Ramah Museum

Please call for the schedule or to make appointments for tours.
Normal schedule: Friday 1 - 4 pm and Saturday 10 am to 1 pm.

Reed Anderson new: reedand@direcway.com
Fran Anderson new: franand@direcway.com

Ramah was first settled in 1882 as a mission outpost for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Their work was concentrated among the Navajo and Zuni.
A dam started by the pioneers in 1883 was destroyed by floods twice. The current dam, 1906, maintains Ramah Lake, a favorite fishing spot.
The first permanent store was started by the Master Brothers form England in 1901. There are many historical buildings.
The Ramah museum features a pioneer room, a Native American room, a military veterans' room, and a Bond family room.

A visitor's report

The following was written by a Thoreau HS teacher in 2003 after a visit with his/ her team to Ramah for a volleyball game in 2004. The volleyball team made a trip to Ramah and that day, in order to get the athletes some exercise, we took a walk around the town. During the walk, some of the girls shared stories about their culture- in particular about whether or not it is ok to pick up a birds feather. This was very interesting to me because without thinking one of the coaches picked up a feather. The mixed reactions from the girls was eye-opening, in the fact that I had never thought about something so minimal having sertain implications for the way things would happen. It really made me stop and think about the little things that I do. But, this was not what I was going to write about, so here it is. As we were walking we came across the Ramah museum and the student-athletes wanted to go inside. The Museum worker came out and invited us to come in. Sharing and talking about different relics and exhibits in the tiny museum was really exciting. My students were asking me questions, the museum employee was helpful in explaining things. From this trip to the museum, I think the students and I became more aware of the history of the area and we left feeling really good about the museum visit and everything we experienced. It has made me ask more questions about the local history of Thoreau and want to learn more about the place where I live.