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Just In Time for America250, a New Book About Wyoming’s History
Post contributed by Paul Flesher, Director of the American Heritage Center Did you ever want to know more about the history of Wyoming—the state we all know and love—in an accessible way? If so, then Wyoming’s History in 76 Objects … Continue reading
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Remembering and Celebrating Wayman C. Wing
Did you know the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science has a Hall of Fame? We want to focus on a specific individual in the Hall of Fame who has had many successes inside and outside of … Continue reading
“For the Use and Benefit of the People”: Foundations of the University of Wyoming
At moments when public institutions face renewed scrutiny, history offers an important perspective. The founding of the University of Wyoming was not inevitable, nor was it symbolic. It was a deliberate decision made by territorial leaders who believed higher education … Continue reading
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The History of the Union Pacific Big Boy: The World’s Largest Steam Locomotive
The transcontinental railroad was considered the Eighth Wonder of the World, as it was one of America’s greatest achievements at the time, and still holds the title to this day. The completion of a railroad that wedded the East and … Continue reading
“The Fayr Bryght Shynynge Scalyd Fysshes”: How to Fish with Dame Juliana Berners
Izaak Walton’s 17th century book, The Complete Angler (1653), has gone down in history as one of the most famous treatises on fish and fishing. However, it was not the first of its kind. That honor goes to Dame Juliana … Continue reading
Confronting Difficult History: Blackface in Wyoming’s Photographic Past
When I first encountered these photographs in the American Heritage Center’s collections, I was genuinely jarred. As a white person researching these images from 1920s-30s Wyoming, I found myself uncomfortable and unsettled. My immediate reaction was emotional rather than academic … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, American Heritage Center, Bighorn Basin, blackface, Carbon County, CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, difficult history, Encampment Wyoming, Hugo G. Janssen, Lora Webb Nichols, Lovell Wyoming, minstrelsy, New Deal, Photographic collections, race history, Wyoming history
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Behind the Mountain: The Story of the Centennial Complex
When you approach the University of Wyoming’s Centennial Complex, you’re met with an imposing sight: a massive cone rising from the earth, its dark metal skin catching the Wyoming light. It’s unlike any other building on campus—or frankly, anywhere else. … Continue reading
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Tagged American Heritage Center, Antoine Predock, Centennial Complex, Eleanor Chatterton Kennedy, Joe and Arlene Watt, Mike Sullivan, Terry Roark, Toppan Rare Books Library, University of Wyoming Art Museum, University of Wyoming Centennial, University of Wyoming history
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