Nancy McClure

May 18, 2016

Treasures from Our West: William F. Cody’s formal coat

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2015 Although often depicted wearing the buckskin garb of the American Frontier, William F….

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The construction site of the Irma Hotel with the completed western wall braced with timbers, 1901. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection. P.6.871
May 14, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Photograph of Irma Hotel under construction

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2015 Readers of Points West, area residents, and visitors to Cody can hardly miss…

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Buffalo Bill Center of the West, spring 2016
May 11, 2016

Trip Advisor taps Buffalo Bill Center of the West as best Wyoming museum

FlipKey, a TripAdvisor company, has announced its list of the nation’s Top Museums Worth Traveling For—including its No.1 pick for Wyoming: the…

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Treasures from Our West: “Appeal to the Great Spirit” by Cyrus E. Dallin

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2015 Born in Springfield, Utah, in 1861, Cyrus E. Dallin spent his childhood among…

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Draper, wolf exhibit
May 8, 2016

The Nature of Spring in Yellowstone Country – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Winter 2002 The Nature of Spring in Yellowstone Country By Dr. Charles R. PrestonWillis McDonald…

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Punctured shirt. ca. 1850. The Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe. NA.202.1209
May 7, 2016

Treasures from Our West: Nez Perce punctured shirt

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2013 Nineteenth-century warriors of the Plateau and Northwestern Plains sometimes wore shirts with perforations…

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