We had a great community turnout for our Hootin’ Howlin’ Halloween event. Toddlers to grandparents came dressed in costume, and visited stations throughout the Draper Natural History Museum. They interacted […]
epiCENTER: Explore the CENTER of it all with our staff!
Enjoy the observations and interests of the people who work at the Center of the West here in our staff blog. Just note that these are the personal perspectives of individual staff members, and are not meant to be official representations of Center expertise or policy.
Amelia Earhart’s Wyoming connection
Aviatrix Amelia Earhart, almost 40 at the time, disappeared on July 2, 1937, on an around-the world flight in her twin-engine Lockheed Electra. She and navigator Fred Noonan’s last transmission […]
Chuck wagon cook exemplifies the Spirit of the American West
For the last six years, the smell of campfire has lured visitors over to the picturesque chuck wagon scene on the front lawn of the Buffalo Bill Center. When they […]
St. Labre Indian School visit
Five students from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana—Gracie Littlebird, Cedar Chase, Keanna Left Hand, Tommy Pretty Paint, and JC Roan—studied beadwork and learned essential museum practices by going […]
Feather guards stop bird hits
“In an attempt to reduce the number of song bird window collisions in the Braun Garden [here at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West], Brandon & I will hang […]
Ebola: running scared?
WHAT DO LYME DISEASE, ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER, WEST NILE VIRUS, AND HANTAVIRUS—DISEASES WITH WHICH WE’RE FAMILIAR IN THE ROCKIES—HAVE TO DO WITH THE DREADED EBOLA VIRUS IN WEST AFRICA? They’re […]
