Reporting from the Center of the West
Through
a creative collaboration between the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Wyoming Public Media, Multimedia Journalist Kamila Kudelska reports about the American West from Cody, Wyoming. Her stories—which include blog posts, audio, and video—can be heard on Wyoming Public Radio, and are also found on Wyoming Public Media’s website as well as right here on the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s website.
This unique partnership is made possible through the generosity of the Hal R. and Naoma J. Tate Foundation.
Below, explore Kamila’s fascinating stories on contemporary issues in the American West along with its art, history, culture, and much more. She’s on the scene…
…Reporting from the Center of the West.
Philip R. Goodwin, or, A Child Prodigy Runs Afoul of the 20th Century
It was December, and I had just walked into the shelving room of the Madison, Wisconsin, Public Library. My job. The room…
Tim McCoy and The Covered Wagon: the Birth of a Movie Star
When Tim McCoy was eight years old, his father took him to a showing of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Tim dated his…
Museum Minute: Lakota Tradition of Celebrating Childbirth
Hunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant of the Plains Indian Museum, said when children come into this world, they are a new…
Museum Minute: A Unique Copy Of George Catlin’s Books Of Paintings
Artist George Catlin made a number of trips to the West in the 1830s. He spent a lot of time with the…
Museum Minute: How A Museum Decides What To Collect
The Cody Firearms Museum has over 7,000 firearms in the collection. So are they looking to add anything to the collection? Danny…
Museum Minute: “The Last of Their Race”
Artist John Mix Stanley crossed thousands of miles among the western territories in the mid-1800’s. He even went as far as Hawaii…