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.

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 […]

"Bowl of the Wife of Kit Carson" chicken soup

Chicken Soup – Points West Online

March 10, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2020 Good Enough to Eat: “Bowl of the Wife of Kit Carson” Chicken SoupAdapted from The Fort Restaurant Cookbook By Holly Arnold KinneyPhoto by […]

Beaded storage bag, ca. 1885. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Irving H. Larom. NA.106.22A

Indigenous Art Tools – Points West Online

February 16, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2022 Tools of the Trade: Indigenous Art Tools Indigenous artists and crafters cherish the tools of their trade. Historically, women created almost all items […]

Lorna and Milward Simpson with their sons Al (L) and Pete, ca. 1940. MS 089 Jack Richard Photograph Collection, McCracken Research Library. PN.89.107.21020.02.4 (detail)

Reflecting on the Center’s Past, Imagining its Future – Points West Online

February 10, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2018 Pete and Al: Reflecting on the Center’s Past, Imagining its Future By Michaela Jones For one hundred years, the Buffalo Bill Center of […]