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Category Archives: American West
The Whirlwind Romance of Will and Lulu
Louisa’s mad, And I am glad, And I know how to please her! A bottle of wine To make her fine And her handsome beau to squeeze her! So taunted the children on the sidewalk by the home of Louisa … Continue reading
Posted in American West, Biography and profiles, Uncategorized
Tagged 19th century, Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Civil War era, courtship, Frontier Life, Kansas, Louisa Frederici Cody, marriage, McCracken Research Library, St. Louis, William F. Cody', women's history, WyoHistory.org, Wyoming
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Finding Hijab Leadership Stories in Cowboy Country
Dr. Sajaudeen Nijamodeen Chapparban, Assistant Professor of Diaspora Studies at Central University of Gujarat, India, was awarded the 2024 Women in Public Life Fellowship to research “The Leadership in Hijab: A Study of Muslim Women Leaders, Writers, and Celebrities in … Continue reading
Posted in American West, Cultural Studies, Fellowships & Academic Programs, Uncategorized
Tagged American Heritage Center, Cross-cultural experience, Cultural identity, Diaspora research, Immigration History, India, Islamic Center of Laramie, Maharashtra, Migration studies, Post-9/11 America, University of Wyoming Libraries, Women in Public Life Fellowship
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Fossils, Fame, and the Frontier: The Story of William Harlow Reed
In the annals of American paleontology, William Harlow Reed occupies a unique place—a self-taught fossil hunter whose keen eye and determination helped shape our understanding of the prehistoric West. Through his groundbreaking work at Como Bluff, Reed was instrumental in … Continue reading
Posted in American West, Biography and profiles, Paleontology & Fossils, Uncategorized, Wyoming history
Tagged 19th century science, American Heritage Center, Andrew Carnegie, Apatosaurus, Bone Wars, Carnegie Museum, Como Bluff, Dinosaur discoveries, Diplodocus carnegii, Edward Drinker Cope, Fossil hunting, Fossil preparation, Late Jurassic, Medicine Bow, Mesozoic era, Natural history museums, Othniel Charles Marsh, Sauropods, Scientific education, Stegosaurus, Union Pacific Railroad, University of Wyoming, William Harlow Reed, Wyoming paleontology
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Rethinking Ranchers and Government: A Fresh Look at an Old Debate
For decades, the conventional wisdom has portrayed Western ranchers as caught in a paradox—an industry built on independence that criticized federal regulation while relying on government programs. It’s become the accepted narrative—and according to Dr. Tim Gresham, it misses the … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, Agriculture, American history, American West, Cattle industry, Ranch history, Uncategorized
Tagged Alan K. Simpson Fellowship, American Heritage Center, beef fundamentalism, cattle ranching, government regulation, Hereford cattle, industry-government relations, Meat Industry, National Cattlemen's Association, National Live Stock & Meat Board, nutritionism, ranching history, Tim Gresham, western history, Wyoming Hereford Ranch
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Little House on the Prairie
This western historical television drama was based on bestselling books by Laura Ingalls (1867-1957). NBC picked it up 50 years ago in 1974 and the television series ran until March 21, 1983. This western historical television drama was based on … Continue reading
Posted in American West, Entertainment history, Literature, television history, Uncategorized
Tagged 1970s Television, 1980s Television, American Heritage Center, Archives, Family Programming, Historical Collections, Historical Drama, Ingalls Family, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie, Michael Landon, NBC Television, Pioneer life, Television Adaptations, Television Scripts, Western Literature
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The Mail Must Go Through!
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
Eyewitness to Racism: Andrew Bugas and the Rock Springs Massacre of 1885
Andrew Bugas (Andrej Bugos) was not quite 20 years old in 1885 when he arrived in Rock Springs to work in the Union Pacific’s coal mines. Born in Austria, he came to the United States in 1880 to join his … Continue reading
Posted in American West, Chinese Americans, Coal industry, found in the archive, International relations, Labor disputes, Local history, mining history, Racism, Railroad History, Rock Springs Massacre, Uncategorized, Violence - history, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Andrew Bugas, Anti-Chinese Sentiment, Chinese Americans, Chinese Miners, Coal Mining History, Ethnic Tensions, Ethnic Violence, Immigration Laws, Labor Strikes, mining industry, Racism in America, Rock Springs Massacre, Union Pacific Railroad
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Wyoming statehood: A load of “blatherskitism”?
Wyoming’s entry into the Union occurred on July 10, 1890, but not all of our territorial predecessors were enthusiastic in the years leading up to that historic event. Political machinations and ambitions were at play. Leading the charge for statehood … Continue reading
The Infamous Johnson County War – The papers of Fred G.S. Hesse
On the morning of April 9, 1892, small-time rancher Nate Champion and itinerant cowboy Nick Ray were beset by an army of cattlemen and Texas hired guns, numbering about fifty, who had come to Johnson County to clear out the … Continue reading
Digitized Trail Diary Now Available!
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