Category Archives: World War I

Lucile Wright: Commercial Pilot and All-Around-Go-Getter

Posted on August 21, 2023 by ahcadmin

Lucile Wright was a “Lady of Firsts,” as one biographer called her, and acquired a long list of accomplishments in her lifetime. Described as being “nearer pint sized than quart,” her petite frame nonetheless housed a voraciously curious mind and … Continue reading →

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Marguerite Shepherd: Assistant to “Ace of Aces” Eddie Rickenbacker

Posted on January 11, 2021 by ahcadmin

Marguerite “Sheppy” Shepherd (1894-1983) was the longtime personal assistant to ‘Ace of Aces’ Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973), a World War I fighter pilot, race car driver, automotive designer, government consultant in military matters, air transport pioneer, and longtime head of Eastern Air … Continue reading →

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Celebrating UW Veterans

Posted on November 9, 2020 by ahcadmin

Being a land-grant university, the University of Wyoming is no stranger to military service. Currently home to the Army ROTC Cowboy Battalion and the Air Force ROTC 940th Cadet Wing, military service at UW stretches back to the university’s early … Continue reading →

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A Past Pandemic In Wyoming: The Spanish Flu, 1918-1919

Posted on March 23, 2020 by ahcadmin

Though disease epidemics were common throughout America and the West in earlier times, the worst epidemic in terms of loss of human life came to Wyoming early in the 20th century, in the fall of 1918.  From October of that … Continue reading →

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Wyoming and the End of World War I

Posted on November 9, 2018 by ahcadmin

By the autumn of 1918 during World War I, Germany found itself bereft of manpower and supplies and was faced with imminent invasion. The country’s leaders requested an armistice from the Allies to end fighting on land, sea and air. Also … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays from the American Heritage Center!

Posted on December 21, 2017 by ahcadmin

The American Heritage Center will be closed from December 22 through January 1.  We will reopen on January 2nd.  See you in the New Year! And safe travels if you’re heading out of town. Below is one of the more … Continue reading →

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Halloween with Edith K.O. Clark

Posted on October 30, 2017 by ahcadmin

Edith K. O. Clark, who served as Wyoming’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction beginning in 1915, not only had a long career in the field of education, she also homesteaded in the state, operated a tea house in Cheyenne, and … Continue reading →

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In Honor of Memorial Day

Posted on May 26, 2014 by stowam

Today the American Heritage Center honors military veterans and those in active duty; and commemorate those who never came home. Thank you.    

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