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Monthly Archives: November 2022
Serving UW for 70 years: A Brief History of Wyoming Hall
After World War II, the University of Wyoming experienced tremendous growth across campus. Construction projects were a response to the rapid increase in student numbers, which was heavily influenced by the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, or the G.I. Bill … Continue reading
Posted in architectural history, Architecture, Built environment, Laramie, Post World War II, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
Tagged A.L. Keeney, Campus Landmarks, College life, Construction Projects, G.I. Bill, Janet Vicars, Student housing, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming Hall
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Thanksgiving with Ozzie and Harriet Nelson
Thanksgiving is one of the quintessentially American holidays, so it is fitting that the all-American radio and television show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet would include scenes related to the holiday. The Ozzie and Harriet Nelson papers at the … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment history, Holidays, Hollywood history, radio history, television history, Uncategorized
Tagged American Holidays, David Nelson, Family Sitcoms, Harriet Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, Radio Broadcasts, Ricky Nelson, Television Actors, television history, Thanksgiving, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
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The “Peculiar Vibrations” of the Sweetwater County Seat
Were some of Sweetwater County’s earliest records stolen from the new county seat and lost in the desert way back in the 1870s? This is a popular story around Green River, the current Sweetwater County seat. It turns out, there … Continue reading
‘Plopped Down in the Middle of That’: Indian Boarding School Life Documented in the Warm Valley Historical Project
The Warm Valley Historical Project, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, was conducted from 1990 to 1991 in coordination with the Shoshone Episcopal Mission to interview residents about Wind River Reservation life during the early … Continue reading
Posted in American Indian history, Arapaho, Cultural assimilation, Eastern Shoshone, Indigenous Peoples, Uncategorized, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged Arapaho, Eva Enos, Indian boarding schools, Native American Education, Native American Experiences, Rapid City Indian School, Reverend John Roberts, Scott Riner, Shoshone, Shoshone Mission School, Warm Valley Historical Project, Wind River Reservation
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