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.

Treasures from Our West: Pendant given by Queen Victoria to Buffalo Bill

June 13, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Winter 2009 Pendant given to William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody by Queen Victoria Queen Victoria gave this pendant, or watch fob, to William […]

Adornment in the West: The American Indian As Artist

June 10, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Past Exhibition Adornment in the West: The American Indian As Artist June 18 – November 1, 2015 Cody Firearms Museum Breezeway American Indians have been producing and wearing jewelry for […]

Unknown artist. McCullough's Leap, after 1852. Oil on canvas, 24.875 x 29.5 inches. Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. 10.77 (detail)

Folk Art of the Frontier: McCullough’s Leap – Points West Online

June 7, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 1994 Folk Art of the Frontier: McCullough’s Leap By Robert EngelFormer Research Assistant, Whitney Western Art Museum Between 1968 and 1981 the Buffalo Bill […]

Lakota moccasins, ca. 1880. The Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe. NA.202.1183

Treasures from Our West: Lakota moccasins

June 6, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2009 Lakota moccasins, ca. 1880 Made from the hides of deer, moose, elk, or buffalo, moccasins are the familiar footwear of Native […]

Buffalo Bill Center of the West wins TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for third consecutive year

June 5, 2015 by Nancy McClure

For the third year in a row, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, has earned the 2015 Certificate of Excellence Award from TripAdvisor. The honor is […]

Watermelon patch gun,ca. 1860. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.3209 (detail)

Treasures from Our West: watermelon patch gun

June 3, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2012 Percussion trap, or “watermelon patch” gun So many of our visitors are intrigued by this percussion trap gun that they often telephone […]