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.

Tony Foster painting in his chosen site for his Squaretop painting. Photograph courtesy of Karen Brooks McWhorter.

A Green River Journey – Points West Online

May 17, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2023 A Green River Journey: Pursuing the Perfect Vantage Point with Artist Tony Foster By Karen Brooks McWhorter On May 20, 2023, the Whitney […]

Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874). "Trappers Saluting the Wind River Mountains," ca. 1864. Oil on canvas, 21.9375 x 35.8125 inches. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming. Gift of The Coe Foundation. 10.70 (detail)

A Rendezvous Revisited – Points West Online

May 10, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2022 A Rendezvous Revisited: Special Exhibition explores Alfred Jacob Miller’s art like never before By Tessa Baker Traveling deep into the Rocky Mountains, trappers, […]

"All Roads Lead to Buffalo Bill's Wild West poster, 1894. Museum purchase. 1.69.20 (detail)

The Wild West at Ambrose Park – Points West Online

April 21, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2022 By the Numbers: The Wild West at Ambrose Park In its early years, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West often spent a full season in […]

William Sweeney and the Cowboy Band with Mt. Vesuvius in background, 1890. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.989

Mike Masterson’s legacy marches on

April 14, 2023 by Nancy McClure

When visitors to the Center of the West tour our Buffalo Bill Museum, they pause to watch actual footage of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. The musical score that accompanies that […]

Two great blue herons show off their plumage at a nesting site. Photo by Rob Koelling.

Spring Wings – Points West Online

April 7, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2021 Spring Wings: Birds Flock to Yellowstone Region By Michaela Jones If you have a tendency to gaze longingly out the window on a […]

Buntline and Burke – Points West Online

March 24, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2022 Buntline and Burke: Buffalo Bill’s Peerless Promoters By Ruffin Prevost William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody was an authentic and skilled frontier scout who […]