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Welcome to Points West Online. In this blog we share articles from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s print magazine, Points West. Enjoy the full range of topics related to the West as we post stories from recent issues, and even delve into the archives from the past twenty years. And if you’re interested in receiving a printed copy of our magazine going forward, join our membership program—it’s one of the benefits!


Visitors inspect Yellowstone fire damage at a massive blowdown on the road between Madison and Canyon Junctions. For some, the Park was destroyed; for others it was rebuilding. National Park Service photo by Jim Peaco, September 1988. (detail)
October 2, 2020

Understanding the Yellowstone Fires of 1988, Part 2 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2016 Understanding the Yellowstone Fires of 1988, Part 2How the Fires Affected American Culture and How…

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Bison in meadow, with ground fire in the background. National Park Service photo by Jeff Henry, 1988.
September 25, 2020

Understanding the Yellowstone Fires of 1988, Part 1 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2016 Understanding the Yellowstone Fires of 1988, Part 1How the Fires Affected American Culture and How…

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The Huntington Avenue venue in Boston (full name: Huntington Avenue American League Baseball Grounds) was the first home of the Boston Red Sox and a huge arena for Black America. (This game is Boston vs. New York on October 8, 1904, attendance 28,040.) Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540 USA. LC-USZ62-97762
September 18, 2020

Nate Salsbury’s Black America, Part 2 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2019 Nate Salsbury’s Black America: Its Origins and ProgramsPart 2 Click here to read part 1…

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Buffalo's Bill Wild West poster, Congress of Rough Riders of the World, ca. 1895. Gift of The Coe Foundation. 1.69.170
September 11, 2020

Nate Salsbury’s Black America, Part 1 – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2018 Nate Salsbury’s Black America: Its Origins and Programs Part 1 By Sandra K. Sagala In…

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Ken Siggins lives and works on the South Fork, with the Absaroka Range in the background.
August 28, 2020

Step by Step with Ken Siggins, Cody Western Artisan – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2008 Step by Step with Ken Siggins, Cody Western Artisan Ed. Note: Since this article was…

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Sterling Crawley of Stephenville, Texas, competing in saddle bronc during the Cody Stampede Rodeo, July 1, 2016. Raymond Hillegas photo courtesy the Cody Enterprise.
August 21, 2020

Cody Stampede Celebrates 100 Years – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2019 Cody Stampede Celebrates 100 Years Ed. Note: The authors co-curated the special exhibition Whoop It…

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