Centennial
Celebrate the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Centennial
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West celebrated its Centennial in 2017! Throughout 2017, we shared posts, images, and tidbits about the Center’s history. Take a look for some blasts from the past…
Our Centennial
William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody was the consummate storyteller and enthusiastic student of history. More than a century ago, as his Wild West played in arenas around the world, Buffalo Bill contemplated his legacy. He dreamed of a new arena that would “teach people by seeing history.” For more than 100 years, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West has nurtured Cody’s dream, teaching and sharing the West he loved. As we enter our second century, his dream continues to shape and define how the Center celebrates the Spirit of the American West.
Plains Indian Cradles
This article was originally published in a 1977 newsletter and written by Leo A. Platteter. The making of a beautifully decorated cradle…
A Roosevelt Rifle
This article was originally written by Richard Rattenbury and featured in a 1982 newsletter. Theodore Roosevelt, America’s “cowboy in the White House,”…
The Congress to William F. Cody
This article was originally written by Paul Fees, former Buffalo Bill Museum curator, and featured in a summer 1984 newsletter. William F….
Part II: Beautiful, Daring Western Girls
“Beautiful, Daring Western Girls,” by Sarah Wood-Clark, former assistant registrar, was originally published in a 1983 Buffalo Bill [Center of the West]…
Part I: Beautiful, Daring Western Girls
“Beautiful, Daring Western Girls,” by Sarah Wood-Clark, former assistant registrar, was originally published in a 1983 Buffalo Bill [Center of the West]…
Colt’s Colt?
This article—authored by former curator Richard Rattenbury—was originally featured in a 1981 Buffalo Bill Center of the West newsletter. Colonel Samuel Colt…