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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.

January 26, 2022

Who is Liver-Eating Johnson, and Why Are They Saying Those Terrible Things About Him?

Tri Robinson was in his second year as a schoolteacher. He had overcome a learning disability to get through college and now…

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August 25, 2021

The Twilight Life of Charles King

Popular nineteenth century writers like James Fenimore Cooper and Mark Twain were so popular they got their own library call number. This…

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Exhibit of saddles in the Buffalo Bill Museum.
August 20, 2021

Parts of a Western Saddle and the Variations

Wedged under almost every cowboy that attempted to tame the frontier was a saddle. The culmination of craftsmanship and practicality, the western saddle is…

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William F. Cody with Native American performers in the Wild West arena, 1890–1910. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.897
July 30, 2021

The One that Got Away… A Photo, That Is – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2016 The One that Got Away… A Photo, That Is By Tom F. Cunningham The ways…

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July 28, 2021

Anson Eddy Takes Off

A Future Executive? When I was doing research on Anson Eddy, I found record of someone by that name working as an…

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June 23, 2021

The Man Who Wasn’t Jim Bridger

A Well-watered Area Jim Bridger had seen the handwriting on the wall. Between the early 1820s and late 1830s, fur brigades had…

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