Published by Museum of the Mountain Man - 2005
Hardbound, 6x9, 440 pages. Richard D. Hecox. 2nd Edition 2005.

The Sublette County Historical Society and Museum of the Mountain Man are pleased to announce the presentation of their second publication, "Memories of Kendall Valley" by Richard Hecox. The updated revision was made possible by a grant from the Gayle McMurry Kinnison Donor Advised Endowment of the Wyoming Community Foundation.

Richard Hecox was born in Mountain View, Wyoming in 1912 and moved to the Kendall Valley and Upper Green with his parents and brother when he was a small infant.

His parents filed on a piece of land west of the Green River and built a cabin. Winters were long and hard. Neighbors lived as far away as five miles, and there was no communication or mail from November to June.

Richard, his two brothers and three sisters lived a pioneer existence, full of stories and adventures of the early settlers in that valley. The book is a recollection of Mr. Hecox's life and family, which he originally had published in 1982.

Mr. Hecox's granddaughter, Disney Krause Brunette, wrote this preface in the updated version, "Having grown up in Kendall Valley, and being named after my Grandpa Richard, it has always been my hope and dream to republish his book."

In 2004, this became a reality when the Sublette County Historical Society obtained a grant to do so. "Grandpa's hope was that it would be enjoyed by generations of family and those who have lived in the valley. I dedicate this book to him, in loving memory," said Brunette.

Table of Contents: Map of Green River Valley, Historical Sketch of Sublette County, Neighbors, Cattle & Horses, Kids, Runaways & Haying, First Automobile, Green River Rendezvous, Green River Mountain Men, Beaver Trapping, Sheep Huntings, Homesteading, DC Bar Dude Ranch, G.P. Bar Ranch at Green River Lakes, Osborn Ranch, Old timers and men of the valley, Forest Service, Cowboys, Chuckwagons, Mail Carrying, Old Tie Hack Cabins, Before Settlers, Upper Green River Lumber Company, the Wells Place, Old Sawmills, Family History, many photographs.