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 hear what we saw today,” shouted an excited Patrick Rodgers from across the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s employee parking lot as I was […]
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 to Twain, composers such as Verdi and Tchaikovsky, and artists from Monet to Bierstadt. Alexander Graham Bell created his telephone, and Thomas Edison developed the […]
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 the sculptor and his work. By Sarah E. Boehme The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s 2004 special exhibition on Alexander Phimister Proctor reaped a […]
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 region takes on almost mystical proportions as those who’ve made the trip smile quietly and say, “Yes, I’ve seen Thorofare.” And what a trip it […]
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2018 From “Thorofare” to Destination – the South Fork of the Shoshone River, part 3 Click here to read Part 1 and Part 2 By Jeremy M. Johnston, PhD As we’ve learned, the South Fork of the Shoshone River—southwest of Cody, Wyoming—was a busy place in the nineteenth century. […]
Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2017 From “Thorofare” to Destination – the South Fork of the Shoshone River, part 2 Click here to read Part 1 By Jeremy M. Johnston, PhD The South Fork of the Shoshone River, southwest of Cody, Wyoming, was a relatively busy place in the nineteenth century. In the previous […]