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Category Archives: Wyoming history
Remembering Estelle Reel: Wyoming’s Educational Pioneer
In recognition of Estelle Reel, the first woman elected and to hold the office of state superintendent of public instruction in Wyoming and the second woman elected and to hold a statewide office in the United States, January 7 of … Continue reading
The Wyoming Art of Carrie Arnold
Carrie Arnold (1944-1998) was a Denver business woman with an active interest in Western history, which she expressed in drawings. She became a pen and ink illustrator for a number of Western books. She was commissioned by her friend Bill … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Authors and literature, commercial art, found in the archive, Local history, mining history, Uncategorized, Western history, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged Artists, Carrie Arnold, Guernsey Wyoming, Hartville Wyoming, laramie, Sunrise Wyoming, Wyoming history
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Victory and Remembrance: Wyoming and the End of World War I
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
Adventures in the 20th Century: The Frederick and Cecil Nussbaum papers
Have you ever wondered what it was like to live from the late 1800s to the late 1900s and experience all of the technological advances and a variety of major historical moments that happened through the 20th century? Frederick Nussbaum … Continue reading
Lovell’s Latin American Colony
In 1916, the sugar beet industry brought the first serious wave of Mexican-speaking migrants to Lovell: betabeleros, the beet workers, to hoe the fields and help with the harvest. Yet most were not Mexican nationals, but rather Spanish-speaking people from … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, community collections, Immigration, Local history, Mexican-American history, Uncategorized, Under-documented communities, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Community Organizations, Discrimination in the 20th Century, Great Western Company, Labor Migration, Latin American Immigration, Lovell, Mexican Colony, Mexican Nationals, Racial Discrimination, Sugar Beet Workers
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A Wyoming Frost
Verna Elizabeth Grubbs, better known to her poetic peers as Ann Winslow, was a driving force in the shaping of young poets during the early-to-mid 1900s. The Ann Winslow collection evidences her immersion in the world of the golden age … Continue reading
Posted in Authors and literature, found in the archive, Poetry, Robert Frost, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, writers and poets, Wyoming history
Tagged Ann Winslow, College Verse, Mathison Library, Poetry Journals, Poets, Robert Frost Poetry Library, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Verna Elizabeth Grubbs
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Beanies, Brooms and Bother: UW Freshmen Get the Initiation Treatment
Let’s dig into the archives to highlight a couple of old-time UW freshman traditions. A once constant sight on the University of Wyoming campus was the sight of freshmen wearing beanies. According to a September 1967 article in the UW … Continue reading
Posted in Local history, Student Life, Uncategorized, undergraduate students, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
Tagged Beanies, Campus Traditions, Freshman Initiation, Freshmen, Historical Photos, laramie, Student Activities, traditions, University of Wyoming history, W Hill
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On the Road Again: Laramie’s Highways Through the Years
The railroad is what most of Laramie’s early history is focused on as it allowed new peoples and industries to grow the burgeoning city. Even so, a few decades after the railroad first came to Laramie, a new form of … Continue reading
Posted in found in the archive, Laramie 150th Anniversary, Lincoln Highway, Local history, Oregon trail, Transportation history, Uncategorized, Western history, Westward migration, Wyoming history
Tagged American West, Automobile Travel, Automobiles, Interstate 80, laramie, Lincoln Highway, Transportation
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Who Climbed the Grand Teton First?
One hundred and twenty years ago, on August 11, 1898, William O. Owen (federal surveyor and outdoorsman), Reverend Franklin Spencer Spalding, and Jackson Hole ranchers Frank L. Petersen and John S. “Jack” Shive made an ascent of the Grand Teton by way … Continue reading
Posted in found in the archive, Grand Tetons, Mountaineering, Uncategorized, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Grand Teton, Grand Teton Ascents, Historical Climbs, Mountaineering, Mountaineering Controversies, Mountaineering History, Rocky Mountain Alpine Club, Teton Routes, William O. Owen
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Ranching Roots: Exploring Laramie’s Livestock Legacy
While the railroad was the main hub of employment early in Laramie’s history, the cattle and sheep businesses helped grow the economy of the burgeoning town. Names such as Philip Mandel, Thomas Alsop, Charles Hutton, Robert Homer, and the Bath … Continue reading