Category Archives: Local history

Isberg collection digitized

Posted on May 8, 2017 by

The AHC has completed a grant project to digitize photographs, glass plate negatives, glass lantern slides, and stereo cards from the Isberg Family papers, a collection of a Laramie family with material dating from 1884 to 1930. Continue reading →

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Celebrate summer cycling with Elmer Lovejoy!

Posted on July 25, 2014 by

Summer seems to be the season for multi-day bicycle tours–each state seems to have its own unique ride–RAGBRAI in Iowa, Ride the Rockies in Colorado, the Tour de Wyoming, and of course, internationally speaking, there’s the mother of them all, the … Continue reading →

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Summer is the Season for State Parks

Posted on July 29, 2013 by

State parks are often the forgotten cousins of much larger and well-known national parks, but they contain just as many scenes of striking beauty and opportunities for recreation.  One advantage is that they are often less crowded than national parks … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: Brought to You by Spring Allergy Season!

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Spring is in the air, which means many of us are sneezing from seasonal allergies!  While grabbing for a tissue to dry those itchy, watery eyes, take a moment to enjoy this window display from 1938.  The Kassis store specialized … Continue reading →

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