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We Asked, You Answered: Documenting Life During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Why is the Diary of Anne Frank one of the most important works of literature of all time? How did this book influence how we remember World War II, the Nazi Regime, and the Holocaust? Although the Holocaust can be … Continue reading
Posted in American Heritage Center, announcements, Collection donor, Coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, Current events, Digital collections, Flu, medical history, Pandemics, Public health, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Western history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, laramie, Shared experience, University of Wyoming, Wyoming Covid-19 response
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A Past Pandemic In Wyoming: The Spanish Flu, 1918-1919
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
Posted in Coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, Disease outbreaks, Flu, Pandemics, Public health, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, World War I, Wyoming history
Tagged 1918 flu, Cheyenne, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Kemmerer, laramie, Rock River, Spanish flu, University of Wyoming history, WyoHistory.org, Wyoming history
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From Fandom to Fanfiction to Nonfiction: Researching the Wyoming Territorial Penitentiary
In 2008, when I rediscovered Alias Smith and Jones (ASJ), a 1970s TV show I watched as a kid, I had no idea that several years later I’d be writing a book about the Wyoming Territorial Penitentiary. Revisiting ASJ on … 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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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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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
Laramie’s Military Heritage: Forts, Rails, and Resilience
The military, much like the Union Pacific Railroad, has close ties with Laramie’s history. Established two years before Laramie was, Fort Sanders was to protect those that traveled along the Overland Trail in southern Wyoming. When Laramie was established in … Continue reading
Posted in found in the archive, Laramie 150th Anniversary, Local history, military history, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Fort D. A. Russell, Fort Sanders, Frontier Defense, laramie, Military Legacy, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
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Laramie’s Legacy: Exploring Greenhill Cemetery’s Notable Figures
Greenhill Cemetery, situated less than a block away from the University of Wyoming’s campus, is almost as old as Laramie itself. Once a lawless town that struggled to be governed, Laramie and the surrounding landscape was dotted with various graves … Continue reading
Echoes of Commerce – Remembering Laramie’s Historic Businesses
Within weeks of the railroad reaching Laramie, the former “Hell on Wheels” tent town became part of an ever growing and changing landscape as buildings began dotting the landscape. Many of these buildings would come to hold businesses marked by … Continue reading