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Category Archives: Wyoming history
Uncovering Wyoming’s Hidden History: How One UW Student Revealed the Truth About an Indigenous Boarding School
When Ava Olson first walked into the American Heritage Center’s reading room, she had no idea she was about to unearth a history that had remained largely untold for nearly a century. Today, we’re proud to announce Ava as the … Continue reading
Posted in awards, Indigenous Peoples, Student projects, Uncategorized, undergraduate students, Wyoming history
Tagged American Heritage Center Undergraduate Research Award;, Archival Research, Ava OLson, Cultural Assimilation, Episcopal Church, Ethete Wyoming, Indigenous Boarding Schools, Indigenous Languages, Native American History, Northern Arapaho, Primary Source Research, Professor Samantha Vandermeade, St. Michael's Mission, Wind River Reservation
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Remembering Al: A Friend Who Just Happened to Be a Senator
On March 14, we lost Al Simpson. My heart feels heavy as I write these words. At the American Heritage Center, we knew him like so many others did—as a benefactor, yes, but more importantly, as a friend. I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Alan K. Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership, American Heritage Center, Memorial Tributes, Political history, Uncategorized, Wyoming history
Tagged Alan K. Simpson, Alan K. Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership, American Heritage Center, Bipartisanship, Cody Wyoming, Political Archives, Political Legacy, Public Service, Senator Simpson, Simpson Family, University of Wyoming, Wyoming politics
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Tall Tales and Other Oddities – The Fabulous Jackalope of Wyoming
On 307 Day – March 7 – we invite you to consider the jackalope. Many are the visitors to Wyoming who have been taken in by the legend of the jackalope. Mounted specimens of the elusive creature can be found … Continue reading
Posted in Local Folklore, Uncategorized, Western Americana, Wyoming Culture, Wyoming history
Tagged 307 Day, American Heritage Center Collections, Converse County, Douglas Wyoming, Folk legends, Historical Collections, Jackalope, Mythical creatures, Tall tales, Western artifacts, Western folklore, Western Memorabilia, Wyoming tourism, Wyoming traditions, Wyoming Travel
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On the Road: How Wyoming’s New Roving Archivist Program is Supporting Local History
Imagine trying to preserve a century-old photograph album in a historic building with challenging climate controls or figuring out how to digitize thousands of irreplaceable documents with limited resources. Across Wyoming, local institutions face daily challenges as they work to … Continue reading
Posted in Archival work, Community Impact, Local history, Uncategorized, Wyoming history
Tagged Archives, archivist, community, Digitization, heritage, historical, history, localhistory, museums, nhprc, outreach, preservation, records, shrab, Wyoming
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‘It’s in My Heart’: A Lakota Chief’s Descendant Bridges Past and Present in Wyoming
I had the opportunity to listen to many interviews conducted for the American Heritage Center’s Wyoming Voices Project. It’s an oral history project, which means it is a collection and study of historical events and information using recordings of interviews … Continue reading
Posted in Interns' projects, Native American history, oral histories, Uncategorized, Wyoming history
Tagged AISES, American Heritage Center, American Indian Studies, Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, Cultural Heritage, Donovin Sprague, Higher Education, Indigenous Culture, Lakota, Miniconjou, music, Oral History Interviews, Sheridan College, Tribal History, Wyoming Voices oral history project
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Rural Roads and Mail-In Ballots: Wyoming’s Evolution of Absentee Voting
Wyoming is a state with a long history of absentee voting and a reputation for high voter participation, and the League of Women Voters of Wyoming has played an influential role in enabling both. Since at least the 1940s in … Continue reading
Posted in Civic Engagement, Election Process, Uncategorized, Voting Rights, Wyoming history
Tagged Absentee Voting, American Heritage Center, COVID-19 Impact, Election Law, Election Security, League of Women Voters, Mail-in Ballots, Rural Voting, Voter Accessibility, Voter Participation, Voting by Mail, Wyoming Election Code, Wyoming Elections, Wyoming Secretary of State
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