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Not sure what to do with those papers, photos and digital files?

Posted on April 22, 2018

It’s Preservation Week, folks. So, even more than ever, the AHC is celebrating our favorite thing in the world – archives, of course. Preservation Week is from April 22 to 28 and promotes the role of archives, libraries and other … Continue reading →

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Spotlighting Communism & Hollywood in the papers of Sesame Street’s Mr. Hooper

Posted on April 18, 2018

One of the most recognizable figures of the first thirteen years (1969-1982) of PBS’s Sesame Street was Mr. Hooper the grocer, played by veteran actor Will Lee. He was one of the four original human characters on the show. Before … Continue reading →

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Transitioning to Her True Self: S.J. Moffat’s Story

Posted on April 11, 2018

Shannon Moffat, born Samuel Johnston Moffat and known professionally as S. J. Moffat, transitioned in her 50s and had a long and storied career in her 82 years. She was born on August 23, 1927 in a small suburb of Pittsburgh. … Continue reading →

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Commemorative Display about Matthew Shepard at the American Heritage Center

Posted on April 11, 2018

The Shepard Symposium for Social Justice begins tomorrow, April 11, at the Wyoming Union on the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie. According to the symposium’s website, the Shepard Symposium, an annual event at the University of Wyoming since 1997, … Continue reading →

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Last Open Attack in the Wyoming Range Wars: Spring Creek Raid of 1909

Posted on April 2, 2018

The Spring Creek Raid of April 2, 1909 marks the last open attack in a long-running range war in Wyoming and concludes the era of private warfare in the state. In the Spring Creek Raid, a collection of Big Horn … Continue reading →

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Privy to Scandal: The Ralph O. Dietler Papers

Posted on March 29, 2018

One of the biggest scandals to ever rock the petroleum industry was the fraudulent leasing of United States oil reserves at Wyoming’s Teapot Dome, and the discovery of the Continental Trading Company, a Canadian corporation organized in 1921 to funnel … Continue reading →

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C.J. Box book release and signing event today at noon at the American Heritage Center!

Posted on March 27, 2018
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