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Pop Culture Time Capsule: William Dozier’s Papers and The Green Hornet Legacy

Posted on January 11, 2011 by ahcadmin

  From comic books, radio, television and now the big screen, The Green Hornet has been fascinating audiences since the 1930s.  At the American Heritage Center, part of this amazing history is captured in the William Dozier papers. In the … Continue reading →

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Shattering Stereotypes: The Remarkable Story of Nellie Tayloe Ross

Posted on January 6, 2011 by ahcadmin

On January 5, 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross, a Democrat, was sworn-in as Governor of Wyoming, becoming the first woman in American history to serve as a state governor.  Mrs. Ross was elected through a special election on November 4th, 1924 … Continue reading →

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Listen to History: Wyoming Pioneers’ Oral Histories Available Online

Posted on October 12, 2010 by ahcadmin

The collection contains interviews with people who were early residents of Wyoming. Interviews were conducted between 1947 and 1955 by employees of the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.  Topics include life in Laramie, Hanna, Douglas, and other towns; politics … Continue reading →

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Championing Nature: The Legacy of Brock Evans

Posted on September 1, 2010 by ahcadmin

Brock Evans is an attorney and environmental activist who has worked in both the Pacific Northwest and Washington, D.C. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, on May 24, 1937. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University in 1959 … Continue reading →

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American Heritage Center Digitizes Wind River Missionary Records

Posted on August 30, 2010 by ahcadmin

The AHC has digitized and made accessible online more than 1,300 items from the papers of John Roberts. Reverend John Roberts was an Episcopalian missionary who worked among the Arapaho and Shoshone peoples on the Wind River Indian Reservation in … Continue reading →

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