Marguerite House

Amelia Earhart, ca. 1934–1936 at the Double D Ranch on the Wood River in northwest Wyoming. MS 3 Charles Belden Collection. P.67.1477
November 10, 2014

Amelia Earhart’s Wyoming connection

Aviatrix Amelia Earhart, almost 40 at the time, disappeared on July 2, 1937, on an around-the world flight in her twin-engine Lockheed…

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Feather guards stop bird collisions
November 2, 2014

Feather guards stop bird hits

“In an attempt to reduce the number of song bird window collisions in the Braun Garden [here at the Buffalo Bill Center…

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Ebola/Africa word cloud
October 26, 2014

Ebola: running scared?

WHAT DO LYME DISEASE, ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER, WEST NILE VIRUS, AND HANTAVIRUS—DISEASES WITH WHICH WE’RE FAMILIAR IN THE ROCKIES—HAVE TO DO…

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Custer's 7th Cavalry Band
October 13, 2014

George Armstrong Custer and the NFL 

Football fans are sure to recognize Adam Vinatieri, kicker for the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. Not as familiar may be the football pro’s…

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Typical scrapbook fare: mourning Buffalo Bill's death
October 3, 2014

Scrapbooks: History’s windows

Scrapbooking is all the rage these days. While the hobby incorporates all manner of stickers, artwork, photo holders, and captions, the idea of…

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Patrons Ball precursor
September 1, 2014

Patrons Ball: Gala of the year

The countdown has begun for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s annual benefit gala, Patrons Ball on September 20. Touted as…

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