Reporting from the Center of the West

ThroughWyoming Public Media logo 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.


Burton Machine Rifle, Win MG 1918 30-06 cal, ca. 1919. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.104
September 3, 2019

Museum Minute: A Rifle Ahead of Its Time

The Cody Firearms Museum has a machine rifle gun from the early part of the last century that was ahead of its…

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Video still of bison and a too-close crowd. Greater Yellowstone Sights and Sounds Archive. 430.177.003 / DRA501.177.3
August 28, 2019

Museum Minute: Historic Video Archives Teach a Lesson: Don’t Get Close to Wildlife

The McCracken Research Library has been working to compile historical video footage of natural history events in the Greater Yellowstone Area.  There…

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Parfleche sewing kit. NA.106.203
August 16, 2019

Museum Minute: A Smelly Surprise

The curator and curatorial assistant of the Plains Indian Museum once noticed an odd odor in one of the museum’s storage areas….

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Poster, Custer's Last Stand as Presented By Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Courier, Buffalo, NY. Lithograph poster, 1905. Buffalo Bill Museum. 1.69.2165
August 9, 2019

Museum Minute: Custer’s Last Stand

Custer’s Last Stand was reenacted thousands of times in the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. A poster shows the classic image of…

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August 5, 2019

Museum Minute: An Epic View of the West

When you think of epic western landscapes, what comes to mind is probably those of Albert Bierstadt. Karen McWhorter, the Scarlett Curator…

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July 29, 2019

Museum Minute: The Colt Texas Paterson

The Cody Firearms Museum has a pretty unique Colt Texas Paterson. The revolver is a repeating firearm with a revolving cylinder with…

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