevation was that high there. I love to never stop learning. Thanks for all y'all do helping keep food on our tables. God Bless and keep on Ranching!!
Thats the plan, thank you - Mike
History Professor Mike enjoyed your class....The Circle of Life in Gillette
I dont know about that professor thing :) I have good teachers - Mike
I got to visit Gillette in 1999 for the Crime Stoppers International Conference. I loved it there.
I lived in Gellette from 8-78 till 1-84. worked at Jacobs Ranch Kissig water and oil in Roset and Big horn construction. I had a house built at 5309 gun powder st in sleepy hollow . I just happened to find Our Wyoming life tonight 2-15-21. It brings back some really good memories.Thank you
I always can’t wait to get up Sunday morning to see the history story of the day. Thank you.
I cant wait to get to bed Sunday morning haha. Thanks Norman - Mike
I'm a 3rd generation Gillette resident. Yes, I feel that connection to the land too, even at the mine where I work.
The same here,Love History,
Love watching your family
Thank you for the story. You have made it not only educational, but entertaining to learn.
Fascinating stories, with a great poem at the end!
Thanks Mike 🐂🐄🐃
Thank You for sharing. We should never forget our roots.
So much history that a small place can have, thank you for the photos. Nice place Gillette Wyoming.! 🌟🌟👍🌟🌟
Yes it is, thank you very much - Mike
Fascinating, I love hearing the history of people and places, thank you so much
Thank you Tony - Mike
Love all of your videos! Can't wait to see more.
Thank you very much - Mike
God bless our Wyoming! Nice job on the lesson!
Very well put together video of the history of Gillette. Early history of your area of the state is very interesting. Thank you for taking the time to put these history videos together.
Another great video. Thank you, Mike!
I love when you do a video on the history of the ranch and surrounding area. Keep up with the great videos
Thank you Monte - Mike
Thank you Mike . Very well said
Love the history lessons. Keep em comin.
Thank you Eric - Mike
I came to Gillette in 1976 to work on the Wyodak power house. I was from the Ozarks of Arkansas. It took a couple of years to get used the wide open country. I really enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.
I truly enjoyed learning about your home. Thanks for sharing with us !
You are very welcome, and thank you for watching - Mike
I really appreciate and enjoy the history segments you have been showing monthly, keep them coming.... Good stuff!!!!
Thank you very much - Mike
Hi Mike,
Nigel Abraham, I love what you do showing your ranch. Keep doing these videos.
Very nice history lesson. Thank you.
I too love your history videos Mike, thank you!
Thanks Rick - Mike
Great Video Interesting to hear the history of your community Would love to hear more All the best
Thanks Larry - Mike
What a great story teller.
Another good job Mike!
Your channel popped up a couple of weeks ago and I've watched many of your videos and really enjoy them. We lived in Gillette my sophomore year in high school (1977 & 78) and obviously went to Campbell County High. We moved there from Kansas and I really didn't want to go! Turned out that I really liked Gillette and made a lot of great friends. We moved back to Kansas and finished high school there but I went back to Gillette to attend their graduation in 1980 and that's the last time I've been there. I moved to Florida in 1984 and have lived here since. Watching your videos has been a highlight of my mornings for the past few weeks and thanks for bringing up so many memories of my time in Gillette!
Love hearing more about history keep up the great job
Great history. Really enjoyed it🐮🐮🐮🐮
impressed with you historical research, great video!
Neat video, very well done! Never been to Gillette but I feel like I've got a good sense of the town's history.
As always, love the videos!!! Have a great week guys!!
Thank you Joel - Mike
enjoying the history of the ranch and Gillette. Thanks.
Great series! Thanks for the history! 👍
Thank you as well - Mike
Nice job! Luv the poem at the end of the vid! Thanks for sharing!
Can’t believe I never tripped to fact you guys are right outside Gillette. I have worked up there 4 different times for the railroad
A fantastic job. Thank you much for the gift it was very interesting. Your family and you have a great week and months to come.
Thank you Carl - Mike
I ❤️ these videos! History is amazing 😉
Thank you Gail - Mike
These history stories are pretty cool good job telling them
I fondly remember driving from the Black Hills and going to see my cousins in Gillette. They would eventually move to Montana, and then I learned that due the methane in this video, their former subdivision had to be evacuated (Rawhide Village). Lots of great memories running around there. Shame that all those families lost their homes.
That's very interesting, great to know your regions history. Thanks for sharing Mike!!
