Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2013 Cliff House Revealed By Mack Frost As a photographer, I constantly have to remind myself how lucky and… Read More
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.
Points West Online: Unmasking the Mysterious Major Burke
Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2012 Unmasking the Mysterious Major Burke By Chris Dixon Major John M. Burke first met William F. “Buffalo Bill”… Read More
Museum Minute: What the Deadwood Stagecoach Stands for in History
In 1876, at the height of the Black Hills Gold Rush, a stagecoach route began between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Deadwood, South Dakota. The Buffalo Bill Museum has… Read More
Points West Online: Samuel Franklin Cody and William F. Cody
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2011 A Case of Mistaken Identity: Samuel Franklin Cody and William F. Cody By Lynn Johnson Houze Turn back… Read More
Museum Minute: Custer’s Last Stand
Custer’s Last Stand was reenacted thousands of times in the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. A poster shows the classic image of Lakota, Cheyenne and… Read More
Points West Online: The Old Glory Blowout
Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2009 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show: The Old Glory Blowout By Charles Sabukewicz [To me] Buffalo Bill’s history in… Read More
Whoop It Up! Celebrating 100 Years of the Cody Stampede
Current Exhibition: Whoop It Up! Now open in the Anne and Charles Duncan Special Exhibition Gallery Whoop it Up! tells the story of the Cody Stampede,… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Kit Carson Cody, ca. 1876
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2018 Photograph, Kit Carson Cody, ca. 1876 This photo gives no hint about the tragedy that would… Read More
Points West: Buffalo Bill and The Fight to Save Yellowstone’s Wildlife
Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2012 Buffalo Bill and The Fight to Save Yellowstone’s Wildlife By Jeremy Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor of The Papers… Read More
Points West Online: Arab Performers in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
Dr. Haque gives an overview of the Arab troupe of Buffalo Bill’s Congress of Rough Riders participation in the Wild West.