Jane Gilvary
Sheep Wagons and the Shaping of the American West
A lone shepherd on Wyoming’s high plains awakens to the smell of woodsmoke curling from a stovepipe, the bleating of sheep breaks…
John Colter: America’s Intrepid Mountain Man
The Dawn of Westward Expansion Most historians agree that westward expansion began in 1783 when the Treaty of Paris gave our fledgling…
The Cowboy Painter from Hoboken
A Western Artist Born Far from the West Few would expect one of the most talented and knowledgeable western artists to hail…
The Chuckwagon: An Enduring Legacy
Origins of the Chuckwagon The chuckwagon, invented in 1866 by rancher and “Father of the Texas Panhandle” Mr. Charles Goodnight, became the…
Long Hair’s Lodge: The Story of Pahaska Teepee
The Impending Winter October in Cody means many things: colder weather, shorter days, frosty nights, hunting season, and the impending closure of…
A Fleeting Season: Indian Summer in History and Art
First Use of “Indian Summer” In 1778 in his collection of essays called Letters from an American Farmer, French immigrant St. John…