Thanks for watching Karl - Mike
Thank you.Your videos are awesome. I enjoyed my visit to Gillette. I love Wyoming in the summer. I was born in Alberta but Texas is my home.
Summer is a good time to be here :) Thanks Earl 0 Mike
Thanks for sharing brother
Thank you for your your great videos. I really enjoy them. Best wishes from Iceland.
Very well done. I love to learn as much as I can about places I’ve visited or would like to visit. When I get the opportunity to visit Gillette, I’ll have a much better appreciation for the town and its people. Thank you!
Thank you - Mike
Good story. Thank you.
kinda makes a big ole tear come to my eye seeing your history as it is very much like ours with the Piceance and Uintah basins in our area. Then comes Oil shale and all it's affects. We saw 60,000 leave in a little over a week on Black Friday. The creeks still run, the ranchers still work the land, though the Ski areas brought in Pot, Politicians, and all other forms of hate and discontent in my land of love and understanding.
Wow, that is wild, thank you for sharing - Mike
..... you can't even begin to compare Roosevelt to Gillette..... then there's Rock Springs.
Great history, love your channel!!!!🍒🍒🍒🍒
GREAT video. Good research and well presented. Definitely learned something today and will further enjoy seeing things your perspective and your (now) hometown.
Thank you Glenn - MIke
Hey Mike this is a great history story. Thanks
Thank you - Mike
Hi again! Enjoy these history vids so much Mike. I remember one of my trips through your area when suddenly new homes were popping up and the atmosphere in town was really busy. I was amazed how the landscape had dramatically changed and I pulled along the roadside once to watch the digging into the earth to find all the black stuff. Really something how the boom bust areas of the country seem to go through the same problems with progress only to find different problems in survival. Gillette survived through it all and is there to stay now which is good for you folks. Gilbert lived through all those wild times and hard off to him for making good decisions for the ranch he loved sooo much. I just love the old timers who are still around to tell those takes of history!! Thx so much for doing this series and sharing it Mike. There's a beautiful legacy there for you all right under foot! Lol! Til next time...
Thank you so much !!! -Mike
Great video! I'm loving your history series, Mike! Re: growing up country, my hairdresser was raised on a farm in North Dakota, where she attended a one-room school that boasted a student body of six, lol.
haha, I had 11 in my graduating class. Good times Thanks - MIke
Love your history videos!! Thank you...
You are very welcome, thanks for watching - Mike
Another great history lesson. Enjoyed it!
Thanks Rick - Mike
Brilliant and interesting video thankyou Mike and Erin
I really enjoy the history videos. You have great insight into your world.
Thank you Kenton - Mike
Great video!
My uncle runs my family’s ranch that is about 35 miles from Gillette. The ranch started out as my great grandparents ranch, then my grandparents ranch, now my uncle’s. You might have heard of it, the Innes Ranch.
Great history Gillette have,keep up the good work man,may God Almighty bless you and your family always.
What a great video.
Found out things about your town I never knew.
Thank You
Thank you - Mike
Great job on the video today I leaned also so that's great .
Thanks Mike
Thank you Cliff. Hope you are doing ok. -Mike
One word Excellent !
Thank you Sir - Mike
History is the great teacher of humanity.
God bless.
Aint that the truth. Thanks - Mike
Today there are so many people that do not know where they came from, and history of our roots is so interesting. Love the video Mike.
I agree, thank you - Mike
Albuquerque, November 11, 1951. Yep I have no problem with where I am from. I even have information on my birth.
But now Wyoming is home.
An interesting history of your spread Mike! Thank you for your story telling on this January Sunday morning :-) -Bob...
You are very welcome Bob - Mike
You do such an awesome job with these videos.
Thank you - MIke
Thank you for another great history lesson about the ranch!!
Thank you Chris - Mike
I love your history lessons! America the beautiful! I'll be praying for your safety through the upcoming deep freeze.
Thank you very much - Mike
THANK YOU FOR GREAT PRESENTATION
Thank you also for watching - Mike
Great video 👍. I love the history of ur town. I love history no matter what it is about. You do a good job on telling about ur. Can't wait for ur next video.
Thank you very much Brad - Mike
I love these videos history is awesome. Thanks Mike
Thank you very much Mike! - MIke
Great video, thank you!
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Rodney - Mike
Excellent video
Great Mike Thanks again.
Thank you very much Tim - Mike
my hometown! proud of it