Category Archives: Digital collections
Lost Episode of Golden Age of Television Dramatic Series “Star Tonight” Found and Identified
From 1955-56 on ABC, a live TV series titled Star Tonight offered the chance for young up-and-coming New York actors to star in a show opposite established players. The known stars included: Buster Crabbe, Neva Patterson, Theodore Bikel, and June … Continue reading
Glimpses into the Iron Ore Mining Past of Sunrise, Wyoming
AHC Archivist Ginny Kilander is presenting a talk June 8, 2018, titled “Glimpses into the Iron Ore Mining Past of Sunrise, Wyoming” at the Mining History Association Annual Conference that’s happening in Deadwood-Lead, South Dakota. Her talk is part of the session: … Continue reading
New AHC Digital Archivist Sets Sights on Access
The AHC recently welcomed a new Digital Archivist, Rachel Gattermeyer. In her position, Rachel plans to increase the accessibility of the AHC’s born-digital collections, identify new directions for digital preservation, and work with other departments at the University to share … Continue reading
Summer Exhibit Series: Railroads in Laramie
The summer exhibit series at the American Heritage Center celebrating Laramie’s 150th anniversary kicks off this week with materials relating to railroad history in Laramie. On May 4, 1868, the Union Pacific Railroad reached Laramie, bringing with it new people, … Continue reading
All Things Wyoming: The Wyoming Pioneers Oral History Project
In 2014, the American Heritage Center completed a project funded by a generous grant from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund. The largest part of the project was to digitize the Wyoming Pioneers Oral History interviews which were recorded during the … Continue reading
“Wild Bill” Carlisle: Last Train Robber of the American West
Train passengers leaving Green River, Wyoming, on February 9, 1916 riding the Union Pacific Railroad’s Portland Rose found themselves confronted by a young man hiding his face with a white kerchief who demanded their money at gunpoint. But the youngster … Continue reading
Help us identify the scene – B. C. Buffum
Did you play with a Viewmaster as a child? Maybe you’ve seen an old stereoscope at your local museum or historical society. Here at the AHC, we recently digitized some stereocards taken by University of Wyoming professor of Agriculture and prolific photographer … Continue reading
