Tag Archives: John Waggener

Krazy George and the Wave

This story expands on “‘From Sparti and His Spear to Pete and His Pistol,” a WyoHistory.org article by University Archivist John Waggener that tells the story of the first Pistol Pete mascot, Don Bogdan. When Don Bogdan handed his San … Continue reading

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AHC Archivists coauthor book about the history of the Western Research Institute and Bureau of Mines

American Heritage Center archivists, Erin Shadrick and John Waggener, recently coauthored a book about the history of the Western Research Institute and its predecessor Bureau of Mines. The 73-page book, One Hundred Years on the High Plains of Technology, tells … Continue reading

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Snap Together: Larsh Bristol and the American Heritage Center

Conor Mullen applied for the Larsh Bristol Photojournalism Fellowship six times before he received it in 2020. When he finally got it, he used it to document something none of us saw coming: the impact of COVID-19 on the Greater … Continue reading

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