Marguerite House

Buffalo Bill's Lucretia Borgia
August 10, 2014

Lucretia goes hunting buffalo

It’s not unusual for a man to bestow a beloved moniker on his favorite fishing rod (Bessie), his shiny truck (Ol’ Red),…

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Annie Oakley and women shooting, ca. 1920. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.1177
August 3, 2014

Annie Oakley shoots her way into history

THE AMERICAN WEST: CHARACTERS WELCOME. Like a popular TV network, the American West might be indeed be subtitled, “Characters welcome”—especially with remarkable…

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Curator Word Cloud
July 29, 2014

Curators: Not just for museums anymore

“Hello, may I speak to the Curator, please?” Here at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, we often get calls from…

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General Custer in Blue and Green
July 20, 2014

Custer: “Bound for glory”

“On to Little Big Horn for glory,” George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) announced in June 1876. “We’ve…

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N.C. Wyeth-Cutting Out, 1904
July 13, 2014

National Cowboy Day July 26

What better way to celebrate the American West than with cowboys, especially on Saturday, July 26, 2014, National Cowboy Day. Since the…

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W.H.D. Koerner, Road to Oregon
July 6, 2014

Oregon Trail and Conestogas: Really?

True or false? Pioneers like these portrayed in the Center’s painting The Road to Oregon (The Trail Through the South Pass Had…

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