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Wyoming’s Grand Old Man Joseph Carey
Many people who have visited Wyoming’s capitol city at one time or another have probably driven on Carey Avenue. This well-traveled thoroughfare goes through the heart of Cheyenne on the west side of the State Capitol. But from where does … Continue reading
Posted in Family history, Political history, Suffrage -- United States, Uncategorized, Women -- suffrage, Women's suffrage, Wyoming history
Tagged Charles D. Carey, Joseph Maull Carey, Robert Carey, Robert D. Carey, Susan B. Anthony, women's suffrage, Wyoming Territorial Supreme Court, Wyoming Territory
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Merry Christmas from the Boones!
Donna Clausen Boone and Robert “Bob” Boone took writing their annual Christmas letter seriously. The couple were known for their elaborate Christmas cards and letters. Bob designed the cards and drew the illustrations while Donna wrote the accompanying text. Bob … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Family history, Holidays, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Bob Boone, Donna Clausen Boone, Holiday cards, Holiday Traditions, World Travel
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Selenium: The Story of Orville A. Beath
Wyoming has often given rise to great ideas and new research, and one such man that succeeded in a major discovery, alongside a team of researchers, was Orville A. Beath. Orville A. Beath was born in Wisconsin in 1884, where … Continue reading
Posted in environmental history, Family history, Science, Student projects, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history
Tagged Biochemistry, Botanical chemistry, Geology – West (U.S.), Livestock poisoning plants – West (U.S.), Phytogeography – West (U.S.), Plant-soil relationships – West (U.S.), Poisonous plants – Composition, Privies, Range Plants – West (U.S.), Selenium – Physiological effect, Selenosis, Soils and animal nutrition, Soils – Selenium content, Squirrels, University of Wyoming
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Mileva Maravic remembers Prohibition in Gebo, Wyoming
The coal-mining town of Gebo was established in 1907 about twelve miles north of Thermopolis in Hot Springs County. It was named after Samuel Wilford Gebo who established the Owl Creek Coal Company and the first mine in the area after … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Geology, Family history, Local history, mining history, newly cataloged collections, Prohibition, Uncategorized, Western history, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged Brandy Production, California Grapes, Gebo, Mileva Maravic, Owl Creek Coal Company, Prohibition, Reminiscences, Wine Making, Wyoming history
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Black History Highlight: Stepp Family Ranch
The AHC would like to celebrate African-American experiences in the west by sharing this photograph of the Stepp family; taken on Alonzo T. Stepp’s ranch in the 1920s. Originally from Berea, Kentucky, Alonzo Stepp came to Wyoming to try cowboy … Continue reading
Family History Research @ the AHC
Archivists working in the Reference Department of the American Heritage Center are often asked about resources that can help genealogists track their family’s history. Sometimes that’s an easy question–we might actually have the personal family papers of that researcher’s forebears. … Continue reading