Tag Archives: Western Life

Lucile Wright: Commercial Pilot and All-Around-Go-Getter

Posted on August 21, 2023 by ahcadmin

Lucile Wright was a “Lady of Firsts,” as one biographer called her, and acquired a long list of accomplishments in her lifetime. Described as being “nearer pint sized than quart,” her petite frame nonetheless housed a voraciously curious mind and … Continue reading →

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Sky High in Wyoming

Posted on April 13, 2012 by ahcadmin

In a press release written to accompany the release of her film, Sky High in Wyoming, the documentary filmmaker Mildred Capron (whose papers reside at the American Heritage Center) states: An easterner by birth and background, 14 years in China … Continue reading →

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