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Tag Archives: Wyoming folklife
New Finding Aids: August 2019
We’ve had a busy and productive summer processing collections! Here’s another round of finding aids we’ve published so you can see what we’ve been up to. As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our collections. … Continue reading
Posted in Digital collections, Hollywood history, Laramie, LGBT, LGBTQIA+, Local history, military history, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, Natural resources, newly digitized collections, newly processed collections, oral histories, Out West in the Rockies, popular culture, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Air Force, folklife, Hollywood, Jean Howard, LGBT, LGBTQ history, oil, oil fields, Petroleum, quilt, quilting, Rockefeller, U.S. Air Force, Uinta County, Wyoming, Wyoming folklife
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Folklife in Wyoming
Folklife is a complex, important and large component of culture. It encompasses the art, traditions and knowledge that passes down among a group of people and can be seen through dance, music, artwork, storytelling, ceremonies and belief sharing. While sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Local history, oral histories, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged artwork, communities, community, craftwork, culture, dance, folklife, hunting, music, storytelling, traditions, Wyoming folklife, Wyoming history
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