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A Year in a Pandemic: COVID-19 in Wyoming
Curious about what happened during COVID-19 in Wyoming? For over a year, the American Heritage Center has been gathering the stories of people living through the pandemic all across the state. We are very excited to show some of what … Continue reading
Breathing New Life Into An Old Cinema Dinosaur
On June 2, 1983, 54 boxes of materials arrived at the Western History Research Center, now the American Heritage Center. It’s always exciting to open boxes of new materials to find out what surprises might be in store. So, those … Continue reading
We Asked, You Answered: Documenting Life During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Why is the Diary of Anne Frank one of the most important works of literature of all time? How did this book influence how we remember World War II, the Nazi Regime, and the Holocaust? Although the Holocaust can be … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, Collection donor, Coronavirus outbreak, Current events, Digital collections, Flu, medical history, Pandemics, Public health, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Western history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, laramie, Shared experience, University of Wyoming, Wyoming Covid-19 response
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Farewell Superhero Stan Lee
One of the American Heritage Center’s benefactors, and all around favorite person, was Stan Lee. He passed away November 12, 2018 at age 95. This amazing man not only gave the AHC valuable research materials spanning his career, he managed … Continue reading
Hoppy’s Saddle is not Hoppy’s Saddle – The Mystery Solved
In 1982, Grace Bradley Boyd donated to the American Heritage Center a large cache of documents, photographs and memorabilia that belonged to her late husband William L. Boyd, or “Hopalong Cassidy” as he was better known. “Hoppy” was well-known to … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, Collection donor, Current events, found in the archive, Hopalong Cassidy, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, popular culture, Student projects, television history, Uncategorized, Western history
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Transitioning to Her True Self: S.J. Moffat’s Story
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
Remembering Brad Ross
William Bradford “Brad” Ross III, grandson of the nation’s first female governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross, died Dec. 11, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 76. Brad was born on June 29, 1941, in Olympia, Wash., to Bradford … Continue reading