Category Archives: 19th century

The Mail Must Go Through!

Posted on April 5, 2021 by ahcadmin

A rider and his horse thunder into view over the desert horizon, barreling towards the way-station where water and a fresh horse await. As the rider leaps off his horse and onto another, his mail bag swinging from his hand, … Continue reading →

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Brigham Young’s Promotion of the Deseret Alphabet

Posted on October 19, 2020 by ahcadmin

Brigham Young is best known as a religious leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints. In his capacity as president of the church, he was also the force behind an intriguing educational reform. In the early 1850s, … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July in Wyoming Territory

Posted on July 4, 2016 by mmarcusse

How did Wyoming celebrate Fourth of July in territorial days? T.A. Larson’s History of Wyoming provides a slice of holiday history from the 1870s and 1880s. Here are excerpts: The Fourth of July was the great secular holiday, requiring elaborate … Continue reading →

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Digitized Trail Diary Now Available!

Posted on May 29, 2015 by ahcadmin

Are you interested in learning more about westward expansion during the 1850s? If so, you’ll be interested to learn that University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) has digitized and made accessible online the diary and 2 transcripts of the … Continue reading →

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