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.

Pictured are three examples of Winchester’s imported English shotguns, circa 1878 – 1884. From top to bottom: Winchester Club Class double barrel, 12 gauge; Winchester Class C double barrel, 12 gauge; and Winchester Match Class double barrel, 16 gauge.

Winchester’s English Shotguns – Points West Online

January 11, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 1998 Winchester’s English Shotguns: A Marketing Maneuver with Lasting Influence By Herbert G. Houze While it is now common practice for companies to sell products under […]

Civil War porcelain parade canteen, ca. 1861 – 1865. Gift of Don and Marjorie Lawson. 2004.17.1 (detail)

Treasures from Our West: Civil War canteen

January 10, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in fall 2007 Civil War Canteen While a standard item of military equipment, this Civil War canteen is definitely in a non-standard condition. The porcelain coating […]

Alien Organisms in Greater Yellowstone – Points West Online

January 4, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 1999 The Changing Face of the West: Alien Organisms in Greater Yellowstone (Have They Come in Peace?) By Charles R. Preston PhDSenior Scientist and Curator Emeritus, […]

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. Scientific name: Ovis canadensis. Whole mount DRA.305.10; skeletal mount DRA.305.38

Treasures from Our West: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

January 3, 2015 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2007 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep specimens On December 24, 2000, poachers killed these two Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Rams (foreground) in the valley […]

Karen Brooks McWhorter starts her position as Whitney Western Art Museum curator on March 2. Courtesy photo.

Buffalo Bill Center of the West appoints new curator of western art

December 29, 2014 by Nancy McClure

After a nationwide search, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West has chosen Karen Brooks McWhorter to become the new Margaret and Dick Scarlett Curator of Western American Art for […]

The Art of Beadwork – Points West Online

December 28, 2014 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2004 The Art of Beadwork: An Old But New Tradition By Emma HansenCurator Emerita and Senior Scholar, Plains Indian Museum Visitors to the Plains Indian Museum […]