Category Archives: Wyoming History Day

Pieces of the Hindenburg: Treasure Hunting in Wyoming

Posted on June 26, 2023 by ahcadmin

While doing research in 2013 at the American Heritage Center for the National History Day competition, I came across an amazing discovery. Many History Day students strategically (and wisely) first pick a collection at the AHC and then base their … Continue reading →

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The Black 14: Protests and Reactions

Posted on January 16, 2023 by ahcadmin

Martin Luther King Jr. Day—observed yearly on the third Monday of January—honors the achievements of Dr. King, a prominent civil rights leader who played a vital role in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination in public … Continue reading →

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Steamboat: Wyoming’s Wildest Resident

Posted on July 25, 2022 by ahcadmin

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 →

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Hanna, Wyoming’s 1903 “Frightful Disaster”

Posted on June 27, 2022 by ahcadmin

It was a normal Tuesday morning in the Union Pacific Coal Company mining town of Hanna, Wyoming, when disaster struck on June 30, 1903. It was about 10:30 in the morning when coal gas in the Hanna No. 1 mine caught … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Homecoming with Cowboy Joe – A Wyoming Icon

Posted on October 11, 2021 by ahcadmin

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 →

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A Wyoming Valentine in Pictures

Posted on February 13, 2021 by ahcadmin

If one is searching for Wyoming photographs that celebrate the holidays, look no further than the Ludwig & Svenson Studio Collection. A close second for holiday photos is the photographic collection of Lora Webb Nichols. Henning Svenson arrived in the … Continue reading →

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Joseph O’Mahoney, FDR, and “Court Packing”

Posted on November 2, 2020 by ahcadmin

The topic of “packing” the U.S. Supreme Court has become a hot button issue in the 2020 presidential campaign. But this isn’t the first time members of the federal government and the public have debated the matter. The Judicial Act … Continue reading →

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