I first met Harry Jackson when I was a seventh-grader in Mr. Gilpin’s art class. Because I grew up in Riverton, Wyoming, this inevitably meant a field trip up north to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody—especially if one was enrolled in any art or history class. Okay, so I didn’t meet […]
Believe it or not, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody once shared a handful of beauty secrets-yes, really! A web search today returns more than 3.5 million results for “beauty hints and tips.” I’m guessing that Buffalo Bill’s weighing in on the subject is the classic “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” […]
Englishman James Smithson (1765 – 1829) never traveled to the United States, but his legacy is American through and through. It was his bequest that created what we know today as the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Smithson’s will was tricky: He had no children, so upon his death, his estate became his nephew’s. But, if […]
After a dusty day on the cattle drive, cowhands were plum tickled when they caught a whiff of the trail trifecta of biscuits, bacon, and beans. There was one small snag, though: No one ate until Cookie called. On the old time cattle drives, the cook, “Cookie,” was often an aging cowboy hired for his […]
Before global tours and music festivals, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody and his Wild West extravaganza introduced the world to an unrivaled spectacle of cowboys and cowgirls, sharpshooters, Indians, exotic animals, and the sights and sounds of the American West. But, what if there was a way to “level the playing field”? Would the Wild West […]
Families visiting the Buffalo Bill Center of the West are typically coming or going—to Yellowstone National Park, that is—and for good reason. Yellowstone is America’s first national park, and we just happen to be a convenient 50 miles from the park’s East Gate. And, many of those travelers are camping. In fact, the Recreational Vehicle […]