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Category Archives: University of Wyoming history
Steamboat: Wyoming’s Wildest Resident
It’s Cheyenne Frontier Days, so a great opportunity to talk about one of the quintessential Wyoming images: a cowboy on a bucking bronc. Wyoming’s original bucking bronc was a horse named Steamboat. His origin story is a bit murky. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, Livestock industry, Rodeo history, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming History Day
Tagged Albany County Fair, Bucking broncos, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Guy Holt, Rodeo cowboys, University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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What to Know Before You Go: Visiting the American Heritage Center’s Loggia
Looking for an enjoyable spot to add to your must-visit list this summer? Here at the American Heritage Center, located in the Centennial Complex on the campus of the University of Wyoming, we have just the spot you are looking … Continue reading
Posted in architectural history, Architecture, Centennial Complex, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history
Tagged Alfred Jacob Miller, American Heritage Center, Antoine Predock, Frederic Remington, George A. Rentschler, Henry Farny, Lora Webb Nichols, Richard Throssel, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming Art Museum
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Mable Wyoming Cheney Moudy
Mable Wyoming Cheney was born on May 2, 1878, in Atlantic City, near South Pass, Wyoming. Her father, Ervin F. Cheney (1844-1922), came west to Fort Sanders as a soldier after the Civil War. He helped survey the town of … Continue reading
Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr./Wyoming Equality Day
Martin Luther King, Jr./Wyoming Equality Day falls on the third Monday in January. It marks a time of remembrance and reflection on the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his relentless quest for equality, human rights … Continue reading
Celebrating Homecoming with Cowboy Joe – A Wyoming Icon
October 1922 is attributed as the first officially documented date of the University of Wyoming’s homecoming. Celebrations included class reunions, open houses, a homecoming dance, parades, and of course, the homecoming football game. Wyoming football origins date back as early … Continue reading
University of Wyoming’s Afghanistan Mission, 1953 to 1973
The current troubling events in Afghanistan brings to mind the bond that the University of Wyoming once enjoyed with that country. Under George “Duke” Humphrey – UW’s president from 1945 to 1964 – the university began developing international programs to … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Agricultural history, Agriculture, Political history, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
Tagged Afghan Student Club, King Mohammed Zahir Shah, Queen Humaira Begum, Royal Government of Afghanistan, University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science, USAID
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Eat What You Want Day!
May 11 is “Eat What You Want Day.” What does that mean? Well, it means for one day you can forget your diet and, health permitting, treat yourself to a favorite food. Today, you can say “Yes-Yes” to that slice … Continue reading
Posted in Animal actors, community collections, Current events, Digital collections, Local history, Motion picture actors and actresses, Photographic collections, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
Tagged Hopalong Cassidy, laramie, Lovell, Ludwig Photography, Topper, Tri Delta
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U.S. Senator Gale McGee Buttonholed by Mom and Dad
The presidential inauguration last week brings to mind a couple of fun stories told by former U.S. Senator Gale McGee of Wyoming. In 1982, an oral history was conducted with McGee for placement in the John F. Kennedy Library. McGee … Continue reading
Carrie Burton Overton, UW’s First African American Female Student
Author, Wyoming historian, and sixth generation Laramie native Kim Viner wrote a wonderful article in WyoHistory.org about Carrie Burton Overton, the University of Wyoming’s first African American female student. In this post I’d like to spotlight information that Kim discovered. … Continue reading
Check Out the American Heritage Center’s Virtual Exhibits!
2020 was a banner year for new American Heritage Center virtual exhibits. Take a look this selection of what we’ve been working on this past year. “Stampede” by Jerry Palen During the course of its 43 year run, “Stampede” became … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, cartoons, Digital collections, exhibits, found in the archive, Photographic collections, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
Tagged Charles J. Belden, Jerry Palen, pronghorn, Richard Tregaskis, Samuel H. Knight, Stampede, University of Wyoming, Vietnam War
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