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.

Buffalo Bill poster with scenes from his life—and famous friends, 1895. 1.69.169

Papers staff delves deeper in the life of William F. Cody at Center of the West

September 6, 2016 by Nancy McClure

At the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, the Papers of William F. Cody—an archive of the life and times of an iconic figure of the American […]

Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale announces 2016 prize winners

September 4, 2016 by Nancy McClure

A strong show with extraordinary artists—now, the 2016 Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale sees immediate benefit from new incentives for participating artists. Additional prize money and a new category […]

Buffalo Bill and Mark Twain. (BB - P.69.544)

Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody, part 3 – Points West Online

September 3, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2006 Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody: Mirrored through a Glass Darkly, part 3 By Sandra K. SagalaGuest Author In this, the […]

William Matthews's "Thermal Spigot, Yellowstone," 1998. Gift of the Jeannette and H. Peter Kriendler Charitable Trust. 7.98

Center of the West celebrates National Park Service Centennial—every day, all year long

September 2, 2016 by Nancy McClure

While the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS) officially takes place August 25, 2016, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, joined the yearlong NPS […]

Cody Firearms Museum adds “Operation Cowboy” exhibit

September 1, 2016 by Nancy McClure

It’s a story right out of the Old West: Stolen horses. Risk-taking. Retrieve horses. Return horses. Except, this story happened in the waning days of World War II—and it wasn’t […]

Buffalo Bill takes time to play with young American Indian children whose parents were more than likely actors in his Wild West, ca. 1913. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection. P.6.243

Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody, part 2 – Points West Online

August 27, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2006 Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody: Mirrored through a Glass Darkly, part 2 By Sandra K. SagalaGuest Author In her last […]