Points West Online
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!

Artists in America’s First National Park – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2005 Artists in America’s First National Park By Peter H. Hassrick, with introduction by Marguerite House…

Hickok and His Guns: How Good Were They? – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2003 Hickok and His Guns: How Good Were They? By Warren Newman, Former Cody Firearms Museum…
Is it a fake? An Art Museum Caper – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2007 Is it a fake? An Art Museum Caper By Monique Westra In 2003, the Glenbow Museum…

Return of the Buffalo, An American Success Story – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2000 Return of the Buffalo: An American Success Story By Robert B. PickeringFormer Deputy Director, Education…

Buffalo Bill’s Wild Cowgirl Falls in Love – Points West Online
Originally published in the New York Journal, April 3, 1898and in Points West magazine, Summer 2010 A Romance of the Congress of…

W.R. Leigh’s “Buffalo Drive” – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineFall 1995 W.R. Leigh’s Buffalo Drive By Sarah Laughlin,Former Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Western Art Museum and Plains…