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.

Buffalo Bill Center of the West receives NEA grant for summer exhibition

December 10, 2014 by Nancy McClure

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman, Jane Chu, announced in late 2014 that the Buffalo Bill Center of the West was one of only 163 nonprofit organizations nationwide to […]

Treasures from Our West: Cheyenne doll

December 7, 2014 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2010 Cheyenne doll Made around 1870, this extraordinary Cheyenne doll stands twenty-seven inches high and wears the dress and ornaments worn by Cheyenne (Tsistsistas) […]

Christmas in the Wilds, How Santa Claus Visited Russell’s Gulch – Points West Online

December 6, 2014 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2010 Christmas in the Wilds: How Santa Claus Visited Russell’s GulchA Christmas Story by Buffalo Bill—Col. William F. Cody Reprinted from The Sunday Chronicle, Manchester, England, December […]

Firearms and the West gallery in the Cody Firearms Museum, with Winchester Factory lintel.

Buffalo Bill Center of the West appoints first female Firearms Curator

December 4, 2014 by Nancy McClure

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, announces the appointment of Ashley Lynn Hlebinsky as Associate Curator of the Cody Firearms Museum. Hlebinsky becomes the first female […]

Buckers and buckaroos in American art – Points West Online

November 30, 2014 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2007 Buckers and buckaroos in American art By Mindy N. Besaw For Wyoming residents, the iconic image of the cowboy riding a bucking bronco is part of […]

Winchester roller skates, ca. 1920. Gift of L.D. and Betty Henderson. 1983.3.27

Treasures from Our West: Winchester roller skates

November 29, 2014 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West in Fall 2008 Winchester roller skates Gun makers pioneered the technology that eventually placed so many inexpensive machine-made goods in the hands of consumers. Indeed, […]