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.

Rene Duykaerts, near Laws, Owens Valley, California, 1995. Silver gelatin print by William Shepley. P.602.014 (detail)

The Equestrian West: Photographs by William Shepley

October 8, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Past Exhibition (closed April 11, 2021) John Bunker Sands Photography Gallery Beginning in the 1980s, William Shepley followed his passion for the equestrian culture of the American West to produce […]

Visitors inspect Yellowstone fire damage at a massive blowdown on the road between Madison and Canyon Junctions. For some, the Park was destroyed; for others it was rebuilding. National Park Service photo by Jim Peaco, September 1988. (detail)

Understanding the Yellowstone Fires of 1988, Part 2 – Points West Online

October 2, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2016 Understanding the Yellowstone Fires of 1988, Part 2How the Fires Affected American Culture and How Culture Affected the Fires By John Clayton “For […]

Bison in meadow, with ground fire in the background. National Park Service photo by Jeff Henry, 1988.

Understanding the Yellowstone Fires of 1988, Part 1 – Points West Online

September 25, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2016 Understanding the Yellowstone Fires of 1988, Part 1How the Fires Affected American Culture and How Culture Affected the Fires By John Clayton What […]

The Huntington Avenue venue in Boston (full name: Huntington Avenue American League Baseball Grounds) was the first home of the Boston Red Sox and a huge arena for Black America. (This game is Boston vs. New York on October 8, 1904, attendance 28,040.) Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540 USA. LC-USZ62-97762

Nate Salsbury’s Black America, Part 2 – Points West Online

September 18, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2019 Nate Salsbury’s Black America: Its Origins and ProgramsPart 2 Click here to read part 1 By Sandra K. Sagala In the previous issue […]

Buffalo's Bill Wild West poster, Congress of Rough Riders of the World, ca. 1895. Gift of The Coe Foundation. 1.69.170

Nate Salsbury’s Black America, Part 1 – Points West Online

September 11, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2018 Nate Salsbury’s Black America: Its Origins and Programs Part 1 By Sandra K. Sagala In spring 1895, Nate Salsbury (1846–1902) and William F. […]

A unique gift for yourself or a friend? 2020 silent auction moves online

September 3, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Each year, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Patrons Ball fundraising gala includes a silent auction of beautiful artwork and jewelry, decorative arts, unique experiences, and often an article […]