In 1969, the Historical Museum in Grand Junction secured the remains of an ancient Indian with the assistance of students at Grand Junction High School.
That set of remains, described at the time as an Indian mummy, has been missing for nearly 50 years. The body was briefly displayed at the museum, then disappeared.
This is a photo of Erin Schmitz, currently the curator of archives and collections at the Museums of Western Colorado, who is attempting to track down the remains. She’s holding a Daily Sentinel news story from 1969.
Here is a link to my history column, which ran in The Daily Sentinel Monday, regarding the missing body.
