Author: Nancy McClure

Nancy works in the Public Relations Department in electronic communications. Her work includes writing and updating website content, publicizing events, copy editing, working with images, and producing the e-newsletter <em>Western Wire</em>. In her spare time, Nancy enjoys photography, reading, flower gardening, and playing the flute.

Earn Your Spurs – Points West Online

July 22, 2024 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine Spring 2023 The Way West: Earn Your Spurs By Jim Arndt William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody wore spurs as both practical tools of his […]

A performer who may be Oglala Lakota Chief Iron Tail plays ping pong with a fellow castmate as Joe Black Fox and a group Native performers, cowboys, vaqueros, and Cossacks watch the match. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.1031

A Spirited Wild West Volley – Points West Online

July 10, 2024 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine History EditionWinter 2022 A Spirited Wild West Volley By Mack Frost The performers and crew who toured with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West were among […]

Jeremy Johnston presenting at an intern luncheon at the Center of the West in 2018.

Jeremy Johnston remembered

July 9, 2024 by Nancy McClure

Obituary reprinted with permission from the Powell Tribune Jeremy Monroe Johnston, 53, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by his family who loved him […]

Andy Warhol, "General Custer" in Whitney Western Art Museum

Andy Warhol serigraph portrait of General Custer acquired

May 17, 2024 by Nancy McClure

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is thrilled to announce a significant addition to its esteemed collection: a one-of-a-kind Andy Warhol serigraph portrait of General Custer. This exceptional work […]

Large groups of people, some with musical instruments.

Black Musicians in the Wild West

April 5, 2024 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine History Edition, Winter 2024 Black Musicians in the Wild West: The Curious History of Ferris’s Satisfied Musical Entertainers By Siriana Lundgren Beyond its regular […]

Draper Natural History Museum showing incline of ramp.

Dr. Charles Preston to Receive Award for Contributions to Biodiversity Science

March 14, 2024 by Nancy McClure

Dr. Preston’s lifelong dedication to conservation has left an enduring legacy, showcasing the importance of preserving our natural world. The University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West are […]