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.
The Poet Scout: Final Advice
In celebration of Armed Forced Day 2019 The Buffalo Bill Center of the West presents Captain Jack Crawford’s poem, “The Dying Veteran’s Counsel”….
Museum Minute: A Mantle Clock Symbolizes a Life Before the Wild West for Buffalo Bill
One of the oldest objects in the Buffalo Bill Museum collection is a Waterbury mantle clock that belonged to Buffalo Bill Cody’s…
This is Not a Circus!: James A. Bailey Redefines Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show
The “Little Napoleon of Show Business” When you think of the Wild West, it is not likely that James A. Bailey is…
Treasures from Our West: Nate Salsbury Traveling Desk
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2018 The Traveling Desk of Nate Salsbury This mahogany traveling desk served Nate Salsbury…
Museum Minute: The Man Behind the Founding of Cody, Wyoming
Cody is named after William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, but what not many know is that this was a strategic choice. George…
Museum Minute: The American Cowboy
It’s well known that President Theodore Roosevelt helped shape the American West as we know it today. But the curator of the…