Kamila Kuselska

Kamila Kudelska was the multimedia journalist for the Center and for Wyoming Public Media. In that role she told the hidden stories of all five museums and reported on the news of northwest Wyoming. Kamila has worked as a public radio reporter in California, Poland and New York. She enjoys skiing (both downhill and crosscountry) and loves to read. Since has since taken on a larger role with Wyoming Pubic Media.

Pony Express style saddle with mochilla. Stamped left side front: PONY EXPRESS/MARCH 3RD 1860, Stamped left side back: LOUIS HOOK/S.L. CITY, Stamped right side front: JULY/24TH 1897, Stamped right side back: LOUIS HOOK/S.L. CITY. This is a reproduction possibly used in Wild West Show performances. Date: March 3, 1860; July 24, 1897. Museum purchase, Garlow Collection. 1.69.16

Museum Minute: Pony Express Saddle

June 27, 2019 by Kamila Kudelska

Although the Pony Express only lasted for about a year and half, the mail service has become synonymous with the Old West. The story of riders delivering mail from Saint […]

Museum Minute: Frederic Remington’s Last Years

June 21, 2019 by Kamila Kudelska

Frederic Remington was a famous painter who was known for his depiction of the American West. But Karen McWhorter, the Scarlett Curator of Western American Art for the Whitney Western […]

Thompson Submachine Gun. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.2609

Museum Minute: A Bank Robbery & a Thompson Submachine Gun

June 13, 2019 by Kamila Kudelska

The Thompson Submachine Gun was invented in the early 1900s and was originally meant for the battle field. But it became notorious as the gangster gun because it has been […]

Museum Minute: Essential Winchester Jobs During World War I

June 11, 2019 by Kamila Kudelska

During World War I, some Winchester Repeating Arms Company employees were eventually exempt from the draft because their skills were essential to the war effort. “There were a couple of […]

Museum Minute: The Burden Basket

May 31, 2019 by Kamila Kudelska

The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Great Plains were known for being horticultural societies. Women utilized burden baskets to carry items […]

Museum Minute: A Surprise Museum Donation

May 23, 2019 by Kamila Kudelska

In 2011, former curator of the Draper Natural History Museum Dr. Charles Preston received a surprise phone call. “It was a woman just south of Denver. She said she would […]