“Wonders of the World” by Sarah Wood-Clark, former assistant registrar, was originally published in a 1983 Buffalo Bill [Center of the West] newsletter. Billed as “Prairie Beauties” and “Beautiful, Daring […]
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 Founders
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 Center of the West has nurtured Cody's dream, teaching and sharing the West he loved. With a most sincere thanks to our founders, we enter our second century and continue to share how Cody's dream shapes and defines how the Center celebrates the Spirit of the American West. For more information, enjoy a lecture by the Center's own Peter Hassrick, Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar.
Center History
Since Buffalo Bill's death in 1917 and the founding of our parent organization, the Buffalo Bill Memorial Association, the Center has had several significant milestones and grown to our current complex of five museums and a research library, all inviting you to discover the real and mythic West through art, culture, history, and natural science. Click here for a quick summary of our history.
VIDEO: To learn more about how the Center got its start, check out this video presentation by Jeremy Johnston, our Curator of Western American History.
VIDEO: And find out more about Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, another indispensable person in the history of the Center.
Explore more about our Centennial below.
Revisiting “The Flamboyant Fraternity”
This article was originally authored by former Curator of History Paul Fees, and was published in a 1981 Buffalo Bill [Center of the West] newsletter. When the Hon. William F. […]
Find out what visitors are saying about the Center during our Centennial
With the Center’s programs in full swing, we are welcoming more and more visitors through our doors each day. Whether it’s cooking demonstrations at the chuck wagon, the Raptor Experience, […]
Award-Winning Keynote Speakers at Centennial Symposium
As a part of the year-long Centennial celebration, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Buffalo Bill Museum brought renowned international scholars and museum professionals to Cody, Wyoming, for the […]
Center of the West’s Buffalo Bill Museum hosts Centennial symposium August 2–4
As a part of the year-long Centennial celebration in 2017, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Buffalo Bill Museum brought renowned international scholars and museum professionals to Cody, Wyoming, […]
Revisiting the Life of Little Sure Shot
Note: This article was originally featured in the 1978 edition of a Buffalo Bill Center of the West (formerly known as Buffalo Bill Historical Center) winter newsletter and is authored […]
