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Remembering “The Wyoming Trip”
Fifty years ago, I turned 12 years old, and America turned 200. Today, with America reaching 250, and me at the ripe old age of 62, I look back with fading memory on my participation, for the Great State of Wyoming, … Continue reading
Engineering Building Cornerstone Placed 100 Years Ago
On the morning of April 30, 1926, a ceremony was held on campus to commemorate the laying of the cornerstone of the new Engineering Building. The event was so special for the university, morning classes were dismissed so that all … Continue reading
The Need for a Hero: Comics in World War II
The Golden Age of Comics Comic books have been around since the beginning of the 19th century, but with World War II on the rise, America was in need of a hero—a super hero. The Golden Age of Comics is … Continue reading
2026 Wyoming History Day Contest Results
The American Heritage Center hosted the 2026 Wyoming History Day State Competition on Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Coe Library and Wyoming Union on the campus of the University of Wyoming. Students completed year-long research projects inspired by the … Continue reading
Posted in National History Day, Wyoming History Day
Tagged Astronomy, Berlin Wall, Black 14, Conservation, Cuban Missile Crisis, Ecology, Florence Nightingale, Folk Music, Green Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Navajo Code Talkers, Picasso, Russia, Shipbuilding, Vietnam War, Watergate, women's history, Wyoming History Day, Yellowstone National Park
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“For the Use and Benefit of the People”: Foundations of the University of Wyoming
At moments when public institutions face renewed scrutiny, history offers an important perspective. The founding of the University of Wyoming was not inevitable, nor was it symbolic. It was a deliberate decision made by territorial leaders who believed higher education … Continue reading
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The History of the Union Pacific Big Boy: The World’s Largest Steam Locomotive
The transcontinental railroad was considered the Eighth Wonder of the World, as it was one of America’s greatest achievements at the time, and still holds the title to this day. The completion of a railroad that wedded the East and … Continue reading
The Nat King Cole They Knew
When Nat Cole was a teenager in Chicago, he couldn’t always afford to get into the clubs where the great jazz pianists played. So he found another way in. His first wife, Nadine, recalled that he would slip around to the alley behind the … Continue reading
Posted in Collections Highlights, Music History, Racism
Tagged 20th century music, African American history, Bobby Troup, Capitol Records, Chris Clark-Tidyman, Civil Rights, Ernest Tidyman, Ernest Tidyman papers, Jazz History, Music Biography, Nat King Cole, Nat King Cole Trio, Oral History, Popular music history, Route 66
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“The Fayr Bryght Shynynge Scalyd Fysshes”: How to Fish with Dame Juliana Berners
Izaak Walton’s 17th century book, The Complete Angler (1653), has gone down in history as one of the most famous treatises on fish and fishing. However, it was not the first of its kind. That honor goes to Dame Juliana … Continue reading