This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Jorgensens Display Vast Barbed Wire and Artifact Collection
Rudy and May Jorgensen of Preston have built one of the nation’s largest barbed wire and Indian artifact collections. They showcase about 600 wire varieties, over 1,000 arrowheads, and artifacts at venues including First Security Bank Preston and Shoshoni Wyoming, with plans for Utah State University’s Festival of the American West. The collection has won top awards and includes rare pieces like a 1867 WD Funt patent wire and a 1853 first non-barbed wire.
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