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Category Archives: Wyoming history
A Wyoming Titan of Industry: Frank Bosler
[Editor's note: The AHC invited UW students enrolled in Professor Rick Ewig's Archival Methods course to contribute a post for the AHC blog. Here is one such entry! Enjoy!] One of the most underused collections at the American Heritage Center … Continue reading
A “Normal” Winter in Wyoming?
With snowfall throughout the eastern part of the state hovering a levels below the average for this time of year, everyone has their brow furrowed over the chance of another crackling dry summer. While snowfall for the year is lining … Continue reading
Posted in Natural resources, Wyoming history
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Payson W. Spaulding, Attorney for Progress
Payson W. Spaulding established himself as a notable attorney in Southwest Wyoming, serving the community and state for 70 years. He was counsel for the Lincoln Highway Association, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and John D. Rockefeller’s Snake River Land Company, … Continue reading
Parade of Turkeys
We at the American Heritage Center wish everyone a warm and happy Thanksgiving holiday. To celebrate, we would like to share some images of the turkeys and Thanksgiving scenes in our collection. However, in several of the photographs, the turkey … Continue reading
Posted in Digital collections, Wyoming history
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Tim McCoy, Western Star
Thanks to a continuing grant from the NHPRC, the American Heritage Center has recently processed the Tim McCoy papers and a new, online inventory is available for this collection. Tim McCoy was a mid-20th century Hollywood Western movie actor, military officer, and … Continue reading
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night . . .”
When you think about it, the concept of a postal system is actually pretty amazing. For the price of a stamp, one can send a get-well card to an aunt on the other side of the country, a few thousand … Continue reading
Posted in Western history, Wyoming history
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Celebrate Wyoming Constitution Day!
Wyoming Supreme Court Justice William Hill will be at the American Heritage Center to help us celebrate Constitution Day. Please join us for this very special event, September 14th at 11:30am.
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Happy Labor Day!
Labor Day is Monday, September 3rd this year and so we thought you might enjoy looking some historic photographs of typical outdoor Labor Day activities: fishing, camping, and picnicking. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend, wherever you are and … Continue reading
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Lester Calloway Hunt, Creator of Wyoming’s “Bucking Horse” Icon
The “bucking horse” appears on the plates of every vehicle licensed in the state of Wyoming, so you can’t have missed it. But have you ever wondered where it came from? Well, this long-lived and well-loved icon was the idea … Continue reading
Bike the West!
With the Ride the Rockies annual cycling tour scheduled to end today in Fort Collins, Laramie’s neighbor to the south, we at the American Heritage Center thought we’d share some photos of past generations of dedicated cyclists. It seems that this … Continue reading
Posted in Recreation, Wyoming history
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