Buffalo Bill Museum
Our Buffalo Bill Museum is our flagship and has rich stories to tell not only about William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s own personal history as a western man, scout, actor, showman, and entrepreneur, but also of the times in which he lived, his legacy, and the myth of the West. This blog shares Points West articles about or related to Buffalo Bill.
Eastern Chic and Western Mystique: New Yorkers and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West
“The Buffalo Bill Center is the best Western museum that Eastern money can buy.” – Al Simpson Not long ago, I left…
The Secret Custer Letter: Rediscovering Little Bighorn at 150
Earlier this year, while reprocessing the MS 89 Jack Richard Collection, our Archives Assistant stumbled upon a September 14, 1975, article by Zeke Scher published…
Greasy Grass at 150: Art, Heroism, and the Tragedy at Little Bighorn
Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer stands just right of center, a cocked revolver in one hand and a curved saber in the…
A Boy Named Pearl
Marbles, Mischief, and a Restless Boy One day during recess, Pearl Gray dared another boy to a game of marbles. Bud Crub…
Sheep Wagons and the Shaping of the American West
A lone shepherd on Wyoming’s high plains awakens to the smell of woodsmoke curling from a stovepipe, the bleating of sheep breaks…
Why These Objects? A Closer Look at the Buffalo Nation Spotlights
As the opening of the Buffalo Nation spotlights approaches, a deceptively simple question emerges: why these objects? What makes them “spotlights,” and…