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.

View from the grandstand of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, undated. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection. Gift of Dave Bouldry and Sadie Bouldry. P.69.1675

Seven Days in Glasgow with Buffalo Bill, 1904, Part 2 – Points West Online

July 10, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2016 Seven Days in Glasgow with Buffalo Bill, 1904, Part 2 Click here to read Part 1 By Tom F. Cunningham In the previous […]

Buffalo Bill's Wild West arena. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.6.0177.2

Seven Days in Glasgow with Buffalo Bill, 1904, Part 1 – Points West Online

July 2, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2015 Seven Days in Glasgow with Buffalo Bill, 1904, Part 1 By Tom F. Cunningham A Scottish resident and a graduate of Glasgow University, […]

The still vast, virtually intact sagebrush-steppe ecosystem of Wyoming's Bighorn Basin remains a stronghold for the golden eagle and the Spirit of the American West. Photo by C.R. Preston.

Golden Eagles, Sagebrush Country, and the Spirit of the American West – Points West Online

June 26, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2011 Report from the Field: Golden Eagles, Sagebrush Country, and the Spirit of the American West By Dr. Charles R. Preston “Wait till you […]

Karl Girardet (1813-1871). "Iowa Indians Performing their Dance before the King in the Galerie de la Paix at the Tuileries Palace (April 21, 1845)." Oil on board. William E. Weiss Memorial Fund Purchase. 1.91

Out West with Buffalo Bill – Points West Online

June 19, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2012 Out West with Buffalo Bill: Rosa Bonheur and Oscar Wilde By Gregory Hinton There were poets like Whitman and Stevenson, writers from Alcott […]

Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860-1950). "Panther," modeled 1891-1892, cast ca. 1893. Bronze, 37.25 x 9.75 x 6.5 inches. Gift of A. Phimister Proctor Museum, with special thanks to Sandy and Sally Church. 4.08.1

Proctor Museum Donates Collection – Points West Online

June 12, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2004 Proctor Museum Donates Collection Ed. Note: A look back to the acquisition of the Alexander Phimister Proctor Collection following a 2004 exhibition on […]

Points West blog 269: Bridger Lake Shoreline, then and now

Thorofare through the Shutter – Points West Online

June 5, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2005 Thorofare through the Shutter By Marguerite House For those who live in the area surrounding Yellowstone National Park, Thorofare is legendary. This wilderness […]